Silent witness - new series

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Well, SWMBO and #1 daughter rather like Silent Witnes. I can take it or leave it but have just sat through the first in the new series.

My word, possibly the most boring and dullest hour of television I have seen on BBC for I don't know how long.

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I saw the first few mins again this week. My word its dreadful. Simply hideous.

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Now it seems they are in some dusty Arab place being all earnest and worthy.

This really is the most dreadful programme. And she's a bit of a moaning, winey, skinny bird who probably reads the Guardian. Does nothing for me I'm afraid.

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I think it's more in need of everyone involved going away and doing something different. Appalling programme.

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Did I snooze through the bit when they explained about the hair cuttings?

Watching in hope of an improvement, but not optimistic.

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Halmyre said:

droopsnoot said:

silverthorn2151 said:

Did I snooze through the bit when they explained about the hair cuttings?

I don't remember hearing about how she got the hair clipping from the first guy, the one she pushed under the tube train at the start of the first episode. Presumably she cut it off him before pushing him.

He'd been to her flat - she'd propositioned him for her scheme and he'd turned her down.

Yes yes.....but why did she take them. That's the bit I seem to have blanked out of my mind.

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Well. What a load of old ste that was.

I can identify no redeeming features whatsoever. Gone from something about dead bodies and forensics to a pretend police procedural where the police don't do anything and the baddies are so inept they keep giving themselves up.

They should have taken what's good about this production, given them some other vehicle for good stories and atrangled the rest at birth.

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well, what a sanctimonious poorly acted load of old ste that was.

Whats wrong with cutting up dead people over here?

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Well, on a positive note they might have her acting laying down on the slab with no clothes on. Might brighten the ending and even she can't overact being a dead body........or can she!

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Not sure if I enjoyed it, or was slightly underwhelmed.

Some aspects very irritating, some interesting.

Time will tell.

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bingybongy said:

This pretty much sums it up.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2018/01/08/silent-wi...

yup, that's about it.

Don't think I'll bother next week.

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My word its awful. Last night's was jaw dropping in its attempt to squeeze issue after issue into 60 mins.

I'm afraid I don't feel the stirrings for Ms Fox that other's do so her earnest expressions are not enough to compensate I'm afraid.

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fk me.

Getting worse.

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My word it's awful. It doesn't help that I can't stand Amanda Burton who aways plays Amanda Burton but everything else is worse than that.

To make it worse I was told it's a single story flowing through the series.

I said I wouldn't bother with this series but hope overcame sense. I'll not be bothering again.

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Rather than a floating ending I'm told it's one story for the whole series.

What a treat. Take something ludicrous and badly written/acted and stretch it over 6 eipsodes