Silent Witness
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British television series
crime drama television series
forensic drama television series
police procedural television series
Silent Witness is a long-running British crime drama television series that follows forensic pathologists as they investigate complex and often disturbing deaths.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Silent Witness canonical | 21 |
| Silent Witness universe | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British television series
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crime drama television series ⓘ forensic drama television series ⓘ police procedural television series ⓘ |
| broadcastOn | television ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Nigel McCrery ⓘ |
| depicts |
court cases
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police investigations ⓘ post-mortem examinations ⓘ |
| distributionFormat |
home video
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streaming ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1996 ⓘ |
| follows | forensic pathologists ⓘ |
| format |
episodic
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multi-part story arcs ⓘ |
| genre |
crime drama
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forensic drama ⓘ police procedural ⓘ |
| hasEpisodeStructure | cases typically span two episodes ⓘ |
| hasFanBase | international ⓘ |
| hasLongRunningStatus | yes ⓘ |
| hasOriginMedium | television ⓘ |
| hasRecurringElement |
moral dilemmas in criminal justice
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multi-disciplinary investigations ⓘ team-based forensic work ⓘ |
| hasSpinOff | no widely known spin-off ⓘ |
| hasSubjectMatter |
complex deaths
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forensic science ⓘ legal proceedings ⓘ violent crime ⓘ |
| isBroadcastBy | BBC One ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
criminal investigation
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forensic pathology ⓘ suspicious deaths ⓘ |
| notableCharacter |
Nikki Alexander
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Sam Ryan ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | BBC One ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Amanda Burton
ⓘ
Emilia Fox ⓘ |
| producer | BBC ⓘ |
| productionCompany | BBC Studios ⓘ |
| setIn |
London, England
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surface form:
London
|
| setting | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult viewers ⓘ |
| tone |
dark
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serious ⓘ |
Referenced by (22)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Silent Witness universe