Silent Witness (TV Series 1996– )

Silent Witness is a forensic thriller series, which was first broadcast in 1996, created by ex-police officer Nigel McCrery. The programme originally followed the activities of pathologist Dr Sam Ryan (who was later promoted to… More professor), played by Amanda Burton. However, Ryan's character departed early in the eighth series in 2004. During the sixth series in 2002, Dr Leo Dalton (William Gaminara) and Dr Harry Cunningham (Tom Ward) had joined the team, and now remained in the series and continued as lead characters following Ryan's departure, with Dalton replacing her as professor. Dr Nikki Alexander (Emilia Fox) joined the team shortly after Ryan's departure. Orginally set in Cambridge, the main action of the series was then relocated to London.

The programme is typically made up of a series of two-part stories, usually with six to eight episodes per series. 

	William Gaminara	...	Leo Dalton (84 episodes, 2002-2011)
	Tom Ward	...	Dr. Harry Cunningham (84 episodes, 2002-2011)
	Emilia Fox	...	Dr. Nikki Alexander (64 episodes, 2004-2011)
	Amanda Burton	...	Sam Ryan (44 episodes, 1996-2004)