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• 2025
• Season 28
• 10 episodes

• Crime/detective
• Mystery

Summary

Forensic pathologists face personal and professional challenges in a moody, tense thriller that moves from the crime scene to the lab.

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Episode 1: Exodus 20:17 - Part One

Summary

Part one of two. The body of an elderly woman is found in a cave, with her fingerprints burnt off and a posy of foxgloves at her side that she did not pick herself. The case is complicated further when they discover that she died three months before her body was discovered. Jack is apprehensive about the arrival of new boss Professor Harriet Maven (Maggie Steed)

Review

David Brown

In the future, when schedules are a thing of the past, television sets are obsolete and programmes are being beamed directly onto our eyeballs, you can guarantee that the BBC will still be making Silent Witness. Despite being a show concerned primarily with murder, it’s unkillable and appears able to survive any number of cast arrivals and exits.

Though at the start of this 28th series, we’re talking about a sizeable clearout at the Lyell Centre, as only Nikki (Emilia Fox) and Jack (David Caves) remain in post. The pair, you may recall, got engaged at the end of the previous run of episodes and, by the looks of it, don’t exactly mind rattling around the laboratory on their lonesome.

But that peace is soon interrupted by the entrance of a new boss, Harriet Maven (Maggie Steed), for whom the word “idiosyncratic” could have been invented. To give you some idea as to her quirks, the first thing she moves into her office is a piano. Find out tomorrow at 9pm whether Harriet intends to accompany the autopsies with the Minute Waltz.

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Released on

2025-01-06

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Cast

rolenameDr Nikki AlexanderEmilia FoxJack HodgsonDavid CavesHarrietMaggie SteedEdith BauchEileen DaviesThomas MayhewSam GittinsBenjamin DawsonDavid HargreavesDI John FlynnSean PertweeGary BaxterJason CallenderLauren BaxterKate OkelloMatthew HarrisCharlie RixGloria MeadEileen NicholasPC GreenwoodAmy Booth-SteelBlessingLisa Davina PhillipRosieAdrianna BertolaOllieIman MarsonCharles MeadBilly BoyleElizabeth HSedhar ChozamEthanEthan TangMr GoddardRicky ShahWorkmanMatthew EarleyTeenage girl hikerPrecious AdeyemiAngry candidateJack Condon

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rolenameExecutive producerSuzi McIntoshWriterTimothy PragerDirectorTracey RooneyProducerSean Gleeson

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  Episode 10
  
  I Believe in Love - Part Two

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  Episode 9
  
  I Believe in Love - Part One

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  Episode 8
  
  Vanishing Point - Part Two

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  Episode 7
  
  Vanishing Point - Part One

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  Episode 6
  
  Broken - Part Two

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  Episode 5
  
  Broken - Part One

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  Episode 4
  
  Homecoming - Part Two

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  Episode 3
  
  Homecoming - Part One

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  Episode 2
  
  Exodus 20:17 - Part Two

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  Episode 1
  
  Exodus 20:17 - Part One

  Summary

  Part one of two. The body of an elderly woman is found in a cave, with her fingerprints burnt off and a posy of foxgloves at her side that she did not pick herself. The case is complicated further when they discover that she died three months before her body was discovered. Jack is apprehensive about the arrival of new boss Professor Harriet Maven (Maggie Steed)

  Review

  David Brown

  In the future, when schedules are a thing of the past, television sets are obsolete and programmes are being beamed directly onto our eyeballs, you can guarantee that the BBC will still be making Silent Witness. Despite being a show concerned primarily with murder, it’s unkillable and appears able to survive any number of cast arrivals and exits.

  Though at the start of this 28th series, we’re talking about a sizeable clearout at the Lyell Centre, as only Nikki (Emilia Fox) and Jack (David Caves) remain in post. The pair, you may recall, got engaged at the end of the previous run of episodes and, by the looks of it, don’t exactly mind rattling around the laboratory on their lonesome.

  But that peace is soon interrupted by the entrance of a new boss, Harriet Maven (Maggie Steed), for whom the word “idiosyncratic” could have been invented. To give you some idea as to her quirks, the first thing she moves into her office is a piano. Find out tomorrow at 9pm whether Harriet intends to accompany the autopsies with the Minute Waltz.

  How to watch

  Next showing

  There are no live broadcasts scheduled for this show. But it is available via the streaming provider below.

  Streaming

  • BBC iPlayer

  Details

  Released on

  2025-01-06

  Languages

  English

  Formats

  Colour

  Credits

  Cast

  rolenameDr Nikki AlexanderEmilia FoxJack HodgsonDavid CavesHarrietMaggie SteedEdith BauchEileen DaviesThomas MayhewSam GittinsBenjamin DawsonDavid HargreavesDI John FlynnSean PertweeGary BaxterJason CallenderLauren BaxterKate OkelloMatthew HarrisCharlie RixGloria MeadEileen NicholasPC GreenwoodAmy Booth-SteelBlessingLisa Davina PhillipRosieAdrianna BertolaOllieIman MarsonCharles MeadBilly BoyleElizabeth HSedhar ChozamEthanEthan TangMr GoddardRicky ShahWorkmanMatthew EarleyTeenage girl hikerPrecious AdeyemiAngry candidateJack Condon

  Show more

  Crew

  rolenameExecutive producerSuzi McIntoshWriterTimothy PragerDirectorTracey RooneyProducerSean Gleeson

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How to watch

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There are no live broadcasts scheduled for this show. But it is available via the streaming provider below.

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News & features about Silent Witness

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  Silent Witness season 28 cast: Meet the characters
  
  Emilia Fox and David Caves return for the 28th season of the long-running forensic crime drama, but who joins them?

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  Silent Witness season 28: Release date, cast, plot and trailer
  
  Everything you need to know.

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  Silent Witness return date confirmed as hit series comes back for season 28
  
  The long-running crime drama will be back soon!

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  Silent Witness season 29 start date confirmed by BBC with first look at major change for series
  
  The new series is set and filmed in Birmingham.

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  Silent Witness's Emilia Fox teases new dynamics: 'Everything changes again'
  
  Things are changing at the Lyell Centre.

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  Silent Witness continues its legacy of disabled representation with Kit Brooks
  
  The introduction of the Lyell's new crime analyst is a masterclass in authentic disability representation.

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  Silent Witness's Emilia Fox says Nikki is "in denial" about wedding
  
  Wedding preparation could be proving stressful for Nikki...

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  Silent Witness's Emilia Fox: 'Nikki is sort of paralysed by the wedding'
  
  Will everything go to plan for the happy couple?

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  Has Silent Witness been renewed for season 30?
  
  Are we heading back to Birmingham's Sir William Bowman Centre of Excellence?

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  Silent Witness season 29: Release date and latest news
  
  Everything you need to know.

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  Silent Witness legend delivers verdict on why the show is still going strong 30 years later
  
  Silent Witness has topped the ratings for 30 years – former producer Patrick Spence reveals the reason why the forensic crime drama is still a winner.

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  Silent Witness release schedule release schedule: When do new episodes air?
  
  You won’t find a full box set on iPlayer, though the story continues very soon.

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  Silent Witness's Nikki and Jack take another big step in their relationship – but it's overshadowed
  
  "He's more affected by the trials and tribulations of his work, and we see that play out majorly in this series."

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  Silent Witness season 29 cast: New and returning characters in BBC crime drama
  
  Emilia Fox and David Caves return for the 29th season of the long-running forensic crime drama, but who joins them?

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  Emilia Fox marks 30 years of Silent Witness and talks finding the positives after a big break-up
  
  The Silent Witness star on her famous family and mischievous mutts.

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  Silent Witness at 30 - Revisiting our interview with Amanda Burton: 'I don't suffer fools gladly'
  
  As Silent Witness celebrates its 30th anniversary, we're looking back on our 1996 interview with the show's first star, Amanda Burton.

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  Silent Witness season 29 episodes pulled from planned schedule by BBC after real-life incident
  
  Silent Witness returned with its 29th season last week.

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  Nigel McCrery – Silent Witness creator – dies, aged 71
  
  "Nigel captivated and inspired audiences for years with his work."

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  Silent Witness star Emilia Fox on new true crime series: 'It's left up to the listener to decide'
  
  "You're creating the picture of what happened in the case."

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  Silent Witness renewed for season 28 after Jack proposed to Nikki
  
  The new run is currently filming.

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  Silent Witness star: "The danger is you can get complacent"
  
  "I think there is the absolute privilege of playing a character for a long time."

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  Silent Witness's Emilia Fox says Nikki and Jack are "closer than ever"
  
  They're back!

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  Silent Witness season 27: Release date and latest news
  
  We're heading back to the Lyell.

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  Silent Witness confirms start date for season 27 on BBC One
  
  Emilia Fox and David Caves are back as Nikki Alexander and Jack Hodgson - but will their relationship continue to blossom?

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