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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.

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Silent Witness: Series 19: Life Licence

Emilia Fox

Richard Lintern

David Caves

Liz Carr

Toby Wharton

Lyndsey Marshal

Jude Monk McGowan

Jay Simpson

Lloyd Owen

Richard Sutton

Shaun Parkes

Robert Whitelock

Liam Bewley

Kyle Soller

Stephen Kennedy

Niamh Cusack

Tom Padley

Harrison Stag

Karen Meagher

Jane Leaney

David Anderson

Oliver Gatz

Joshua Blake

Chris Hurford

Tom Butterworth

Mark Everest

Madonna Baptiste

Anne Pivcevic

Silent Witness: Series 19: Part 1: Life Licence, Part 1

Part 1 Part 1: Life Licence, Part 1

Life Licence, Part 1

BBC One - Silent Witness, Series 19, Life Licence, Part 1

An ex-convict is killed and suspicion lands on a recently released child killer.

When an ex-convict is brutally murdered, the Lyell team is introduced to a forensic psychologist who works closely with those released from prison on life licence.

When an ex-convict is found brutally murdered in his home, the Lyell team is introduced to Sasha Blackburn, a forensic psychologist who works closely with those released from prison on life licence. The victim was a client of Sasha's, and so is one of the suspects: Paul Raynott, a vulnerable young man trying to turn his life around with Sasha's help. 

Several other members of the life licence community are drawn into the investigation, each at varying stages of rehabilitation having served time for murder. Whilst the team learn how fragile their freedom really is, Sasha's close relationship with these damaged men is called into question, as is whether she really knows what's best for them. There are concerns over Paul's safety in particular, whose fragile state of mind and desperate need for rehabilitation mean he may be just as much a danger to himself as others.

Silent Witness: Series 19

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