Silent Witness: Series 7
Season 7 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Silent Witness Season 6.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 7 Progress Shield
Answering Fire (1)
Oct 11, 2003 · 60 min
Sam is called after a suspected terrorist attack causes a fire at a hotel and a government minister is injured.
Answering Fire (2)
Oct 12, 2003 · 60 min
Sam delves deeper into the case but is undermined by the findings of an independent pathologist, brought in to conduct a second autopsy.
Fatal Error (1)
Oct 18, 2003 · 60 min
Sam comes under scrutiny at an official inquiry into two prison deaths and an old case Sam worked on 13 years resurfaces.
Fatal Error (2)
Oct 19, 2003 · 60 min
Sam uncovers a crippling truth about her involvement in a 13-year-old case -did she help convict an innocent man?
Running on Empty (1)
Oct 25, 2003 · 60 min
The body of a young pregnant sports agent is found in the grounds of her office building. Sam and her team uncover a tragic story of money and corruption.
Running on Empty (2)
Oct 26, 2003 · 60 min
Following her discovery of the second body and believing the cases to be linked, Sam is sidelined from the investigation as she attempts to get to the truth.
Beyond Guilt (1)
Nov 1, 2003 · 60 min
The Home Office ask Sam and her team to examine a number of times of death as given by a highly respected and internationally renowned independent pathologist, Peter Sachs.
Beyond Guilt (2)
Nov 2, 2003 · 60 min
Leo and Harry follow up their leads to discover an alarming truth. Are Sam and her team being used by the Home Office to drive out Peter Sachs in fear of a costly process?