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The Best Episodes of Silent Witness

A team of exceptional forensic pathologists and scientists investigate heinous crimes and use their skills to catch the people responsible.
  1. Background image for Effective Range (2)
    9.3/10(3 votes)

    #1 - Effective Range (2)

    S27:E2

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for King’s Cross (2)
    9.3/10(3 votes)

    #2 - King’s Cross (2)

    S27:E10

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  3. Background image for Effective Range (1)
    9.0/10(3 votes)

    #3 - Effective Range (1)

    S27:E1

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  4. Background image for King’s Cross (1)
    9.0/10(3 votes)

    #4 - King’s Cross (1)

    S27:E9

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  5. Background image for Exodus 20:17 (1)
    9.0/10(3 votes)

    #5 - Exodus 20:17 (1)

    S28:E1

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  6. Background image for Exodus 20:17 (2)
    9.0/10(3 votes)

    #6 - Exodus 20:17 (2)

    S28:E2

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

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Homecoming (2)
    9.0/10(3 votes)

    #7 - Homecoming (2)

    S28:E4

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

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  9. Background image for Vanishing Point (1)
    9.0/10(3 votes)

    #8 - Vanishing Point (1)

    S28:E7

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  10. Background image for Vanishing Point (2)
    9.0/10(3 votes)

    #9 - Vanishing Point (2)

    S28:E8

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  11. Background image for I Believe in Love... (2)
    9.0/10(3 votes)

    #10 - I Believe in Love... (2)

    S28:E10

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

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  12. Background image for One Day (2)
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    #11 - One Day (2)

    S21:E8

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  13. Background image for Lift Up Your Hearts (2)
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    #12 - Lift Up Your Hearts (2)

    S22:E4

    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?

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  14. Background image for Grievance Culture (1)
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    #13 - Grievance Culture (1)

    S27:E3

    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?

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    Director:Unknown
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    8.7/10(3 votes)

    #14 - Grievance Culture (2)

    S27:E4

    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?

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  16. Background image for Death By A Thousand Hits (1)
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    #15 - Death By A Thousand Hits (1)

    S27:E7

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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  17. Background image for Death By A Thousand Hits (2)
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    #16 - Death By A Thousand Hits (2)

    S27:E8

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  18. Background image for Broken (1)
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    #17 - Broken (1)

    S28:E5

    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?

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  19. Background image for I Believe in Love... (1)
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    #18 - I Believe in Love... (1)

    S28:E9

    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?

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    Director:Unknown
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  20. Background image for Death's Door (2)
    8.3/10(3 votes)

    #19 - Death's Door (2)

    S12:E4

    Harry tangles with a Russian oligarch over the murder of a journalist.

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    8.3/10(3 votes)

    #20 - Terror (2)

    S12:E6

    Nikki faces mounting police hostility to her investigation of the armed raid.

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    Director:Unknown
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  22. Background image for Death Has No Dominion (2)
    8.3/10(3 votes)

    #21 - Death Has No Dominion (2)

    S15:E2

    Harry and DI James deviate from the original investigation to secretly test DNA evidence from the rival Chesham laboratory to try to solve this stalled case.

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    Director:Unknown
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  23. Background image for Discovery (2)
    8.3/10(3 votes)

    #22 - Discovery (2)

    S20:E4

    Having found a link between the two cases, the team struggles to make sense of it. Nikki visits a disgraced former colleague who may hold the key. Thomas uncovers the bizarre truth about how Tina died.

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    Director:Unknown
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  24. Background image for One Day (1)
    8.3/10(3 votes)

    #23 - One Day (1)

    S21:E7

    While two care home staff are chasing Kevin McDowd, a young man with learning disabilities and sociopathic tendencies, Nikki and Jack examine a fatal road accident where the deceased is Kevin McDowd's mother. The investigation led by police sergeant Button should be straightforward, but the forensic evidence suggests foul play.

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    Director:Unknown
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  25. Background image for Bad Love (2)
    8.3/10(3 votes)

    #24 - Bad Love (2)

    S24:E4

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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  26. Background image for Reputations (2)
    8.3/10(3 votes)

    #25 - Reputations (2)

    S24:E6

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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Best Episodes Summary

"Effective Range (2)" is the best rated episode of "Silent Witness". It scored 9.3/10 based on 3 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/9/2024. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "King’s Cross (2)".