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Newsreader is a fictional character portrayed by Simon McCoy in the TV series Silent Witness.
They appear in 2 episodes out of a total of 247 aired so far
Newsreader is also portrayed by Alec Sabin and Louise Minchin.

Newsreader

by Simon McCoy

character

Episodes2

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    Apocalypse: Part 1
    episode S11.E1 august 2007
    The pathologists investigate when a military helicopter crashes into a refugee detention center. Harry and Nikki actually witnessed the crash and were first on the scene but the case is complex since the center was Ministry of Defense property leased to the Home Office. The team is shocked at the conditions they find in the center and Harry, who has a close friend in the RAF, is shaken when a government Minister attributes the accident to pilot error.
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    Apocalypse: Part 2
    episode S11.E2 august 2007
    Harry is convinced that the RAF is trying to cover up the real reasons for the crash. This is re-enforced when the dead pilot's father tells him that no one liked or trusted the particular type of helicopter that crashed. When given a chance to perform the post-mortem on the pilot, they find a possible physical cause however. In examining one of the dead refugees, Nikki concludes that he had undergone plastic surgery. She attempts a facial reconstruction to see if they can identify him.