Silent Witness season 29: Release date and latest news
Everything you need to know.
Silent Witness is set to return for its 29th season – yes, we feel extremely old – with Nikki and Jack facing a fresh set of gripping, intricate cases.
But it's not just the investigations keeping them busy. The new episodes will also follow the pair as they adjust to married life for the first time, while an exciting new professional opportunity adds another twist.
Read on for everything you need to know about Silent Witness season 29 – including when you can watch it.
Silent Witness season 29 release date: When will it air?
Season 29 premieres on Monday 2nd February.
Episode 1 will air on BBC One at 9pm on Monday, with episode 2 following on Tuesday at the same time.
The remaining eight episodes will then follow the same weekly pattern.
Silent Witness season 29 cast: Who's returning?
Emilia Fox returns as Dr Nikki Alexander alongside David Caves as her husband and colleague Jack Hodgson.
They are joined by Maggie Steed as Harriet and Fran Mills as Kit.
The guest cast is as follows:
- Lydia Wilson (Nine Bodies in a Mexican Morgue)
- Chris Reilly (Slow Horses)
- Ben Batt (Riot Women)
- Vinette Robinson (Boiling Point)
- Selin Hizli (Am I Being Unreasonable?)
- Gerard Kearns (Waiting For The Out)
- Adam Rayner (Superman and Lois)
- Phaldut Sharma (EastEnders)
- Dino Fetscher (Fool Me Once)
- Cat Simmons (The Bill, Family Affairs)
- Chris Coghill (Slow Horses)
- Mollie Winnard (All Creatures Great and Small)
Silent Witness season 29 plot: What will happen?
Nikki and Jack have now tied the knot, but are children in their future?
The couple briefly touched on the subject in season 28, but it remains to be seen if that's a road the writers will travel down.
Will they both be on the same page? Or perhaps they will have different ideas about what their shared future looks like...
In the last season, Nikki was also asked by the Home Office to set up a new forensic centre of excellence based out of Birmingham General Hospital.
But that exciting news was undercut when the pathologist was told that they wanted her to take over from Harriet.
"I'll only do it if Harriet Maven is in charge," she said.
But has the Home Office accepted her terms?
It seems so...
Nikki and Jack will be joined by Harriet and Kit at The Sir William Bowman Centre of Excellence in Birmingham, where they're tasked with solving five of their "toughest cases yet".
Silent Witness season 29 trailer: Can I watch it?
Yes - enjoy the official trailer below.
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Abby Robinson is the Drama Editor for Radio Times, covering TV drama and comedy titles. She previously worked at Digital Spy as a TV writer, and as a content writer at Mumsnet. She possesses a postgraduate diploma and a degree in English Studies.
