Amanda Burton was ‘worried’ about returning to ‘Silent Witness’

The 65-year-old actress played the lead role of coroner Sam Ryan in the BBC crime drama from its first episode in 1996 until 2004, and she will return to the show for its 25th anniversary series later this year.

But Amanda was worried about Sam’s return in case she was “running out of steam.”

She said: “I was a bit worried it was going to be one of those things where (she would come back as) some sort of ‘breathless’ detective walking on a beach or wearing an old tweed coat… being snapped out of some sort of dementia, or whatever!”

However, the former ‘Waterloo Road’ star eventually agreed to make her return when it was explained to her that Sam had remained active in her field in the years since she left the show.

She said: “The fact that she was very active and working… it really made me want to come back.”

Amanda admitted that she didn’t hesitate at all to make her return, and even joked that it came as a surprise to her and her co-star Emilia Fox, who has played Dr. Nikki Alexander since 2004.

Asked if she had thought about returning, she said: “No, quite frankly. Emilia and I did a photoshoot together about four years ago, for the Radio Times and we kind of laughed about it, like, ‘Yeah, that’s true, that’s never going to happen!'”

BBC bosses tried to keep Amanda’s return to the show a secret, but their efforts were almost ruined when a crowd of fans spotted her filming in Liverpool.

Producer Nick Lambon said: “We were trying to keep Amanda’s involvement completely secret and suddenly 200 people turned up for three days to watch us film and walk around. I don’t really know how the BBC managed to keep it quiet!”

However, Emilia added that the photos didn’t reveal much and that the incident was just “funny.”

She said: “We were photographed, but (the photos) didn’t really say anything very specific, it was very funny!”

‘Silent Witness’ is set to return to BBC One later this month.

Amanda Burton was ‘worried’ about returning to ‘Silent Witness’

The 65-year-old actress played the lead role of coroner Sam Ryan in the BBC crime drama from its first episode in 1996 until 2004, and she will return to the show for its 25th anniversary series later this year.

But Amanda was worried about Sam’s return in case she was “running out of steam.”

She said: “I was a little worried it was going to be one of those things where (she would come back as) some kind of ‘breathless’ detective walking on a beach or wearing an old tweed coat… being snapped out of some kind of dementia, or whatever!”

However, the former ‘Waterloo Road’ star eventually agreed to make her return when it was explained to her that Sam had remained active in her field in the years since she left the show.

She said: “The fact that she was very active and working… it really made me want to come back.”

Amanda admitted that she didn’t hesitate at all to make her return, and even joked that it came as a surprise to her and her co-star Emilia Fox, who has played Dr. Nikki Alexander since 2004.

Asked if she had thought about returning, she said: “No, quite frankly. Emilia and I did a photoshoot together about four years ago, for the Radio Times and we kind of laughed about it, like, ‘Yeah, that’s true, that’s never going to happen!'”

BBC bosses tried to keep Amanda’s return to the show a secret, but their efforts were almost ruined when a crowd of fans spotted her filming in Liverpool.

Producer Nick Lambon said: “We were trying to keep Amanda’s involvement completely secret and suddenly 200 people turned up for three days to watch us film and walk around. I don’t really know how the BBC managed to keep it quiet!”

However, Emilia added that the photos didn’t reveal much and that the incident was just “funny.”

She said: “We were photographed, but (the photos) didn’t really say anything very specific, it was very funny!”

‘Silent Witness’ is set to return to BBC One later this month.