In the new season, Vera and her team investigate the murder of a forensic psychologist in Newcastle, the discovery of two skeletons hidden in a culvert near Whitley Bay, and two more crimes. Detective Sergeant Aiden Healy (Kenny Doughty), Detective Constable Kenny Lockhart (Jon Morrison), DC Mark Edwards (Riley Jones), and DC Jacqueline Williams (Ibinabo Jack) deal with Vera’s anger as they look into four new cases. exclusive premiereĭCI Vera Stanhope’s offbeat manner and appearance belie a knack for catching killers in the Northumberland countryside. Season 9, 4 feature-length episodes U.S.
BritBox January 2019 calendar Date to be announced Vera Emilia Fox, David Caves, Liz Carr and Richard Lintern currently star.Ĭheck out all the rest of the shows coming to BritBox in January. When Burton left after the eighth season, the show morphed into an ensemble drama and was able to include many more points of view on any given subject - terrorism, politics, childcare, military or police coverups and, of course, murder. Instead, they wear limited explanations into the action or conversations in the show. In other words, rarely do characters blather on when explaining the science. While it may sound like a show similar to “CSI,” it’s a lot smarter about how it shares the forensic science. “Silent Witness” certainly has changed over the years, pulling stories from current events and connecting them into the cases of murder, kidnapping, newly unearthed bodies or even transit accidents.
I recently watched all 21 seasons of the forensic crime series “Silent Witness,” which began in 1996 with a single main character, pathologist Dr. Two-time Oscar nominee Brenda Blethyn stars as the irascible Detective Chief Inspector Vera Stanhope in four new, feature-length episodes of “Vera,” which is based on Ann Cleeves’ Vera Stanhope Mystery novels. Scott’s return, the reminder of Thomas dying and Clarissa leaving, even a simple mention of Harry allowed us to see that the show actually remembered Nikki’s past.The streaming service BritBox in January launches new seasons of two binge-worthy British crime dramas, Vera and Silent Witness.
There were a few elements in ‘Redemption’ that immediately showed us this series was going to be different from the rest. It also featured prisoner Scott Weston – a character from a story back in 2010 that saw Nikki and former colleague Harry trapped in a university while a shooting spree took place. So, what is so different about this year? It’s simple – character development and continuity.Įpisodes one and two saw Nikki and Jack investigate the death of a prison inmate. The Metro review says ” Silent Witness has just aired its strongest series ever – why has it taken so long?” The main storyline and characters will be introduced in part one, usually a cliff hanger ending delivers a plot twist or runs the risk of the case being in jeopardy, but in part two, the story and who is responsible for the murder/s is always exposed. Surprisingly, it’s been its strongest output to date.Ĭreated by Nigel McCrery in 1996, Silent Witness is typically made up of two-part stories. The show is the longest running crime drama in the world and has just aired the final episode in its 24 th series on BBC One. What a privilege to work with such a great team an behalf of the BBC. It was great seeing this crime scene being staged at one of our locations for Silent Witness Season 24.
A transformation from a normal outhouse to a burnt out shell.