#SILENT WITNESS SEASON 1 SERIES#
#SILENT WITNESS SEASON 1 TV#

#SILENT WITNESS SEASON 1 SERIES#

He appeared from the very first series in 1996 until season 3 in 1998.Īs well as being a pathologist in his own right, Trevor was Sam’s business partner. More recently, she’s starred as Bev in Trying, Miss Cackle in The Worst Witch, and Ankara in Into the Badlands.Īmanda Burton as Sam Ryan, and William Armstrong as Trevor Stewart in Silent Witness (Credit: BBC One) William Armstrong as Trevor StewartĬanadian actor William Armstrong portrayed Trevor Stewart in three series of Silent Witness. Homefront fans will know her as Paula Raveley, but she’s also played Vivian in Rogue, Ohila in Doctor Who, and Felicity Cassidy in Liar.ĮastEnders viewers may recognise her for playing Hazel Warren in 2015. She’s popped up in Downton Abbey as Mrs Bartlett, Shameless as Hazel, and Holby City as Susannah Harris. Jobbing actress Clare is also known for playing Josie in Being Human, Joyce in the 2012 series The Syndicate, and Lady Claudine in Parade’s End. In 2020, she played Professor Katherine Dukes in season 23, episode nine, entitled The Greater Good. The actress returned in 2020 as another character. Tom Adams, Sam Ryan and Helen Farmer helped unravel a string of crimes in series 1 of Silent Witness.Ĭlare Higgins starred in Silent Witness for eight episodes in season 1. She accompanied him on investigating several cases during his time in the force. Superintendent Helen Farmer was Tom Adams’ boss and mentor. Silent Witness original cast: Clare Higgins as Helen FarmerĬlare Higgins, now 66, played Helen Farmer in the original cast of Silent Witness. Now 68, his most recent role was as a judge in the 2020 drama White Lines. John also appeared in Heartbeat, Rosemary & Thyme, Casualty and Doctors. He played Bernadette/Bernard in Coronation Street: After Hours in 1999, and various roles in The Bill and Taggart. Silent Witness fans might know him best for having an affair with colleague Kerry Cox before her death.Īfter leaving Silent Witness in 1996, John went on to play Carnot in the 1998 Liam Neeson adaptation of Les Misérables. He played the role for eight episodes in series one.ĭetective Chief Inspector Tom Adams was an investigator with the Cambridgeshire police force.

Read more: Alfie Boe’s marriage – who was his wife and what happened? John McGlynn starred as Tom AdamsĪctor John McGlynn portrayed Tom Adams in the original cast of Silent Witness. John McGlynn as Tom Adams, Amanda Burton as Sam Ryan, and Clare Higgins as Helen Farmer in the original cast of Silent Witness (Credit: BBC One)

#SILENT WITNESS SEASON 1 TV#

She also starred as Lady Shelton in the 2021 TV series Anne Boleyn. In 2020, she played crime boss Katherine Maguire in series three of Marcella on ITV1. More recently, she has portrayed Karen Fisher in Waterloo Road, Cherie Le Saux in The Level, and June Bamber in White House Farm. She played Charles Bronson’s mum Eira Peterson. The actress went on to star in The Commander, before winning the role opposite Tom Hardy in the 2008 film Bronson. She is most famous for her portrayal of Sam Ryan in the BBC crime drama Silent Witness, a role she played from 1996 to 2004. She went on to appear in the likes of Inspector Morse, Boon, Peak Practice, Minder and Lovejoy. What has Amanda Burton been in since leaving Silent Witness?Īmanda, 65, has been on our TV screens since 1982 when she joined the cast of Brookside as Heather Haversham. In the 25th anniversary series of Silent Witness, Amanda returns as Sam Ryan for the first time since 2004. In real life, Amanda Burton left to pursue other projects.Īmanda left the popular BBC One show in 2004, after deciding it was “time to move on”. She departed and returned home to Northern Ireland in the second episode of series eight, after a member of her family became a suspect in a murder case. However, the character moved to London at the end of series three after she was offered the job of professor at a university. Sam originally lived and worked in Cambridge.

Writer Nigel McCrery had known her while serving as a police officer. The main character in the original series was based on Professor Helen Whitwell, a forensic pathologist based in Sheffield. Silent Witness began on BBC One on February 21 1996, with a team led by Professor Sam Ryan.Īmanda Burton, well known at that stage for her roles in Brookside and Peak Practice, starred as forensic pathologist Sam for eight series. Read more: 365 Days on Netflix: Are they REALLY having sex ? Silent Witness original cast: Amanda Burton played Sam Ryan Amanda Burton returns to Silent Witness as Sam Ryan (Credit: BBC One)

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