Silent Witness
Silent Witness is a drama series on BBC1. Forensic pathologists face personal and professional challenges in a moody, tense thriller that moves from the crime scene to the lab. The popular program has been available since 2024. A total of 12 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in January 2025.
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Silent Witness
Nikki conducts an unusual post-mortem, and a terrifying discovery disturbs the team. DNA evidence forces the Lyell to seek advice from an unexpected quarter.
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Dismembered body parts take Nikki into the crumbling world of criminal justice. Can the Lyell team find a missing barrister before it’s too late?
After another hammer attack, the Lyell team start uncovering connections to a conspiracy involving local government.
When a man is found bludgeoned by a hammer, the Lyell are drawn deep into a conspiracy involving local government.
Benjamin continues his desperate search for Gloria. Nikki’s disturbing discovery joins the dots. A new team member joins the Lyell.
The death of an elderly woman found in a cave has the Lyell team asking what drives a person to murder someone so vulnerable. A new boss at the Lyell riles Jack.
Series 27
There are further twists ahead for Nikki, Jack and the team as they work with the police to explore multiple avenues to solve a 20-year-old case.
When eight bodies are discovered below King’s Cross Station Museum, the team navigate the past and present to find the identity of the man dubbed 'The King’s Cross Serial Killer'.
Nikki has a breakthrough and edges ever closer to the truth as they confront a key witness. Who can the team believe and, more importantly, who can they trust?
When a Burmese man is found dead on a deserted beach, Nikki and Jack find themselves in uncharted territory in their search for the truth.
The team work to uncover the truth surrounding a death and consider if it’s linked to their original body. Meanwhile, DI Torres’s investigation reveals things no-one had expected.
A mummified corpse, undiscovered for a year, is found in a flat. The team strive to uncover its identity and are drawn into a murky world of drugs and botched plastic surgery.