Silent Witness (TV Series) Sins of the Fathers: Part 2 (1996) User Reviews

A big finale, very dramatic.

[Sleepin_Dragon · 8/10 · 8 December 2019]

This is a dramatic tale of loss and love. Tragedy strikes as the case concludes, and Sam reveals more details of the death of her beloved father.

There has been a very gritty undercurrent throughout this series, and it peaks here, this was a very good watch. Tense and dramatic, with a powerful conclusion. John McGlynn was terrific as the mixed up Detective, a shame it ended here for him, and Clare Higgins.

They got the mix of professional and personal life perfectly for The Maverick pathologist. She's highly intelligent, but would take the law into her own hands. Burton shone brightly, the scenes with her mum I thought were outstanding. Wyn would lighten a little in years.

Excellent. 8/10

A Promise Made

[Hitchcoc · 9/10 · 4 February 2019]

This shows how the complexities of life outweigh things we would wish. The police go in search of the father of the young Vietnamese woman. They believe he was complicit in the murder of the man who was supposed to marry her. This leads to some really ugly stuff in the station and things that Sam must deal with. It also affects the character of Cox. In the end, there are things that Western culture doesn't always understand.

Poor and cliché ridden.

[ieuan_johns · 4/10 · 28 July 2022]

What could have been a good story about different cultures is undone by the second use in this series of a witness/suspect assuming racism from an officer when none is present. If you are going to use a line like this then you need to actually have shown some reason for the audience to believe the claims.