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The Best Episodes of Silent Witness Season 27

Every episode of Silent Witness Season 27 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Silent Witness Season 27!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Silent Witness Season 27 Episode 1 - Effective Range (1)
    8.0/10(368 votes)

    #1 - 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.

    Director:Max Myers
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Silent Witness Season 27 Episode 2 - Effective Range (2)
    8.2/10(334 votes)

    #2 - 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.

    Director:Max Myers
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Silent Witness Season 27 Episode 3 - Grievance Culture (1)
    7.9/10(300 votes)

    #3 - 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?

    Director:Tracey Rooney
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Silent Witness Season 27 Episode 4 - Grievance Culture (2)
    7.9/10(286 votes)

    #4 - 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?

    Director:Tracey Rooney
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Silent Witness Season 27 Episode 5 - Invisible (1)
    7.5/10(254 votes)

    #5 - Invisible (1)

    S27:E5

    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.

    Director:Jennie Paddon
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Silent Witness Season 27 Episode 6 - Invisible (2)
    7.6/10(253 votes)

    #6 - Invisible (2)

    S27:E6

    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.

    Director:Jennie Paddon
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Silent Witness Season 27 Episode 7 - Death By A Thousand Hits (1)
    7.5/10(236 votes)

    #7 - 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.

    Director:Roberto Bangura
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Silent Witness Season 27 Episode 8 - Death By A Thousand Hits (2)
    7.7/10(230 votes)

    #8 - 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.

    Director:Roberto Bangura
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Silent Witness Season 27 Episode 9 - King’s Cross (1)
    8.3/10(255 votes)

    #9 - 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.

    Director:Toby Frow
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Silent Witness Season 27 Episode 10 - King’s Cross (2)
    8.2/10(260 votes)

    #10 - 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”.

    Director:Toby Frow
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 27 Ratings Summary

"Effective Range (1)" is the best rated episode of "Silent Witness" season 27. It scored 8/10 based on 368 votes. Directed by Max Myers and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/8/2024. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Effective Range (2)".