Season 7

Silent Witness

Drama Crime

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Premiere

Oct2003

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BBC BBC Studios Drama Productions Cipango Productions Audiovisuelles

Season 7

Synopsis

This is the season Silent Witness (1996) turns the lens on Sam Ryan herself — Season 7, eight episodes, watch online on iFILM. The doubt this year is professional, not criminal.

A hotel fire after a suspected terror attack injures a government minister, and a rival pathologist's second autopsy undercuts Sam's findings. An inquiry into two prison deaths drags up a case from thirteen years back, with a sickening question attached: did her testimony help convict an innocent man? A pregnant sports agent found dead opens a trail of money and corruption, and the Home Office finally sets her against the renowned Peter Sachs.

Season 7 is about what an expert's mistake costs when a courtroom treats her word as proof. Stream Silent Witness Season 7 online on iFILM.

Season 7

8 episodes

S7·E1
Answering Fire (1)
October 11, 2003 · 60 min
Sam is called after a suspected terrorist attack causes a fire at a hotel and a government minister is injured.
S7·E2
Answering Fire (2)
October 12, 2003 · 60 min
Sam delves deeper into the case but is undermined by the findings of an independent pathologist, brought in to conduct a second autopsy.
S7·E3
Fatal Error (1)
October 18, 2003 · 60 min
Sam comes under scrutiny at an official inquiry into two prison deaths and an old case Sam worked on 13 years resurfaces.
S7·E4
Fatal Error (2)
October 19, 2003 · 60 min
Sam uncovers a crippling truth about her involvement in a 13-year-old case -did she help convict an innocent man?
S7·E5
Running on Empty (1)
October 25, 2003 · 60 min
The body of a young pregnant sports agent is found in the grounds of her office building. Sam and her team uncover a tragic story of money and corruption.
S7·E6
Running on Empty (2)
October 26, 2003 · 60 min
Following her discovery of the second body and believing the cases to be linked, Sam is sidelined from the investigation as she attempts to get to the truth.
S7·E7
Beyond Guilt (1)
November 1, 2003 · 60 min
The Home Office ask Sam and her team to examine a number of times of death as given by a highly respected and internationally renowned independent pathologist, Peter Sachs.
S7·E8
Beyond Guilt (2)
November 2, 2003 · 60 min
Leo and Harry follow up their leads to discover an alarming truth. Are Sam and her team being used by the Home Office to drive out Peter Sachs in fear of a costly process?