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Returning: Silent Witness

The 25th season of UK crime drama marks the return of Amanda Burton as Sam Ryan.

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A 2022 season of Silent Witness premieres tonight on ABC.

The 25th season marks the return of Amanda Burton as Sam Ryan alongside series regulars Emilia Fox and David Caves, with Genesis Lynea re-joining the cast as Simone Tyler.

Amanda Burton first appeared in the lead role of pathologist Sam Ryan in 1996, starring in 54 episodes before leaving in 2004.

“I am so excited to be returning to Silent Witness and stepping back into Sam Ryan’s shoes – with a difference! Audiences can look forward to plenty of twists and turns as they discover what Sam’s been doing since leaving the Lyell,” she said.

Over its 24 seasons Silent Witness has featured appearances from Idris Elba, Benedict Cumberbatch, Daisy Ridley, Nicholas Hoult, Jack Dee, Tamsin Egerton, Jason Watkins, Emily Mortimer, Jodie Comer, Martin Compston and Daniel Kaluuya.

The longest-running crime drama currently airing on TV returns with six thrilling new episodes, opening in Liverpool with an assassination attempt and Sam Ryan calling on the Lyell team with a plea for help seventeen years after leaving the Lyell.

The shooting of the Health Secretary pulls the Lyell into a world of duplicity, intrigue and betrayal. Soon Nikki starts to suspect the Sam knows more than she’s letting on. When the credibility of DNA – the bedrock of forensic science – is challenged, everything the Lyell holds dear comes under threat. Uncertain of who to trust, the team’s investigation draws them into perilous confrontations as they fight to uncover the truth and protect everything they love.

9:30pm Sunday on ABC.

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  1. The delays in FTA broadcast for shows such as, Silent Witness, forced by various streaming services is despicable (I’m being polite). In this case, BBC Studios, via BBC First (in Australia). Season 26 has already broadcast on BBC One in the UK and on BBC First here in Australia.

    There used to be a 6 month delay in shows when BBC First, et. el. started, but that’s 6 months after BBC First has steamed the show here in Australia & BBC First is notoriously slow for most shows (SW is 1 of just a few shows that BBC First show promptly) . Today the delay has grown to 12 months.

    The ABC also realise that fans of the show would have already watch S25 12 months ago, meaning that when new episodes are eventually broadcast on FTA TV, they are done so late at night no longer in prime time.

    The way media organisations around the world exploit and abuse the “Statute of Anne” & similar laws is … well, lets keep it polite again … just wrong. They do so because they can.

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