The new ITV mystery series Code of Silence, the most recent in a long tradition of british thrillers, has set a new standard for improved representation of Deaf-led dramas on contemporary television. The show, which was created by catherine Moulton, who is partially hearing impaired herself, stars Rose Ayling-Ellis, a multi-talented Strictly Come Dancing winner and former doctor Who cast member, as a Deaf woman who is taken from her menial canteen job and put in a precarious position as a crucial element in the resolution of a challenging criminal case after the force's regular lip-readers become distracted.

Code of Silence, which also starred Kieron Moore, Andrew Buchan, and Charlotte Ritchie, a former Ghosts star, solidified its groundbreaking status by showing viewers what an experience like this is like for the hearing-impaired during its opening soundless ad break during its british network debut.  Now that every episode is streaming, Code of Silence is making even more progress, obtaining the much sought-after flawless 100% rating on review aggregate Rotten Tomatoes. 

Despite Code of Silence probably being at the top of british mystery series fans' watch lists, another project of a similar nature that was just launched to comparable critical acclaim is well worth seeing.  Critics gave the new Hulu thriller, The Stolen Girl, starring actors like Andor's Denise Gough, Holliday Grainger from The Capture, Jim Sturgess (Across the Universe), Bronagh Waugh (The Suspect), Michael Workéyè (My Lady Jane), and ambika Mod (One Day), a solid 93% at first.  Despite being far below Code of Silence's ideal heights, the series has since fallen to a still-respectable 87% due to a genuinely awful audience score.  
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G GOWTHAM

28/05/2025 11:14 AM