Silent Witness - time to retire this

I used to like it, somehow it had the old school almost a sense of community feel. The actors carried it along and there was slivers of humour and romance.

I think when Liz Carr left it went down hill.

I do wish I had a body like Emilia Fox instead of the one I was allocated!

I’ve always watched it but found this series particularly unbelievable, not much actual mortuary work included, I think I fell asleep briefly.

It has always been beyond believable as those doing the post mortems would not be involved in the criminal investigations in this way - but I accept that conceit and just enjoy it for what it is. I am OK with it.

I was thinking the same thing. I used to enjoy it even though they over stepped their job descriptions to help out the somewhat challenged police officers.
This new series leaves me cold. The stories are not gripping and the cast are uninspiring, very weak characters and acting!
Shame.

And there was me thinking how consistently good it still is.

We love it still, though agree that some of the scenarios are far-fetched and a bit repetitive. But then we struggle to use our smart tv due to technical ignorance. The eldest DD tells us she only watches films now and the youngest has some modern system that I don't understand. We though having a smart TV was modern!!

We spend most of the programme saying that would never happen. What has happened to Jack he spends most of the time strutting around like a neanderthal? Very strange

It’s very far fetched now but I carry on watching as tbh there’s not much to watch lately . Television is shocking these days x

It does stretch credulity beyond reasonable limits.
"None of This Is True"! I find it extremely irritating.

DH quite enjoys it but says I spoil it by muttering "oh, that's utter rubbish. That wouldn't happen" so tends to record it and watch when I'm not there.

I happily suspend disbelief and just enjoy watching it.

I have seen trailers for the programme but have never watched one episode.
I don't think it is suitable evening viewing.

Deedaa

I happily suspend disbelief and just enjoy watching it.

Exactly this, I enjoy it too.

Same here - it's a tv drama, pure fiction, I get enough realism on the news. I actually thought this series was stronger although I do think they could have kept Velvy!

I don't want it to be real - I want it to be entertaining.

It’s the finding of information in a couple of minutes that has me roaring. The rabbit warren that is the internet can take you hours to find out something very specific, yet that seem to find random stuff in the blink of an eye.

I still quite like it. I can't understand comments like 'there's nothing on TV'. The choice is absolutely colossal. It's sometimes hard to decide what to watch. For me it depends on my mood. Sometimes I fancy a fast moving American court drama, sometimes a slow comedy romance other times a documentary or soap. So much choice.

Maria59

We spend most of the programme saying that would never happen. What has happened to Jack he spends most of the time strutting around like a neanderthal? Very strange

What on earth does Nikki see in Jack??

Prof Whatsername is making amazing progress on the piano. What’s the betting she’ll be playing Albinoni’s Adagio as N&J walk up the aisle.

I used to really like it. But stopped watching quite a while ago. It got far too dark and chilling for me.

Pathology, forensic science and police work can be like that.

However, not like Silent Witness which is unlike reality. They are multi-tasking miracle workers 😁

Allira

Pathology, forensic science and police work can be like that.

However, not like Silent Witness which is unlike reality. They are multi-tasking miracle workers 😁

exactly..I wonder what authentic Police Detectives make of it...

pascal30

Allira

Pathology, forensic science and police work can be like that.

However, not like Silent Witness which is unlike reality. They are multi-tasking miracle workers 😁

exactly..I wonder what authentic Police Detectives make of it...

I meant to quote love0c who said:

It got far too dark and chilling for me.

That pathology, forensic science and police work can be dark and chilling.

I doubt that many watch it!!
They must have advisers on the programme. 🤔

Just watched the last episode and loved it! It's a drama.

Yes, they do have scientific advisers and I'm not commenting on the accuracy of the science, but on the way the main characters go galloping around the countryside, multitasking.

Ilovecheese

Just watched the last episode and loved it! It's a drama.

It's a drama.

Yes, it is.
So was Star Trek and I enjoyed that.