I've enjoyed this show since the beginning but it seems to be that for the past 2 or 3 seasons it has become progressively darker and progressively unrealistic. How many times is a forensic pathologist in any danger and since when do they run after bad guys?? The relationship between Jack and Nikki has got to be the most frigid romance ever. at this point I think I continue to watch it because I'm a completionist.

Update: This series is firmly in my TOP SERIES list. I have been caught up since Season/Series 22 and now eagerly wait, every year, for the new episodes to broadcast. Emilia Fox has proven time and time again that the series fell in good hands when she was chosen in series 9 to take over the lead. And, what a treat when Amanda Burton returned in a guest role for series 25. Never does an episode fall beneath an 8 (great) but the series as a whole is a 10 (best of the best) out of 10. Original review: I know this is a blast from the past but I'm just now discovering SILENT WITNESS, a police procedural from the perspective of the pathologist's office. I'm still in the Amanda Burton years (a stellar talent renowned for stage and screen). I love the bi-weekly investigations/who-done-its but I am equally fascinated by the fledgling performances by actors who are now headliners. I'll be at it for quite some time as the series is currently in its 22nd year and I'm just enjoying season 2 but I'm grateful to be able to see it in sequence and the personal drama's are as poignant as the mysteries. Britain certainly knows how to do crime shows. I give this a 7.9 (just short of great) out of 10. [Crime Drama]

This show really has run it's course (probably a few seasons ago). The characters are just SO dull!, and their involvment in the police work is unrealistic. My partner insists on staying with it till the end ... uggggh.

New series starts Jan 8th 2024 on bbc 1 at 9pm gmt

just to give you a bit of notice, the 4th episode of season 25 is on tonight