Prof Nigel Silverlake is a fictional character portrayed by Roy Marsden in the TV series Silent Witness.
In the first episode they appeared in, titled A Guilty Mind: Part 1 (season 14), they were 69 years old.
They appear in 2 episodes out of a total of 247 aired so far
Episodes2
A Guilty Mind: Part 1
episode S14.E1 january 2011Pathologists investigate three deaths in one night in the same ward and suspect hospital staff of their murder.A Guilty Mind: Part 2
episode S14.E2 january 2011In her efforts to help Naomi, Nikki believes that Silverlake was self-medicating with an untried depression cure though his widow denies it and a representative of the pill company, posing as a health inspector, tries to have Nikki taken off the case. After she is arrested for shop-lifting and feels perpetually tired, Nikki is referred to a psychiatrist who diagnoses depression. Naomi is highly supportive throughout but, at the hospital, the police make a frightening discovery which questions Naomi's motivation. Even after the real murderer is punished another death occurs, leading to closure for Nikki.
- A Guilty Mind: Part 1
- A Guilty Mind: Part 2