Episode
Silent Witness: An Academic Exercise (1)
Overview
Sam must investigate a case with a painful personal connection when a close friend is murdered after the Cambridge May Ball.
Details
- Series
- Silent Witness
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 1
- Air date
- 1998-03-19
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
An Academic Exercise (1) is Episode 1 in Series 3 of Silent Witness. It aired on 1998-03-19. The runtime is 60 min.
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