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Season 13, Episode 1
Feature-length episode. The death of an insurance investigator from suspected cyanide poisoning results in Leo being investigated for fraud when the victim's over-zealous work replacement accuses him of falsifying a report. Meanwhile, Harry runs into an old colleague who turns out to be associated with the pathologist's predicament. William Gaminara and Tom Ward star
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16x9
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Detective/Thriller
Movie/Drama
Mystery
Cast & Crew
Tom Ward
(Actor)
.. Dr Harry Cunningham
William Gaminara
(Actor)
.. Prof Leo Dalton
Emilia Fox
(Actor)
.. Dr Nikki Alexander
Jaye Griffiths
(Actor)
.. Janet Mander
Adam Kotz
(Actor)
.. David Levin
Paul Broughton
(Actor)
.. William Byfield
Lucy Cohu
(Actor)
.. Rebecca Connelly
Wunmi Mosaku
(Actor)
.. Charlie Gibbs
Nigel Lindsay
(Actor)
.. DS Gus Rogerson
Polly Frame
(Actor)
.. Clare Ambler
Kate Fahy
(Actor)
.. Margaret Hudson
Ruth Sheen
(Actor)
.. Esther Carey
Jonty Stephens
(Actor)
.. Mark Alan
Imogen Slaughter
(Actor)
.. Sally Craven
Ruth Kenley-Letts
(Producer)
Udayan Prasad
(Director)
Timothy Prager
(Writer)
More Information
Did You Know..
Tom Ward
(Actor)
.. Dr Harry Cunningham
Born:
January 11, 1971
in
Swansea
Best Known For:
Silent Witness.
Early-life:
Tom Ward was born on January 11, 1971, in Swansea, Wales. His father, John Powell Ward, is a poet, while his mother, Sarah, is a farmer. His brother, Tristan, is a solicitor. On leaving school, Ward studied philosophy, politics and economics at Oxford University. While there, he became hooked on acting during a spell in the drama society. He's also represented Great Britain at fencing and enjoys singing, dancing and playing the saxophone.
Career:
Ward made his TV debut in a 1990 episode of The Storyteller: Greek Myths. His first film, Lethal Justice, followed a year later, but he didn't become a regular TV presence until the 1995 small-screen adaptation of Pride and Prejudice. He's rarely been out of work since, thanks to roles in The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders, Vanity Fair, Plunkett & Macleane, Warriors, Quills, Anna Karenina and Love in a Cold Climate. Ward has also appeared numerous times on stage, but remains most recognisable for Dr Harry Cunningham in Silent Witness - a part he began playing in 2002.
Quote:
"I do look better on TV. In real life I look scruffy and pale."
William Gaminara
(Actor)
.. Prof Leo Dalton
Emilia Fox
(Actor)
.. Dr Nikki Alexander
Born:
July 31, 1974
in
London
Best Known For:
Silent Witness.
Early-life:
Emilia Rose Elizabeth Fox was born on July 31, 1974, in London, to thespians Edward Fox and Joanna David. With so many relatives involved in the entertainment industry, including her uncles James and Robert, and grandmother Angela, Emilia naturally gravitated towards an acting career and made her screen debut in the acclaimed TV version of Pride and Prejudice alongside Colin Firth and her mother Joanna while still a student at Oxford University. Her younger brother, Freddie, has also decided to follow the family tradition. Emilia is also musical - she plays the cello, piano and trumpet.
Career:
Since leaving full-time education, Fox has worked consistently on TV, but still found time to tread the boards and appear in movies. Period dramas Rebecca, The Round Tower and the aforementioned Pride and Prejudice brought her fame, but it was the remake of Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) in 2000 that made her a household name. In 2002 she starred in Roman Polanski's Oscar-winning The Pianist and has more recently worked with Britain's acting elite in Gunpowder, Treason & Plot, The Virgin Queen, Marple: The Moving Finger, Born Equal, Upstairs Downstairs and Fallen Angel. In 2004 she took over from Amanda Burton as the lead actress in Silent Witness, and has been playing forensic pathologist Nikki Alexander ever since.
Quote:
On attending film premieres: 'If you want to see that film, then great, but don't do it just to have your photo taken because that's silly, and inevitably you get hurt by it. People start picking up on things about your life that are irrelevant.'
Trivia:
She is a patron of the environmental and human rights charity the Environmental Justice Foundation.
Jaye Griffiths
(Actor)
.. Janet Mander
Born:
September 24, 1963
in
London
Best Known For:
Playing Elle Gardner in Casualty.
Early-life:
Born on September 24, 1963 in London. She trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. In 1987, she played Maria in the television mini-series A Killing on the Exchange.
Career:
Griffiths has appeared in a large number of TV shows, particularly hospital and police dramas. Her roles have included playing Elle Gardner in Casualty, Sally Johnson in The Bill, Doctor Elizabeth Croft in Doctors and Helen Marlowe in Criminal Justice. She has also played police officers in Coronation Street and Eastenders. Besides these roles, she starred as Ros Henderson in the science fiction series Bugs and played Jac in Doctor Who.
Quote:
[On medical procedures]: 'Please don't take this the wrong way but I love it. I love watching operations. I could watch them all day.'
Trivia:
Before she became an actress, she wanted to be a firefighter.
Adam Kotz
(Actor)
.. David Levin
Paul Broughton
(Actor)
.. William Byfield
Lucy Cohu
(Actor)
.. Rebecca Connelly
Best Known For:
Torchwood and The Queen's Sister.
Early-life:
Lucy Ann Cohu was born in Wiltshire in either 1968 or 1970. Her first acting job after graduating from the Central School of Speech and Drama was in a production of Pride and Prejudice at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester. She made her TV debut in a 1991 episode of Casualty.
Career:
Cohu has worked extensively on the small screen and her TV credits include roles in Pie in the Sky, The Ruth Rendell Mysteries, Peak Practice, Soldier Soldier, Wycliffe, Cape Wrath and Forgiven. Her profile increased in 2005 when she portrayed Princess Margaret in The Queen's Sister. More recently, she has starred in Torchwood: Children of Earth, Marple, Silent Witness, Midsomer Murders, Lewis and Ripper Street.
Quote:
'Television normally can fall into one of three categories; you either play mothers, whores or police officers.'
Trivia:
In 2008, Cohu won an Emmy for her performance in Forgiven.
Wunmi Mosaku
(Actor)
.. Charlie Gibbs
Born:
July 31, 1986
in
Zaria, Nigeria
Best Known For:
Playing Gloria Taylor in Damilola, Our Loved Boy.
Early-life:
Oluwunmi Olapeju Mosaku was born on July 31, 1986 in Zaria, Nigeria. She moved with her family to Manchester, England, where she was educated at Trinity Church of England High School and Xaverian Sixth Form College and sang in the Manchester Girls Choir for 11 years. Wunmi graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 2007.
Career:
Mosaku's professional acting career began with various roles on the stage. Some of her early TV roles include appearances in Doctors and The Bill. She was cast as Joy in the BBC Two mini-series Moses Jones and then went on to appear in such TV series as Silent Witness, The Body Farm and Vera. Mosaku also appeared in the films Philomena (2013), Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016). She played Gloria Taylor in the TV film Damilola, Our Loved Boy (2016). Her other recent TV credits include Guerilla and Fearless.
Quote:
'I don't pick roles because of a strong woman - most of the time, with the good characters, there's a certain vulnerability there. I pick roles because they're good stories that are being told.'
Trivia:
She won the BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Damilola, Our Loved Boy.
Nigel Lindsay
(Actor)
.. DS Gus Rogerson
Born:
January 17, 1969
in
St John's Wood, London
Best Known For:
Playing Barry in Four Lions.
Early-life:
Born on January 17, 1969 in St John's Wood, London. Nigel went to Merchant Taylors' School before going on to study English and French at the University of Birmingham. He then worked for three years as a financial analyst. After performing in a friend's charity production, he caught the acting bug and quit finance to take a two-year course at the Webber Douglas Academy. Nigel's first professional acting job was with the Lincolnshire touring company Great Eastern Stage.
Career:
Lindsay's early career was mainly focussed on theatre but he later broke into TV and film. He has appeared in a number of regular series, such as Spooks, Silent Witness, Waking the Dead, Midsomer Murders, New Tricks and Between the Lines. Lindsay has also appeared on such comedy programmes as Alan Partridge, The Armando Iannucci Shows, Jam & Jerusalem and Brass Eye. His film credits include Rogue Trader (1999), Four Lions (2010) and Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa (2013). Meanwhile, he has continued to amass theatre roles, including playing the title role in the West End run of Shrek the Musical. More recently, he has appeared in the TV series Victoria, Unforgotten and White Gold.
Quote:
'When you play any character you have to sort of like them.'
Trivia:
He was nominated for Best British Comedy Performance in Film at the 2011 British Comedy Awards for his performance in Four Lions.
Polly Frame
(Actor)
.. Clare Ambler
Kate Fahy
(Actor)
.. Margaret Hudson
Ruth Sheen
(Actor)
.. Esther Carey
Jonty Stephens
(Actor)
.. Mark Alan
Imogen Slaughter
(Actor)
.. Sally Craven
Ruth Kenley-Letts
(Producer)
Udayan Prasad
(Director)
Timothy Prager
(Writer)
