Episode 1
Effective Range (1)
58m9.0 / 10
A new murder victim forces the team to consider whether a notorious serial killer has resurfaced after 20 years, or if they are dealing with a copycat.
Episode credits
Guest stars John Hannah, Josette Simon
TV series
Silent Witness
1996TV-1429 seasons7.6 / 10
A team of exceptional forensic pathologists and scientists investigate heinous crimes and use their skills to catch the people responsible.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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Synopsis
A team of exceptional forensic pathologists and scientists investigate heinous crimes and use their skills to catch the people responsible.
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Episode 2
Effective Range (2)
58m9.3 / 10
When a woman’s body is removed from a reservoir, Nikki performs the post-mortem and confirms she is the deceased wife of pathologist Charles Beck. Jack and Velvy discover new evidence that leads to a surprising arrest as Nikki continues to seek the truth about notorious serial killer Calvin Dunn.
Episode credits
Guest stars John Hannah, Josette Simon
Episode 3
Grievance Culture (1)
58m8.7 / 10
The team work a suspected suicide but the investigation raises more questions than it answers. Gabriel has an exciting new opportunity, both professionally and personally, and enlists Jack’s help. When a disgruntled professor of criminology is passed over for promotion, events take a truly sinister turn and the interview panel begin to be targeted. Could a member of the Lyell be next?
Episode credits
Guest stars John Thomson, Kevin McNally, Maeve Courtier-Lilley, Emily Piggford
Episode 4
Grievance Culture (2)
58m8.7 / 10
Events continue to spiral at the university and Cara becomes collateral damage. The riddle of the body in the Thames is solved. A breakthrough in the Cherry case is received from an unlikely source, but will the team get there before it is too late?
Episode credits
Guest stars John Thomson, Kevin McNally, Maeve Courtier-Lilley, Emily Piggford
Episode 5
Invisible (1)
8.3 / 10
The team investigate the body of a woman found in a flat after being dead for a year. As they seek to find out the truth of her identity and what happened to her, they must draw on all of their forensic and pathology knowledge to solve the case. Even if the world had forgotten her, the Lyell are determined that she must get justice.
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Episode 6
Invisible (2)
8.3 / 10
Nikki and Jack work to uncover the truth surrounding Roy’s death and consider if it’s linked to their original body. Meanwhile, D.I. Torres searches for a stalker and Cara is shocked at Velvy’s living conditions. As the case comes to a head, there are surprises afoot for the team.
Where to watch Silent WitnessEpisode 7
Death By A Thousand Hits (1)
8.7 / 10
The team investigate the death of a Burmese man on a deserted beach, as his young pregnant wife desperately hopes he is still alive. Nikki and Jack piece together the perplexing crime scene and find it poses more questions than it answers.
Episode credits
Directed by Roberto BanguraGuest stars Sean Pertwee, Tessa Wong, Julie Graham, Arkar Hayne, Molly Harris
Episode 8
Death By A Thousand Hits (2)
8.7 / 10
Nikki makes a breakthrough but can the team believe everything they are told? The Lyell is compromised in an unexpected way, as the team strive to find out who the man on the beach was and why he was killed. In a dark and chilling story, they must unite to discover the truth, and above all, trust no one.
Episode credits
Directed by Roberto BanguraGuest stars Sean Pertwee, Tessa Wong, Julie Graham, Arkar Hayne, Molly Harris
Episode 9
King’s Cross (1)
9.0 / 10
The Lyell are called to a museum outside King’s Cross Station, where they discover the bodies of eight victims entombed below. With the knowledge that a prolific serial killer was operating in London nearly twenty years ago, Nikki and the team know this will be a case like no other.
Episode credits
Directed by Toby FrowGuest stars Hermione Norris, Neil Pearson, Monika Miles
Episode 10
King’s Cross (2)
9.3 / 10
Nikki continues to try and identify the last of the remaining bodies in an effort to uncover any connections and find motive, while Jack and the police begin to look into several two-decade old missing persons cases which might reveal the identity of the man dubbed “The King’s Cross Serial Killer”.
Episode credits
Directed by Toby FrowGuest stars Hermione Norris, Neil Pearson, Monika Miles
Episode information updated Jul 24, 2026
More about Silent Witness
Cast
William GaminaraLeo Dalton
Emilia FoxNikki Alexander
David CavesJack Hodgson
Tom WardHarry Cunningham
Richard LinternThomas Chamberlain
Liz CarrClarissa Mullery
Amanda BurtonSam Ryan
Genesis LyneaSimone TylerCredits
- Created by
- Nigel McCrery
Production details
- Status
- Returning Series
- Series type
- Scripted
- Episodes
- 268
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
BBC OneUnited Kingdom
BBCUnited Kingdom- Cipango Productions Audiovisuelles
BBC Studios Drama ProductionsUnited Kingdom
Themes
crime investigationenglandforensic sciencemorgue
