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Silent Witness

As the BBC’s longest-running crime drama continues, Leo runs into trouble with the law and finds himself in the middle of a turf war, Nikki investigates the murder of a young girl and a raid on a terrorist cell, and Harry mentors a student who is more interested in the media frenzy over his latest case than pathology.
200812 episodesX-RayTV-14
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Episodes

  1. S12 E1 - Safe: Part One
    September 30, 2008
    58min
    16+
    Leo is stopped for drink-driving and finds himself having to do community service in a rough part of South London.
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  2. S12 E2 - Safe: Part Two
    October 1, 2008
    56min
    16+
    Harry acts as mentor to a young medical student, Holly Farr, and is quickly charmed into involving her in his latest case.
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  3. S12 E3 - Death’s Door: Part One
    October 7, 2008
    57min
    TV-14
    Nikki is called upon to reconstruct a victim's face and discovers a connection with a dangerous Russian criminal.
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  4. S12 E4 - Death’s Door: Part Two
    October 8, 2008
    56min
    16+
    Harry tangles with a Russian oligarch over the murder of a journalist.
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  5. S12 E5 - Terror: Part One
    October 14, 2008
    58min
    TV-MA
    The team investigates an armed raid on a suspected terrorist cell in which two terrorists and a police officer are killed.
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  6. S12 E6 - Terror: Part Two
    October 15, 2008
    58min
    TV-MA
    Nikki visits the teenage sister of one of the suspects and the only key eye witness.
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  7. S12 E7 - Judgement: Part One
    October 21, 2008
    59min
    16+
    When the badly decomposed body of a Hasidic man is discovered on disused wasteland, Harry is tasked to investigate his death and to treat the community with care.
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  8. S12 E8 - Judgement: Part Two
    October 22, 2008
    57min
    16+
    The death of a second Hasidic boy convinces Harry they are looking for a Jewish killer, but without concrete evidence is reluctant to upset an already fragile community.
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  9. S12 E9 - The Lost Child: Part One
    October 28, 2008
    57min
    16+
    When the half-naked body of a 12-year-old is discovered floating in a drainage ditch near his school, the team is called in.
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  10. S12 E10 - The Lost Child: Part Two
    October 29, 2008
    60min
    TV-MA
    Nikki's loyalty towards her former mentor, Noel Hopkins, is tested when past allegations of sexual misconduct surfaces.
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  11. S12 E11 - Finding Rachel: Part One
    February 3, 2010
    59min
    TV-14
    When Rachel Harrington's bones are found in Zambia, her expat father asks the team to come out to investigate.
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  12. S12 E12 - Finding Rachel: Part Two
    November 5, 2008
    60min
    16+
    Nikki clashes with Zambian police as she makes further investigations into Rachel's disappearance.
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Content advisory
Nudityviolencefrightening scenessubstance usealcohol usesmokingfoul languagesexual content
Subtitles
None available
Directors
Alex PillaiDiarmuid LawrenceDudi AppletonSusan Tully
Producers
George OrmondPhillippa Giles
Cast
Emilia FoxTom WardWilliam Gaminara
Studio
BritBox
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