Silent Witness ......is it me?

[123fushia]

2 hours of silent witness. Followed about 50% of it. Pivotal discussions between lead cast members unintelligible. Couldn't follow it by the end. Is it me?

[Jigglytuff]

Where’s that building though?

[SouthWestmom]

I know it's awful. I feel like it's too insulting personally to me and my family!

The shit carers telling him to shut up, the patronising portrayal of the disabled man, the characters reactions, it's awful

[brownelephant]

kew gardens?

[SouthWestmom]

Ffs. What a fucking joke. I feel like complaining

[corrianderisthedevil]

Used to be a die hard silent witness fan. Now I think it's a glorified holby city. Rubbish plots and very odd acting.

[Jigglytuff]

If I were considering residential care for any of my children, this would put the fear of god into me. Is that the intention?

[Namethecat]

Why is the younger policeman being portrayed like that ?

[FlexTimeCheekyFucker]

Who the hell wrote this shit? Who the hell signed it off? Did someone do it for a dare?

[MissWimpyDimple]

Last week was a marginal improvement. This is dire.

[DollyPartonsBeard]

DP and I have both worked in various health and social care settings and have (sadly) met people like the male carer. Not many like that around any more, but 20 years ago they were rife. (We also did an environmental risk assessment on the home throughout the episode and declared the building unfit for purpose).

Sadly I've heard the police talk about adults with learning disabilities in very similar ways to on the show, as well. I don't think most private care homes or carers are like this one nowadays, but there are some shockers out there - you only have to reflect on the tragic case of Connor Sparrowhawk to know that some institutions get things very, very wrong.

[sonyaya]

Entirely proportionate and realistic police response to an unarmed kid picking up a stick

[SouthWestmom]

I get what you are saying and I agree over the building. However it was the supposed 'goodies' colluding and accepting the shitty way Tilly spoke to the man - he didn't bat an eyelid when she told him to shut up, it wasn't joking between them, it was dismissive. And getting him out the room with a biscuit? So he could snoop?

[Mrsmadevans]

I really disliked this episode . I felt as if the 'innocent' music that played when Kevin and Serena were on screen was utterly patronising and that was just the tip of the iceburg. Or should I say car crash.......

[TheSpottedZebra]

Ooh, I am appointing myself locations expert on this thread.
And as such, I can confirm that the pretty building was... Syon Park Great Conservatory.

Episode was still dire though. And no pretty American man to distract me from that fact.

[TheSpottedZebra]

The 'water the plants' thing was grim.

[abbey44]

Years ago, French and Saunders used to do a pastiche and called it Witless Silence. Seems as though they were ahead of their time, prophetic.....

[Ollycat]

The care home was St Katherine’s Parmoor- a beautiful peaceful building in real life.

[slippermaiden]

I've just watched the episode from last night and really enjoyed it . Maybe I'm easily pleased and not very critical!

[BlindLemonAlley]

It was awful. I get the feeling either the writers or someone at the BBC really dislike the police. Not only do the Silent Witness team do all the police and detectives work for them they now they portray the police a complete idiots like the police sergeant last night. His only ability was to make the coffee and even then Nikki had to assist. To top it all off they then had the police shoot an innocent unarmed disabled man without a second thought.

Just ridiculous🙄

[Bearbehind]

I've just watched the episode from last night and really enjoyed it

I genuinely don't understand how that can be the case- it was diabolical.

On what planet would an armed response team be called to deal with, what they knew, were 2 unarmed adolescents with learning difficulties?

The policeman knew their names so he knew exactly who they were.

That's after the fact the armed unit took from barely dusk to darkness to find them

[ChardonnaysPrettySister]

Last night was utter rubbish.

[SouthWestmom]

Not a lot of love on Twitter from the hash tag, interesting to see if tonight turns a corner

[SouthWestmom]

Police need to talk to serena?

So they send a pathologist and a pc? No one rape trained?

[youngnomore]

I think this was supposed to be about Clarissa and getting to know more about her and her life growing up.

[Ginmakesitallok]

This is pretty unbelievable, but very hard to watch.