{"id":15957,"date":"2022-05-24T18:31:58","date_gmt":"2022-05-24T16:31:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1650832"},"modified":"2022-05-24T18:52:09","modified_gmt":"2022-05-24T16:52:09","slug":"silent-witness-star-amanda-burton-teases-sam-ryans-mystery-motives","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/silent-witness-star-amanda-burton-teases-sam-ryans-mystery-motives\/","title":{"rendered":"Silent Witness star Amanda Burton teases Sam Ryan\u2019s mystery motives"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Molly Moss\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 24 May 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Silent Witness star Amanda Burton reprised her role as Professor Sam Ryan in a dramatic instalment on Monday night (23rd May) after 18 years off screen.<\/p>\n

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After the season 24<\/a> finale saw Sam calling upon her successor Nikki Alexander (Emilia Fox) to ask for her help, fans were left hoping for a dramatic return<\/a> \u2013 and that\u2019s exactly what they got last night.<\/p>\n

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Season 25<\/a> kicked off with a bang as Sam\u2019s husband (Hugh Quarshie) was injured in an intense shooting that killed the health secretary.<\/p>\n

However, as Sam summoned the team with a plea to help investigate, Nikki was sceptical about her\u00a0intentions and questioned whether she was trustworthy.<\/p>\n

Sure enough, Burton has hinted there could be ulterior motives from the Lyell\u2019s original pathologist.<\/p>

Talking to Metro.co.uk<\/a>, she hinted that a darker side to her character could be set to emerge.<\/p>\n

\u201cIs Sam really telling the truth?\u201d she said. \u201cWho is she working for? It\u2019s very intriguing because she\u2019s always been so much on the right side and has always had such integrity for the truth and all the rest of it.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow, we\u2019re sort of seeing that she could be a bit of a double-edged sword,\u201d she explained.<\/p>\n

Her co-star Fox added: \u201cIt\u2019s awkward, because they have mutual respect for each other, and are curious about each other\u2026 We want to trust Sam, but there is definitely something going on.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Amanda Burton and Emilia Fox in Silent Witness<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Jack Hodgson star David Caves also previously addressed Sam\u2019s \u201cambiguous\u201d return<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe comes back and it\u2019s not immediately obvious what her motives are, whether she\u2019s trustworthy,\u201d he told RadioTimes.com.<\/a>\u00a0\u201cAgain, that\u2019s coming at it from a slightly different angle.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou would have thought, \u2018Oh she\u2019s definitely one of the good guys.\u2019 But a lot has happened to that character in the 17 years she\u2019s been away, so she\u2019s not going to be the same person entirely.\u201d<\/p>\n

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David Caves in Silent Witness<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Caves went on to say that, with Sam\u2019s entrance \u201cambiguous\u201d, the rest of the team aren\u2019t sure whether she can be trusted or not.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re thrust into this world that we\u2019re not very familiar with at all. We feel very awkward quite quickly because it involves the UN and Big Pharma, big tech companies, health passports, which is a very topical controversial subject,\u201d Caves explained.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe slightly feel like fish out of water initially when we arrive on the scene. It becomes very clear, very quickly that all is not what it seems and there are other forces at play that will seriously call into question the credibility of DNA and forensic science as a whole.\u201d<\/p>\n

Silent Witness season 25 continues tonight (24th May) at 9pm on BBC One. If you\u2019re looking for more to watch, check out our TV Guide<\/a>. Visit our Drama<\/a> hub for all the latest news.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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