"Silent Witness" Lost: Part 1 (TV Episode 2011) Poster

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(2011)

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9/10
Exceptional storytelling.
Sleepin_Dragon15 November 2015
Absolutely brilliant episode, I love the characters, Mark Benton is such a good actor, he made Patrick Cain so much fun, I loved how he dealt with Nikki. The two cops were great too, Christine Tremarco is always great value, but how utterly brilliant was Tony Pitts (DS Balshaw) so funny and strong. One of the best stories for Leo for a while too, Gaminara was at his absolute best, scenes with Barbara Flynn were amazing. The ever lovely Jaye Griffits was particularly good too, I'm a big fan.

Fantastic story, brilliantly produced, well acted, as dark as it is there are some touches of humour. Possibly guilty of being a wee bit graphic, but exceptionally good. 9/10
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9/10
What a Unique, Interesting Case
Hitchcoc31 March 2019
I agree with the previous reviewer. This case has everything. First we have the excitement of a huge archaeological discovery, followed by general disappointment. Then there is the case of the four girls who were murdered, one whose body was never found. Leo remembers the condition of those murders and has kept in touch with the mother of that fourth victim. The question being, "is this discovery the girl in question?" There are all kinds of twists and turn here that need to be explored. But the last scene in Part One throws some more fuel into the fire. There is also a subplot where an old "friend" of Harry's shows up and takes off, leaving his teenage son with Harry.
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9/10
Powerful and successful story
musickrev9 August 2021
More than many series, it seems, "Silent Witness" is dependent on the skill of the director and here Anthony Byrne (later to do "Peaky Blinders") knots together a powerful story and elevates the acting of all concerned to a level far above that seen in too many other contemporary and frankly unconvincing episodes. It helps that the plot returns to more sustainably believable territory but the continuing character development of the main players also takes a significant turn towards coherence and verity. Very fine episode, both this and its second part.
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