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Silent Witness

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tanith Tue 10-Jan-23 22:23:50

Anyone else agree it’s time Silent Witness either gets back in the lab doing forensic science and cut back on all this running around hunting criminals or shut up shop for good.
I’m not enjoying this new series it’s been tedious, over complicated and not much in the way of forensics going on with new assistance coming and going all the time.
So disappointing as I’ve always loved the show.

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tanith Tue 10-Jan-23 22:24:33

Assistants (sp)

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merlotgran Tue 10-Jan-23 22:31:43

I agree. I’ve given up trying to follow the plots and it’s not the same without Clarissa.

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ginny Tue 10-Jan-23 22:34:02

Sadly I agree too.

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Ziplok Tue 10-Jan-23 22:34:58

I’ve felt this way about Silent Witness for a long time. No forensic pathologist would be out chasing criminals nor sitting in the interview room questioning suspects the way the writers have had these characters behaving. Utterly ridiculous.

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tanith Tue 10-Jan-23 22:35:13

I so agree merlotgran Clarissa is sorely missed, I didn’t bother watching the end tonight I really could care less what the outcome was.

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Coolgran65 Tue 10-Jan-23 22:39:11

I fell asleep tonight. !!

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Ziplok Tue 10-Jan-23 22:39:28

It lost the plot years ago - much better when Amanda Burton played the lead character, and to some extent when the programme had the actor playing Leo (but even then, it was beginning to become implausible during later episodes with him as the lead, because the other characters were doing things that should have been the domain of the police, not them as forensic pathologists).

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Delila Tue 24-Jan-23 21:20:03

Silent Witness is awful - it can make even good actors look bad. It has the feeling of a very cheap production.

This is the first season I’ve watched.

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pascal30 Tue 24-Jan-23 21:34:49

It's become quite sentimental. TBH I was bored...

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lixy Tue 24-Jan-23 21:52:42

Oh dear, I must be very shallow. I enjoy SW as a work of fiction. I didn't watch the original series though.
DH lectured in Forensic Science so I know that it is light years away from reality, but it did boost the student numbers!

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Sara1954 Tue 24-Jan-23 22:02:04

I agree, I watched about half of the first episode, and turned off.
I too miss Clarissa, she was lovely, but over the years it’s become quite ridiculous, and maybe it’s just me, but harder to follow.

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IrishDancing Thu 26-Jan-23 22:59:33

I switched to something else today …

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Happygirl79 Thu 26-Jan-23 23:21:41

Silent witness has lost the plot. Make it factual or forget it

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