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Undertone, Part 1

Silent WitnessSeries 17
Episode 7 of 10

Forensic crime drama series. The murder of a pregnant young woman found in a suitcase leaves Nikki, Jack and Thomas in a race against time to catch her killer.

When the body of a pregnant Northern Irish girl is discovered, the team face the urgent task of finding the baby snatched from her womb. The child's father, married man Simon, is the prime suspect in DS Sally Kirchner's eyes.

Meanwhile, Thomas uncovers the teenage girl's connections to a criminal underworld. Nikki and Jack encounter her addict boyfriend Nuri and ruthless drug dealer Bekir, suspected of masterminding the killing of a Drugs Squad cop. The dead detective's partner, DI John Brooke, is out to avenge his colleague's murder.

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Thu 23 Jan 201421:00
BBC One

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Credits

Dr Nikki AlexanderEmilia Fox
Jack HodgsonDavid Caves
Dr Thomas ChamberlainRichard Lintern
Clarissa MulleryLiz Carr
Bekir HumadiAkin Gazi
Guise KavurIrena Michi
DS Colin HartMatthew Ashforde
DI John BrookeSean Gallagher
Nuri KavurFady Elsayed
Martin CarrisfordAlisdair McKee
Alice PrestonJane McGrath
DS Sally KirchnerMorven Christie
Simon TurnerAlex Hassell
Doug BealeMichael Bertenshaw
Katie TurnerCharlotte Randle
SolicitorKate Russell-Smith
Mr CukataNick Oshikanlu
Ellie BrookeRuth Gemmell
DirectorNicholas Renton
ProducerSharon Bloom
Executive ProducerPhillippa Giles
WriterEd Whitmore
WriterDeclan Croghan

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