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Silent Witness

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Drama series about a team of forensic pathologists.

Forensic pathologists face personal and professional challenges in a moody, tense thriller that moves from the crime scene to the lab.

Series 17

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Silent Witness: Series 17: Undertone

Emilia Fox

David Caves

Richard Lintern

Liz Carr

Akin Gazi

Irena Michi

Matthew Ashforde

Sean Gallagher

Fady Elsayed

Alisdair McKee

Jane McGrath

Morven Christie

Alex Hassell

Michael Bertenshaw

Charlotte Randle

Kate Russell-Smith

Nick Oshikanlu

Ruth Gemmell

Nicholas Renton

Sharon Bloom

Phillippa Giles

Ed Whitmore

Declan Croghan

Silent Witness: Series 17: Part 1: Undertone, Part 1

Part 1 Part 1: Undertone, Part 1

Undertone, Part 1

BBC One - Silent Witness, Series 17, Undertone, Part 1

The murder of a woman found in a suitcase prompts a race against time to catch her killer.

Forensic crime drama series. The murder of a pregnant young woman found in a suitcase leaves Nikki, Jack and Thomas in a race against time to catch her killer.

When the body of a pregnant Northern Irish girl is discovered, the team face the urgent task of finding the baby snatched from her womb. The child's father, married man Simon, is the prime suspect in DS Sally Kirchner's eyes. 

Meanwhile, Thomas uncovers the teenage girl's connections to a criminal underworld. Nikki and Jack encounter her addict boyfriend Nuri and ruthless drug dealer Bekir, suspected of masterminding the killing of a Drugs Squad cop. The dead detective's partner, DI John Brooke, is out to avenge his colleague's murder.

Silent Witness: Series 17

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Compelling mystery drama series about a team of forensic pathologists.

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