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Is Silent Witness coming back?

Silent Witness (1996–present) — drama · crime on BBC iPlayer

The answer: Between seasons — last episode March 2, 2026, no return date announced yet.
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Genre
Drama · Crime
Network / streamer
BBC iPlayer
Premiered
February 21, 1996
Runtime
~60 min per episode
TVMaze rating
7.6 / 10
29seasons
268episodes
7.6/ 10

About Silent Witness

Silent Witness is currently on a break; the most recent episode aired on March 2, 2026. No new episodes are scheduled at this time, and there has been no official announcement about the show's return.

The series is a crime drama that first premiered in 1996. It follows expert forensic pathologists as they investigate crimes and speak on behalf of victims who cannot speak for themselves. Over the years, it has built a reputation for its detailed procedural storytelling and focus on forensic science.

The show features a cast led by Emilia Fox as Dr. Nikki Alexander, with David Caves as Jack Hodgson, William Gaminara as Prof. Leo Dalton, and Tom Ward as Dr. Harry Cunningham. It holds a rating of 7.6 on TVMaze and has a runtime of 60 minutes per episode.

Silent Witness episode schedule

268 aired

Aired · 268

DateEp.Title
March 2, 2026 S29·E10 Shame - Part Two
March 2, 2026 S29·E9 Shame - Part One
February 23, 2026 S29·E8 Grace of God - Part Two
February 23, 2026 S29·E7 Grace of God - Part One
February 16, 2026 S29·E6 The Enemy Within - Part Two
February 16, 2026 S29·E5 The Enemy Within - Part One
February 9, 2026 S29·E4 Creekwood - Part Two
February 9, 2026 S29·E3 Creekwood - Part One
February 2, 2026 S29·E2 The Disappearance of Alice Hill - Part Two
February 2, 2026 S29·E1 The Disappearance of Alice Hill - Part One
February 3, 2025 S28·E10 I Believe in Love... - Part Two
February 3, 2025 S28·E9 I Believe in Love... - Part One
January 27, 2025 S28·E8 Vanishing Point - Part Two
January 27, 2025 S28·E7 Vanishing Point - Part One
January 20, 2025 S28·E6 Broken - Part Two
January 20, 2025 S28·E5 Broken - Part One
January 13, 2025 S28·E4 Homecoming - Part Two
January 13, 2025 S28·E3 Homecoming - Part One
January 6, 2025 S28·E2 Exodus 20:17 - Part Two
January 6, 2025 S28·E1 Exodus 20:17 - Part One
February 12, 2024 S27·E10 Kings Cross, Part Two
February 12, 2024 S27·E9 Kings Cross, Part One
February 5, 2024 S27·E8 Death by a Thousand Hits, Part Two
February 5, 2024 S27·E7 Death by a Thousand Hits, Part One
January 29, 2024 S27·E6 Invisible, Part Two
January 29, 2024 S27·E5 Invisible, Part One
January 15, 2024 S27·E4 Grievance Culture, Part Two
January 15, 2024 S27·E3 Grievance Culture, Part One
January 8, 2024 S27·E2 Effective Range, Part Two
January 8, 2024 S27·E1 Effective Range, Part One
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January 31, 2023 S26·E10 Southbay, Part Two
January 30, 2023 S26·E9 Southbay, Part One
January 24, 2023 S26·E8 Hearts of Darkness, Part Two
January 23, 2023 S26·E7 Hearts of Darkness, Part One
January 16, 2023 S26·E6 Star, Part Two
January 16, 2023 S26·E5 Star, Part One
January 9, 2023 S26·E4 Familiar Faces, Part Two
January 9, 2023 S26·E3 Familiar Faces, Part One
January 2, 2023 S26·E2 The Penitent, Part Two
January 2, 2023 S26·E1 The Penitent, Part One
June 7, 2022 S25·E6 History, Part Six
June 6, 2022 S25·E5 History, Part Five
May 31, 2022 S25·E4 History, Part Four
May 30, 2022 S25·E3 History, Part Three
May 24, 2022 S25·E2 History, Part Two
May 23, 2022 S25·E1 History, Part One
October 5, 2021 S24·E10 Matters of Life and Death, Part Two
October 4, 2021 S24·E9 Matters of Life and Death, Part One
September 28, 2021 S24·E8 Brother's Keeper, Part Two
September 27, 2021 S24·E7 Brother's Keeper, Part One
September 21, 2021 S24·E6 Reputations, Part Two
September 20, 2021 S24·E5 Reputations, Part One
September 14, 2021 S24·E4 Bad Love, Part Two
September 13, 2021 S24·E3 Bad Love, Part One
September 7, 2021 S24·E2 Redemption, Part Two
September 6, 2021 S24·E1 Redemption, Part One
February 5, 2020 S23·E10 The Greater Good, Part Two
February 3, 2020 S23·E9 The Greater Good, Part One
January 28, 2020 S23·E8 Hope, Part Two
January 27, 2020 S23·E7 Hope, Part One
January 21, 2020 S23·E6 Seven Times, Part Two
January 20, 2020 S23·E5 Seven Times, Part One
January 15, 2020 S23·E4 Close to Home, Part Two
January 13, 2020 S23·E3 Close to Home, Part One
January 8, 2020 S23·E2 Deadhead, Part Two
January 7, 2020 S23·E1 Deadhead, Part One
February 5, 2019 S22·E10 Betrayal, Part Two
February 4, 2019 S22·E9 Betrayal, Part One
January 29, 2019 S22·E8 Deathmaker, Part Two
January 28, 2019 S22·E7 Deathmaker, Part One
January 22, 2019 S22·E6 To Brighton, To Brighton, Part Two
January 21, 2019 S22·E5 To Brighton, To Brighton, Part One
January 15, 2019 S22·E4 Lift Up Your Hearts, Part Two
January 14, 2019 S22·E3 Lift Up Your Hearts, Part One
January 9, 2019 S22·E2 Two Spirits, Part Two
January 8, 2019 S22·E1 Two Spirits, Part One
February 7, 2018 S21·E10 Family, Part Two
February 5, 2018 S21·E9 Family, Part One
January 30, 2018 S21·E8 One Day, Part Two
January 29, 2018 S21·E7 One Day, Part One
January 23, 2018 S21·E6 A Special Relationship, Part Two
January 22, 2018 S21·E5 A Special Relationship, Part One
January 16, 2018 S21·E4 Duty of Candour, Part Two
January 15, 2018 S21·E3 Duty of Candour, Part One
January 9, 2018 S21·E2 Moment of Surrender, Part Two
January 8, 2018 S21·E1 Moment of Surrender, Part One
January 31, 2017 S20·E10 Awakenings, Part Two
January 30, 2017 S20·E9 Awakenings, Part One
January 24, 2017 S20·E8 Covenant, Part Two
January 23, 2017 S20·E7 Covenant, Part One
January 18, 2017 S20·E6 Remembrance, Part Two
January 16, 2017 S20·E5 Remembrance, Part One
January 10, 2017 S20·E4 Discovery, Part Two
January 9, 2017 S20·E3 Discovery, Part One
January 3, 2017 S20·E2 Identity, Part Two
January 2, 2017 S20·E1 Identity, Part One
February 2, 2016 S19·E10 River's Edge, Part Two
February 1, 2016 S19·E9 River's Edge, Part One
January 26, 2016 S19·E8 In Plain Sight, Part Two
January 25, 2016 S19·E7 In Plain Sight, Part One
January 19, 2016 S19·E6 Life Licence, Part Two
January 18, 2016 S19·E5 Life Licence, Part One
January 12, 2016 S19·E4 Flight, Part Two
January 11, 2016 S19·E3 Flight, Part One
January 5, 2016 S19·E2 After the Fall, Part Two
January 4, 2016 S19·E1 After the Fall, Part One
February 3, 2015 S18·E10 One of Our Own, Part Two
February 2, 2015 S18·E9 One of Our Own, Part One
January 27, 2015 S18·E8 Squaring the Circle, Part Two
January 26, 2015 S18·E7 Squaring the Circle, Part One
January 20, 2015 S18·E6 Protection, Part Two
January 19, 2015 S18·E5 Protection, Part One
January 13, 2015 S18·E4 Falling Angels, Part Two
January 12, 2015 S18·E3 Falling Angels, Part One
January 7, 2015 S18·E2 Sniper's Nest, Part Two
January 6, 2015 S18·E1 Sniper's Nest, Part One
January 31, 2014 S17·E10 Fraternity, Part Two
January 30, 2014 S17·E9 Fraternity, Part One
January 24, 2014 S17·E8 Undertone, Part Two
January 23, 2014 S17·E7 Undertone, Part One
January 17, 2014 S17·E6 In a Lonely Place, Part Two
January 16, 2014 S17·E5 In a Lonely Place, Part One
January 10, 2014 S17·E4 Coup de Grace, Part Two
January 9, 2014 S17·E3 Coup de Grace, Part One
January 3, 2014 S17·E2 Commodity, Part Two
January 2, 2014 S17·E1 Commodity, Part One
February 8, 2013 S16·E10 Greater Love, Part Two
February 7, 2013 S16·E9 Greater Love, Part One
February 1, 2013 S16·E8 Legacy, Part Two
January 31, 2013 S16·E7 Legacy, Part One
January 25, 2013 S16·E6 True Love Waits, Part Two
January 24, 2013 S16·E5 True Love Waits, Part One
January 18, 2013 S16·E4 Trust, Part Two
January 17, 2013 S16·E3 Trust, Part One
January 11, 2013 S16·E2 Change, Part Two
January 10, 2013 S16·E1 Change, Part One
August 20, 2012 S15·E12 And Then I Fell in Love, Part Two
August 19, 2012 S15·E11 And Then I Fell in Love, Part One
April 30, 2012 S15·E10 Fear, Part Two
April 29, 2012 S15·E9 Fear, Part One
April 23, 2012 S15·E8 Redhill, Part Two
April 22, 2012 S15·E7 Redhill, Part One
April 16, 2012 S15·E6 Paradise Lost, Part Two
April 15, 2012 S15·E5 Paradise Lost, Part One
April 9, 2012 S15·E4 Domestic, Part Two
April 8, 2012 S15·E3 Domestic, Part One
April 2, 2012 S15·E2 Death Has No Dominion, Part Two
April 1, 2012 S15·E1 Death Has No Dominion, Part One
February 1, 2011 S14·E10 The Prodigal, Part Two
January 31, 2011 S14·E9 The Prodigal, Part One
January 25, 2011 S14·E8 Bloodlines, Part Two
January 24, 2011 S14·E7 Bloodlines, Part One
January 18, 2011 S14·E6 First Casualty, Part Two
January 17, 2011 S14·E5 First Casualty, Part One
January 11, 2011 S14·E4 Lost, Part Two
January 10, 2011 S14·E3 Lost, Part One
January 4, 2011 S14·E2 A Guilty Mind, Part Two
January 3, 2011 S14·E1 A Guilty Mind, Part One
February 5, 2010 S13·E10 Home, Part Two
February 4, 2010 S13·E9 Home, Part One
January 29, 2010 S13·E8 Shadows, Part Two
January 28, 2010 S13·E7 Shadows, Part One
January 22, 2010 S13·E6 Run, Part Two
January 21, 2010 S13·E5 Run, Part One
January 15, 2010 S13·E4 Voids, Part Two
January 14, 2010 S13·E3 Voids, Part One
January 8, 2010 S13·E2 Intent, Part Two
January 7, 2010 S13·E1 Intent, Part One
November 6, 2008 S12·E12 Finding Rachel, Part Two
November 5, 2008 S12·E11 Finding Rachel, Part One
October 30, 2008 S12·E10 The Lost Child, Part Two
October 29, 2008 S12·E9 The Lost Child, Part One
October 23, 2008 S12·E8 Judgement, Part Two
October 22, 2008 S12·E7 Judgement, Part One
October 16, 2008 S12·E6 Terror, Part Two
October 15, 2008 S12·E5 Terror, Part One
October 9, 2008 S12·E4 Death's Door, Part Two
October 8, 2008 S12·E3 Death's Door, Part One
October 2, 2008 S12·E2 Safe, Part Two
October 1, 2008 S12·E1 Safe, Part One
September 25, 2007 S11·E10 Peripheral Vision, Part Two
September 24, 2007 S11·E9 Peripheral Vision, Part One
September 18, 2007 S11·E8 Double Dare, Part Two
September 17, 2007 S11·E7 Double Dare, Part One
September 11, 2007 S11·E6 Hippocratic Oath, Part Two
September 10, 2007 S11·E5 Hippocratic Oath, Part One
September 4, 2007 S11·E4 Suffer the Children, Part Two
September 3, 2007 S11·E3 Suffer the Children, Part One
August 29, 2007 S11·E2 Apocalypse, Part Two
August 28, 2007 S11·E1 Apocalypse, Part One
August 14, 2006 S10·E10 Schism, Part Two
August 13, 2006 S10·E9 Schism, Part One
August 7, 2006 S10·E8 Supernova, Part Two
August 6, 2006 S10·E7 Supernova, Part One
July 31, 2006 S10·E6 Body of Work, Part Two
July 30, 2006 S10·E5 Body of Work, Part One
July 24, 2006 S10·E4 Terminus, Part Two
July 23, 2006 S10·E3 Terminus, Part One
July 17, 2006 S10·E2 Cargo, Part Two
July 16, 2006 S10·E1 Cargo, Part One
August 16, 2005 S9·E8 Mind and Body, Part Two
August 15, 2005 S9·E7 Mind and Body, Part One
August 10, 2005 S9·E6 The Meaning of Death, Part Two
August 8, 2005 S9·E5 The Meaning of Death, Part One
August 2, 2005 S9·E4 Choices, Part Two
August 1, 2005 S9·E3 Choices, Part One
July 26, 2005 S9·E2 Ghosts, Part Two
July 25, 2005 S9·E1 Ghosts, Part One
September 27, 2004 S8·E8 Body 21, Part Two
September 25, 2004 S8·E7 Body 21, Part One
September 20, 2004 S8·E6 Nowhere Fast, Part Two
September 19, 2004 S8·E5 Nowhere Fast, Part One
September 13, 2004 S8·E4 Death by Water, Part Two
September 12, 2004 S8·E3 Death by Water, Part One
September 6, 2004 S8·E2 A Time to Heal, Part Two
September 5, 2004 S8·E1 A Time to Heal, Part One
November 2, 2003 S7·E8 Beyond Guilt, Part Two
November 1, 2003 S7·E7 Beyond Guilt, Part One
October 26, 2003 S7·E6 Running on Empty, Part Two
October 25, 2003 S7·E5 Running on Empty, Part One
October 19, 2003 S7·E4 Fatal Error, Part Two
October 18, 2003 S7·E3 Fatal Error, Part One
October 12, 2003 S7·E2 Answering Fire, Part Two
October 11, 2003 S7·E1 Answering Fire, Part One
November 27, 2002 S6·E8 Closed Ranks, Part Two
November 26, 2002 S6·E7 Closed Ranks, Part One
November 20, 2002 S6·E6 Tell No Tales, Part Two
November 19, 2002 S6·E5 Tell No Tales, Part One
November 6, 2002 S6·E4 Kith and Kill, Part Two
November 5, 2002 S6·E3 Kith and Kill, Part One

…and 38 earlier episodes not shown. Long-running show.

Silent Witness cast