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Peter Colvin is a fictional character portrayed by Adrian Schiller in the TV series Silent Witness.
In the first episode they appeared in, titled Darkness Visible: Part 1 (season 1), they were 32 years old.
They appear in 3 episodes out of a total of 247 aired so far

Peter Colvin

by Adrian Schiller

character

Episodes3

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    Darkness Visible: Part 1
    episode S1.E5 march 1996
    Sam investigates the death of a gay man while in police custody. He had been arrested while drunk and was sharing a cell with another drunk, in for the night. The victim died from a blow to the head and was badly beaten post-mortem. DS Farmer is concerned that the assault may have been the work of some of her officers. Sam also meets up with Liam Slattery an old friend she has not seen for 20 years. Sam's sister however is convinced Liam was responsible for the death of their father years before.
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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.