Georges Siatidis

In Témoin muet, the French adaptation of Agatha Christie's Dumb Witness for the TV series Les Petits Meurtres d'Agatha Christie, Georges Siatidis is the parallel character of Jacob Tanios from the original story. In this adaptation he is not a doctor but a manager working for the textile mill owned by the wealthy old lady Émilie Longuet, the Emily Arundell parallel. She is also the aunt of his wife Bella. Georges Siatidis is portrayed by Vincent Schmitt.

Apparently Georges has not been managing the affairs of Émilie's company well. According to Geneviève Ranson, who inherited Émilie's estate, Émilie was about to demand his resignation, and then she died. This, to her, made Georges a prime suspect. Geneviève later dismisses him from his job.

Georges is shown serving medications up to his wife Bella. Later he tries to strangle Alice but is interrupted by commissaire Laurence. He tries to run off but Laurence catches up and apprehends him. He confesses to killing Émilie and Daisy the maid. But Laurence is sceptical and makes him re-enact the act of striking Daisy with the golf club. He does this the wrong way. Laurence surmises that he is protecting his wife. Georges breaks down and admits that his wife had done the killings. All along he had been trying to take care of his wife who had been slightly unstable after the suicide of their child Sophia Siatidis. He loved her and wanted to look after her and prevent her from being taken away to a mental hospital. When he discovered that his wife had done the killings, he helped to cover them up by hiding the body of Daisy. He also planted the golf club used as the murder weapon beside Alexina Laurence who was having a lie down in bed.