8.6/10293 votesLoading...#1 - Shadows (1)
Season 13 Episode 7 - Aired 1/28/2010
Nikki and Harry try to help wounded victims of a campus shooting while trapped in the building with the rampaging shooter.
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8.4/10277 votesLoading...#2 - The Greater Good (2)
Season 23 Episode 10 - Aired 2/3/2020
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.
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8.3/10243 votesLoading...#3 - Shadows (2)
Season 13 Episode 8 - Aired 1/29/2010
Leo's postmortem of the victims reveals there were two guns used, and possibly a second shooter.
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8.3/10215 votesLoading...#4 - River's Edge (1)
Season 19 Episode 9 - Aired 2/1/2016
A family murdered at a picnic leads the team to the female victim's estranged husband.
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8.2/10173 votesLoading...#5 - Lost (2)
Season 14 Episode 4 - Aired 1/11/2011
Leo investigates a potential copycat killing, but the team are starting to wonder if Karl Bentley was wrongly convicted, leaving the real murderer free to set out on a new killing spree.
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8.2/10318 votesLoading...#6 - Falling Angels (2)
Season 18 Episode 4 - Aired 1/13/2015
Nikki helps high-flying DI Luke Nelson unearth painful childhood memories.
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8.2/10205 votesLoading...#7 - River's Edge (2)
Season 19 Episode 10 - Aired 2/2/2016
As Nikki and Jack move closer to the truth, their lives are thrown into mortal danger.
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8.2/10149 votesLoading...#8 - King’s Cross (1)
Season 27 Episode 9 - Aired 2/12/2024
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.
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8.1/10161 votesLoading...#9 - The Lost Child (2)
Season 12 Episode 10 - Aired 10/30/2008
As the search for Liam continues, Nikki's loyalty towards her former mentor is tested.
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8.1/10213 votesLoading...#10 - True Love Waits (2)
Season 16 Episode 6 - Aired 1/25/2013
When arrested and interrogated by DI Kate Warren, Alan Lane vehemently protests his innocence and insists he didn't kill his wife.
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8.1/10184 votesLoading...#11 - Legacy (2)
Season 16 Episode 8 - Aired 2/1/2013
Conflict brews between Leo and Nikki when he suspects her new boyfriend is involved in a 50-year cover-up, leaving Leo battling alone to expose the truth.
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8.1/10263 votesLoading...#12 - Sniper's Nest (1)
Season 18 Episode 1 - Aired 1/6/2015
Nikki and Jack strive to track down a sniper at large in London and stem a public crisis.
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8.1/10264 votesLoading...#13 - Sniper's Nest (2)
Season 18 Episode 2 - Aired 1/7/2015
Nikki and Jack investigate links between the victims to close the net on the killer.
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8.1/10270 votesLoading...#14 - One Day (2)
Season 21 Episode 8 - Aired 1/30/2018
The team are determined to uncover the truth about unexplained deaths of patients at a care home. They are desperate to rescue Serena and return her to safety. Unbeknownst to her colleagues in the Lyell Centre, Clarissa allows herself to be admitted to the care home in order to investigate. Her determination to find out what happened at the care home leads her to uncover a shocking truth, but puts her life in danger.
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8.1/10208 votesLoading...#15 - Effective Range (2)
Season 27 Episode 2 - Aired 1/9/2024
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.
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#16 - King’s Cross (2)
Season 27 Episode 10 - Aired 2/13/2024
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”.
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8.0/10180 votesLoading...#17 - Lost (1)
Season 14 Episode 3 - Aired 1/10/2011
Leo finds himself haunted by past memories when he returns to Sheffield after an ancient body is unearthed on Bleaklow Moor.
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- 8.0/10238 votesLoading...
#18 - Bloodlines (1)
Season 14 Episode 7 - Aired 1/24/2011
When human rights lawyer Anna Sandor calls Harry to Budapest to investigate the death of a client, they start to uncover a sinister underworld conspiracy, putting both their lives in danger.
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8.0/10221 votesLoading...#19 - Bloodlines (2)
Season 14 Episode 8 - Aired 1/25/2011
With Harry dead and Leo and Nikki getting nowhere with the police, the pathologists struggle to clear Harry's name, while the police seem intent on covering up a wider conspiracy.
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8.0/10209 votesLoading...#20 - True Love Waits (1)
Season 16 Episode 5 - Aired 1/24/2013
When a pub landlady is stabbed to death and her little finger cut off, Nikki is isolated in her quest to prove the husband's innocence.
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8.0/10330 votesLoading...#21 - Falling Angels (1)
Season 18 Episode 3 - Aired 1/12/2015
Nikki and Jack investigate a man killed by a train on the London underground.
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8.0/10243 votesLoading...#22 - Close to Home (2)
Season 23 Episode 4 - Aired 1/15/2020
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.
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8.0/10246 votesLoading...#23 - Hope (2)
Season 23 Episode 8 - Aired 1/28/2020
The team's investigation leads them to a mysterious cryogenics facility and the discovery of another suspicious death.
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8.0/10217 votesLoading...#24 - The Greater Good (1)
Season 23 Episode 9 - Aired 1/29/2020
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.
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8.0/10242 votesLoading...#25 - Effective Range (1)
Season 27 Episode 1 - Aired 1/8/2024
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.
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The Best Episodes of Silent Witness
Every episode of Silent Witness ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Silent Witness!
Silent Witness is a British crime thriller series focusing on a team of forensic pathology experts and their investigations into various crimes.
Genres:CrimeDrama
Network:BBC One
Best Episodes Summary
"Shadows (1)" is the best rated episode of "Silent Witness". It scored 8.6/10 based on 293 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/28/2010. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Greater Good (2)".