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Silent Witness TONIGHT one more chance

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nuttynana Thu 02-Jan-14 20:43:19

I found this got rather unpleasant ased nd tastless last time round.

Emilia will no doubt be pleased that she is getting another chance tonight due to the lack of a decent alternative!

PRINTMISS Wed 14-Jan-15 08:01:49

I enjoyed it but thought it was a bit drawn out, could probably have been told in an hour long programme without too much effort.

POGS Wed 14-Jan-15 11:01:04

Somebody help me out, I'm going nuts.

I watched what I thought were the first 2 episodes last night and 'nobody threw themselves under a train'. confused

It was about a teenage boy. I won't expend because some may not watched the two I am on about and it would spoil their viewing. How many progs have been shown? I think I have messed up somehow.

ninathenana Wed 14-Jan-15 11:08:04

There were two episodes last week Pogs which was the start of the new series maybe that's what you've just watched. I can't remember the story though blush

merlotgran Wed 14-Jan-15 11:30:36

Last week's was about a teenage boy.

tanith Wed 14-Jan-15 12:28:57

POGS you did watch the first program from last week 2 episodes.. maybe this weeks wasn't on catch up till the second episode had been shown... you should be able to watch this weeks 2 episodes which are mostly about murders on the underground..

POGS Wed 14-Jan-15 13:10:47

tanith

Thanks. I thought Silent Witness had only just started and I was up to date.

My silly fault. After grumppa's post I am wondering if I might be disappointed. grin

tanith Wed 14-Jan-15 13:32:13

I don't think so , I thoroughly enjoyed this weeks and the twist in the end of the tale made it more so but we won't spoil it for you grin grumppa didn't give it all away..wink

jinglbellsfrocks Wed 14-Jan-15 13:56:35

Are we talking about the one where she takes in a homeless young feller off the street?

tanith Wed 14-Jan-15 14:05:39

Yes jings that is this weeks episodes

jinglbellsfrocks Wed 14-Jan-15 14:07:22

Ah! good. I haven't missed any. smile

janerowena Sat 17-Jan-15 15:16:33

I just caught up with this week's episodes. My goodness. I really got that relationship the wrong way round! Very clever.

Jane10 Sat 17-Jan-15 21:35:57

Big change from being Freddy Threepwood in Emsworth for that actor. I can't help liking him. Don't know why!

lefthanded Tue 20-Jan-15 11:50:37

Call me picky if you like (and you probably will), but I was very disappointed last night to hear one of the central characters repeatedly saying "I could OF" rather than "I could HAVE". Would it have been so difficult to get this right?

petallus Tue 20-Jan-15 11:57:16

I wish Emilia Fox would cut down a bit on that facial expression denoting thinking/puzzlement, a sort of half frown.

Charleygirl Tue 20-Jan-15 12:59:40

I also heard "could of" mentioned on the 24 hour news service and on Silent Witness. It grates with me.

Anne58 Tue 20-Jan-15 13:04:54

It grates more when written, I think may people in everyday speech shorten the word i.e. could've but when seen in print as "could of" it is very annoying! I found in a novel I read recently, you'd think that somebody at the proof reading / copy editing stage would HAVE noticed!

Charleygirl Tue 20-Jan-15 13:47:10

phoenix I certainly would of!!!!!

petallus Tue 20-Jan-15 21:01:12

What if the characters aren't meant to speak proper?

merlotgran Tue 20-Jan-15 21:05:15

I think she's supposed to sound poor and fick.

POGS Tue 20-Jan-15 22:06:46

I am now totally up to the minute with all six progs. and I have enjoyed all of them.

I still don't like the Irish pathologist much, why does he annoy me, is it his acting or character? Probably just me.

janerowena Tue 20-Jan-15 22:12:57

I think he's meant to be abrupt and abrasive. He's always been like that. I miss the actor who was in it before.

Obviously not enough to remember his name though!

POGS Tue 20-Jan-15 22:16:03

janerowena

smile

His name was 'thingy'

Juliette Tue 20-Jan-15 22:30:36

I enjoyed it again. Maybe not factually correct but it's a drama not a documentary. Not everybody talks like what we do. Think Louise, the social worker said that Lizzies mother had learning difficulties which would explain how she presented herself.

janerowena Wed 21-Jan-15 12:57:50

The series is almost 20 years old! Incredible. Harry Cunningham. I liked him. I went right off Leo when he had an affair.

I bet if I watched the early series again, the advances in forensic science would be incredible. It was the science behind it that attracted me at first, but now it all seems to have taken a back seat. I rather miss that.

Ana Wed 21-Jan-15 13:06:27

And who could forget Amanda Burton, scalpel poised, gazing wistfully into the far distance?