Judgement: Part 1 (22 Oct. 2008)

Harry Cunningham investigates the death of a young Orthodox Jew. He accedes to the family's request that he not use invasive procedures in his examination and finds that the young man was ... See full summary »

Director:

Diarmuid Lawrence

Writers:

Nigel McCrery (deviser), Christian Spurrier

Stars:

Tom Ward, Emilia Fox, William Gaminara

Cast

Episode credited cast:
Tom Ward	...	Dr. Harry Cunningham
Emilia Fox	...	Dr. Nikki Alexander
William Gaminara	...	Professor Leo Dalton
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ron Cook	...	Rabbi Marowski
Matt Dineen	...	Van Driver
Jaye Griffiths	...	Prof. Janet Mander
Jamie Kenna	...	Gangmaster
Jacob Krichefski	...	Avrom Stopnitsky
Claire Lubert	...	Rifka Stopnitsky
Olwen May	...	Miriam Marowski
Conor Mullen	...	D.I. Michael Mckenzie
Chris New	...	Toni Kapinski
Augustus Prew	...	Binyomin Marowski
Laura Pyper	...	Esther Rubutkin
Reece Ritchie	...	Jake Burnett

Storyline

Harry Cunningham investigates the death of a young Orthodox Jew. He accedes to the family's request that he not use invasive procedures in his examination and finds that the young man was savagely kicked and beaten to death. DI McKenzie has a suspect in custody but from what medical and forensic evidence Harry is able to find, with Nikki Alexander's assistance, it's obvious that the family is lying about the young man's whereabouts the night he was killed. Leo Dalton meanwhile investigates the death of a young student who died from a drug overdose. Leo is uncomfortable with what he finds, particularly that she had sex with one of the men at a party when her boyfriend was in the next room. He thinks she may have been given GHB.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 October 2008 (UK)

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

User Reviews

Episodes called "Judgement" have been a real let down.

I really enjoy "Silent Witness" I've been watching it for years. But the episodes called "Judgement" have really disappointed me. Not the topic. Not the script. Nothing like that! It was the absolutely awful mess they made of the supposed Australian accents. The young girls and in particular the younger man were using New Zealand accents. And the guy who was supposed to be from Melbourne had a very strong South African accent. Only the woman who was playing the mother sounded anything like an Australian. Seems like nobody actually bothered to find out what the "Aussie" accent really sounds like! Surely there are enough Australian actors in England who could be case in these roles, or at least find someone who could actually do a reasonable job of impersonating an Aussie. Why did you let yourselves down so badly???