The Silence (2010– )

Stars:

Genevieve Barr, Douglas Henshall, Dervla Kirwan

2 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Genevieve Barr	...	Amelia (4 episodes, 2010)
Douglas Henshall	...	Jim (4 episodes, 2010)
Dervla Kirwan	...	Maggie (4 episodes, 2010)
Harry Ferrier	...	Tom (4 episodes, 2010)
Gina McKee	...	Anne (4 episodes, 2010)
Hugh Bonneville	...	Chris (4 episodes, 2010)
Richie Campbell	...	Rocky (4 episodes, 2010)
Rebecca Oldfield	...	Sophie (4 episodes, 2010)
Del Synnott	...	Terry (4 episodes, 2010)
Nick Nevern	...	Ely (4 episodes, 2010)
Tom Kane	...	Joel (4 episodes, 2010)
Rod Hallett	...	Mac (4 episodes, 2010)
David Westhead	...	Frank (4 episodes, 2010)
Mark Stobbart	...	Lee (4 episodes, 2010)
Stefan Booth	...	Richard Gray (4 episodes, 2010)
Jody Latham	...	Roach (3 episodes, 2010)
Shazad Latif	...	Yousef (3 episodes, 2010)
Laura Way	...	Robyn (2 episodes, 2010)
Emmet Colgan	...	Rocky's Trainer (2 episodes, 2010)
Josette Simon	...	Therapist (2 episodes, 2010)
Rebecca Dunne	...	Issy (2 episodes, 2010)
Alison Lintott	...	Receptionist (2 episodes, 2010)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

family relationships | uncle niece relationship | witness protection | testimony | corruption | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Filming Locations:

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Company Credits

Production Co:

Company Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Genevieve Barr was born deaf and normally uses hearing aids. For her role as Amelia, who has just had a cochlear implant fitted, she was required to remove her hearing aids. She also had to learn sign language which she had never done before because she had always relied on her hearing aids supplemented by lip reading.

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Connections

Featured in Breakfast: Episode dated 12 July 2010 (2010)

User Reviews

Good & Bad

Speaking on the behalf of a few people here... We all very much loved this TV series and couldn't wait until the next episode would come on as the story was so incredible; full of suspense and drama. The acting was fantastic and we all were really attached to each character quite fondly. It was great to see a profoundly deaf actress take a lead roll in such a unique story and not just because she's deaf, but more so on her "other" skills that she has. The only thing that could possibly be said that is remotely negative about this series is that... "FOUR EPISODES?" - There are so many unanswered questions that are not portrayed here, so many things that have not been finalized, so many other possibilities that "could" happen! To just end it like that, just wow... We here who have enjoyed these episodes very much and expected another episode to air are quite upset and shocked, to be honest; that there's only four episodes. This could have been just so much better if it was, at least 5 episodes. To anyone who does watch this show... You'll be drawn in like crazy and then let go, at only four episodes deep of this bizarre TV series. My advice? Don't bother to waste your time.