Silent Witness

2019-01-08

S22 E01 · 2019-01-08 · 60 min

Two Spirits (1)

Fresh from her trip to the States, Nikki and the Lyell unit are called in to investigate an attack against a trans man. When two further attacks are reported, one leaving a potential witness, it becomes clear that the team is facing an outbreak of violence against the trans community.

S22 E02 · 2019-01-09 · 60 min

Two Spirits (2)

A mistake has been made during the course of the investigation, and Thomas is targeted as a scapegoat. As frustration grows between the Lyell and the acting DCI, can Thomas rally the team to gather crucial evidence to find the killer before they strike again?

S22 E03 · 2019-01-14 · 60 min

Lift Up Your Hearts (1)

With new drugs hitting the streets, a head teacher confronts the dealers preying on his community, as the team deal with a surge in drug-related crime.

S22 E04 · 2019-01-15 · 60 min

Lift Up Your Hearts (2)

When tragedy strikes close to home, it puts head teacher Noah Taylor on a collision course with the criminals responsible. Can the Lyell team help him stop the cycle of violence?

S22 E05 · 2019-01-21 · 60 min

To Brighton, to Brighton (1)

A collection of dismembered body parts, covered in intricate Japanese tattoos, have been found in a Brighton waste dump. The team are called in to painstakingly piece them together and they search for clues to lead them to the killer. Outside of the lab, Nikki has some news she desperately wants to share with Matt.

S22 E06 · 2019-01-22 · 60 min

To Brighton, to Brighton (2)

The team struggle to find the final piece of the puzzle left behind by the murders in Brighton. At home, Nikki and Matt discuss their future together.

S22 E07 · 2019-01-28 · 60 min

Deathmaker (1)

A car-bomb attack in a quiet suburban street brings back unwelcome memories for Jack, when evidence points to the involvement of a Northern Irish terror group, long thought inactive. As the family of the victim seek their own form of justice, Jack calls an old friend to help them find those responsible and stop the act of revenge from escalating.

S22 E08 · 2019-01-29 · 60 min

Deathmaker (2)

During the team’s search for the killer, Jack works alongside an old friend from Northern Ireland, a fearless journalist who has dedicated her life to exposing the suspected organisation. As the team investigate further, they realise they have uncovered a complex conflict sustained by ties of loyalty, family and retribution.

S22 E09 · 2019-02-04 · 60 min

Betrayal (1)

Nikki is humiliated in court when a barrister accuses her of making a serious error in the case of a policeman who may or may not have been murdered. Meanwhile the team investigates the death of a medical researcher found in a canal with mysterious puncture marks on his body.

S22 E10 · 2019-02-05 · 60 min

Betrayal (2)

When Thomas sides against her findings on a controversial case, Nikki suspects foul play and takes steps to prove her theory. Jack and Clarissa follow a forensic trail connecting a dead researcher with a billionaire scientist and a secret testing programme.

2020-01-07

S23 E01 · 2020-01-07 · 60 min

Deadhead (1)

The team find unexpected connections between the death of a former US ambassador in a plane crash and the apparent suicide of a successful businessman.

S23 E02 · 2020-01-08 · 60 min

Deadhead (2)

The team discover a connection between the plane crash and a sinister online forum. Meanwhile, Matt is grieving for his friend, putting his relationship with Nikki under strain.

S23 E03 · 2020-01-14 · 60 min

Close to Home (1)

When the body of a missing teenager is found in a field near his village, Nikki and the Lyell team must determine whether the killer is a stranger or a local.

S23 E04 · 2020-01-15 · 60 min

Close to Home (2)

Investigating the murder of missing teenager Jason Forbes, Nikki and the Lyell team are pressured by police officers who are keen to secure a conviction.

S23 E05 · 2020-01-20 · 60 min

Seven Times (1)

A woman's body is found on railway tracks in London. When the post-mortem reveals signs of domestic violence, it brings back troubling memories for Nikki.

S23 E06 · 2020-01-21 · 60 min

Seven Times (2)

When the team's search for Jenny's killer hits a wall, her friends at the women's refuge seek answers. Meanwhile, Thomas makes some friends in high places.

S23 E07 · 2020-01-27 · 60 min

Hope (1)

When a skeleton is found in concrete, the Lyell team must investigate a suspicious death dating back 20 years.

S23 E08 · 2020-01-28 · 60 min

Hope (2)

The team's investigation leads them to a mysterious cryogenics facility and the discovery of another suspicious death.

S23 E09 · 2020-01-29 · 60 min

The Greater Good (1)

Thomas performs a post-mortem on a soldier who died in military training. His investigation takes a turn when he discovers traces of a possible nerve agent.

S23 E10 · 2020-02-03 · 60 min

The Greater Good (2)

Jack is rushed to hospital after collapsing at the scene of a car crash. As he fights for his life, the team must identify the poison to save their friend.

2021-09-06

S24 E01 · 2021-09-06 · 60 min

Redemption (1)

While investigating a suspicious death in a prison, Nikki focuses her attention on the victim’s cellmate, a dangerous criminal from her past.

S24 E02 · 2021-09-07 · 60 min

Redemption (2)

As the team investigate a second death, Nikki’s theory starts to fall apart. Can she put her fixation with Scott aside and find the killer?

S24 E03 · 2021-09-13 · 60 min

Bad Love (1)

In the first case for new recruit Adam, the murder of a swimming instructor leads the team to suspect her ex-boyfriend, a former cop. Meanwhile, Jack has an unexpected visitor.

S24 E04 · 2021-09-14 · 60 min

Bad Love (2)

Having traced Laura’s last movements to a suburban house, the team work to identify the bodies buried in the garden. Meanwhile, Jack must choose between his brother and the truth.

S24 E05 · 2021-09-20 · 60 min

Reputations (1)

Nikki, Jack and Adam investigate the murder of a surgeon in a hospital. DNA evidence appears to implicate a patient who was under anaesthetic at the time of the killing.

S24 E06 · 2021-09-21 · 60 min

Reputations (2)

With their suspect in a coma and an attacker seemingly at large in the hospital, Nikki calls on Adam’s expertise to help solve the case.

S24 E07 · 2021-09-27 · 60 min

Brother's Keeper (1)

The murder of a promising boxer draws Nikki and Jack into the world of underground boxing. Meanwhile, Jack's brother Ryan is released from prison.

S24 E08 · 2021-09-28 · 60 min

Brother's Keeper (2)

Jack, Nikki and Simone investigate another death connected to the underground boxing ring. Jack's loyalty is tested when he fears Ryan has put Cara in danger.

S24 E09 · 2021-10-04 · 60 min

Matters of Life and Death (1)

Nikki’s students make an alarming discovery while dissecting a body donated for their training. Jack and Simone try to save care home residents from a flood.

S24 E10 · 2021-10-05 · 60 min

Matters of Life and Death (2)

Stranded in the flooded care home, Jack and Simone fight to keep the residents alive - but Nikki discovers that they may be trapped inside with the killer.

2022-05-23

S25 E01 · 2022-05-23 · 57 min

History (1)

Sam Ryan recruits the Lyell team to investigate the assassination of the health secretary, but Nikki is unsure whether Sam knows more than she's letting on.

S25 E02 · 2022-05-24 · 57 min

History (2)

DNA evidence linked to the health secretary’s assassination forces Nikki to face her past in the present. As her investigation progresses, Nikki realises that its consequences will affect her, and her profession, forever.

S25 E03 · 2022-05-30 · 58 min

History (3)

When a woman confesses to murdering her husband, the Lyell team must determine if all is as it seems. Meanwhile, Simone is shocked to be reunited with a detective from her childhood and struggles to untangle her past.

S25 E04 · 2022-05-31 · 58 min

History (4)

A secret from his father propels Jack to Belfast. Meanwhile, Simone and Nikki investigate the mystery of a burned body. As familial secrets come to the surface, Jack faces tragedy head on.

S25 E05 · 2022-06-06 · 56 min

History (5)

The death of an investigative journalist throws the spotlight on to Sam Ryan. Nikki begins to realise that the implications of her discoveries will challenge the principles of forensic science.

S25 E06 · 2022-06-07 · 57 min

History (6)

Events lead Nikki to conclude that getting the truth will put the Lyell team and everything they love in danger.

2023-01-02

S26 E01 · 2023-01-02 · 58 min

The Penitent (1)

When a man plummets from a high-rise building, the Lyell team cross paths with the NCA and a notorious mafia group, pushing Nikki to make a tough decision.

S26 E02 · 2023-01-03 · 58 min

The Penitent (2)

Nikki becomes even more involved with the Ndrangheta mafia-group and Jack uncovers some disturbing leads. An unlikely alliance leads Nikki closer to the truth, but not without some collateral damage.

S26 E03 · 2023-01-09 · 57 min

Familiar Faces (1)

A lorry is found with people locked inside, some dead. With the survivors refusing to speak, Nikki and the team must use their pathological and forensic skills to identify them.

S26 E04 · 2023-01-10 · 59 min

Familiar Faces (2)

The Lyell team work together to find out why the lorry was found with bodies inside and a dead driver at the wheel, and are truly shocked to discover where it leads them. Gabriel becomes emotionally invested and is presented with an ethical dilemma, and Jack gets a surprise visit.

S26 E05 · 2023-01-16 · 59 min

Star (1)

The Lyell team are thrown into the dark side of social media, where nothing is as it seems, and the perfect profiles of the influencers they are investigating raise disturbing questions. As a heavily pregnant DI asks the team for their expertise, are they running out of time to solve this case?

S26 E06 · 2023-01-18 · 59 min

Star (2)

The investigation continues to take unexpected turns, with Nikki managing to get behind the mask of the lead suspect. Jack has a breakthrough at the festival site and Nikki takes a dangerous opportunity. A surprise event at the Lyell brings some hope.

S26 E07 · 2023-01-23 · 58 min

Hearts of Darkness (1)

Levelling-up leaders and environmental activists clash in a small town trying to look to the future. With a sabotaged train and a dead mayor, the activists become suspects.

S26 E08 · 2023-01-24 · 58 min

Hearts of Darkness (2)

The Lyell team return to the tunnel and uncover some difficult truths, while the police raid the protester camp, desperate for answers. Family ties are pushed to their limits.

S26 E09 · 2023-01-30 · 58 min

Southbay (1)

Jack comes to the aid of an old friend, and is sucked into a difficult case, where he is pitted against his former mentor. As Nikki and the team start to create a picture of what happened, they learn nothing is as it seems. Dealing with a family of serving police officers, they have to tread carefully, as their relationships prove to be another obstacle for the team to overcome.

S26 E10 · 2023-01-31 · 58 min

Southbay (2)

As they get to the heart of their investigation, the Lyell team navigate corruption, loss and deceit within the local police force, who have become a law unto themselves.

2024-01-08

S27 E01 · 2024-01-08 · 58 min

Effective Range (1)

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.

S27 E02 · 2024-01-09 · 58 min

Effective Range (2)

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.

S27 E03 · 2024-01-15 · 58 min

Grievance Culture (1)

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?

S27 E04 · 2024-01-22 · 58 min

Grievance Culture (2)

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?

S27 E05 · 2024-01-29

Invisible (1)

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.

S27 E06 · 2024-01-30

Invisible (2)

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.

S27 E07 · 2024-02-05

Death By A Thousand Hits (1)

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.

S27 E08 · 2024-02-07

Death By A Thousand Hits (2)

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.

S27 E09 · 2024-02-12

King’s Cross (1)

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.

S27 E10 · 2024-02-13

King’s Cross (2)

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”.

2025-01-06

S28 E01 · 2025-01-06 · 58 min

Exodus 20:17 (1)

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.

S28 E02 · 2025-01-07 · 58 min

Exodus 20:17 (2)

Benjamin continues his desperate search for Gloria. Nikki’s disturbing discovery joins the dots. A new team member joins the Lyell.

S28 E03 · 2025-01-13 · 58 min

Homecoming (1)

When a man is found bludgeoned by a hammer, the Lyell are drawn deep into a conspiracy involving local government.

S28 E04 · 2025-01-14 · 58 min

Homecoming (2)

After another hammer attack, the Lyell team start uncovering connections to a conspiracy involving local government.

S28 E05 · 2025-01-20 · 58 min

Broken (1)

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?

S28 E06 · 2025-01-21 · 58 min

Broken (2)

Nikki conducts an unusual post-mortem, and a terrifying discovery disturbs the team. DNA evidence forces the Lyall to seek advice from an unexpected quarter.

S28 E07 · 2025-01-27 · 58 min

Vanishing Point (1)

When a mysterious contagion starts to spread on a flight from Mumbai, Dr Nikki Alexander faces a race against time - at 30,000 feet - to contain a deadly illness.

S28 E08 · 2025-01-28 · 58 min

Vanishing Point (2)

When more passengers become infected on the plane, Nikki and the Lyell team must work to uncover the truth and find a cure before it’s too late.

S28 E09 · 2025-02-03 · 57 min

I Believe in Love... (1)

When six people are slaughtered by an unknown gunman, Nikki and Jack must work against the clock to find the shooter. Can they find him in time before he kills again?

S28 E10 · 2025-02-04 · 58 min

I Believe in Love... (2)

The Lyell team investigate another gruesome murder, and the identity of the shooter at the restaurant leads to an unsettling discovery.

2026-02-02 · Welcome Dr Nikki Alexander (Emilia Fox), Jack (David Caves) back onto our screens as they're tasked with a new batch of complex cases.

S29 E01 · 2026-02-02 · 58 min

The Disappearance of Alice Hill (1)

Nikki and Jack hunt a suspected hitman across Birmingham, who later claims responsibility for a murder that gripped the nation, for which someone else is serving jail time

S29 E02 · 2026-02-03 · 58 min

The Disappearance of Alice Hill (2)

Nikki, Jack and the Bowman team are suspicious of a hitman’s murder confession. They must navigate the twists and turns of a complex investigation to uncover the unsettling truth.

S29 E03 · 2026-02-09 · 59 min

Creekwood (1)

When an elderly man is found dead with a screwdriver impaled through his eye socket, the Bowman team find themselves navigating the mental health system of both the past and the present.

S29 E04 · 2026-02-10 · 58 min

Creekwood (2)

The Bowman’s investigation takes a surprising turn as they explore the trials of a homeless community and the mystery of a mental health hospital, both past and present.

S29 E05 · 2026-02-16 · 55 min

The Enemy Within (1)

Nikki, Jack and the team must navigate divisions in their new city in order to solve a racially motivated murder, but not everything is as it seems.

S29 E06 · 2026-02-17 · 57 min

The Enemy Within (2)

As social media inflames tensions in the community, finding out the truth of who killed Alex Nelson becomes even more vital.

S29 E07 · 2026-02-23 · 58 min

Grace of God (1)

As Jack feels the weight of local gun-related deaths on his shoulders, he takes it out on a punter in a bar fight and must decide whether to involve Nikki and the Bowman team.

S29 E08 · 2026-02-24 · 58 min

Grace of God (2)

Nikki and the rest of the Bowman team must race against the clock to prove Jack innocent before they are also found guilty of their own transgressions.

S29 E09 · 2026-03-02 · 58 min

Shame (1)

Nikki, Jack, Harriet and Kit investigate the apparent suicide of a British-Chinese activist and must navigate complex international tensions.

S29 E10 · 2026-03-03 · 59 min

Shame (2)

After the case takes an unexpected turn, the death of a second victim brings the team closer to uncovering the truth, and Nikki finds herself in danger.