The WORST episodes of Forensics: The Real CSI

Every episode of Forensics: The Real CSI ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Forensics: The Real CSI!

The devil's in the detail - and every crime leaves a trace. When every minute counts, cutting-edge forensic science exposes the truth and brings dangerous criminals to justice.

Last Updated: 4/4/2026Network: BBC TwoStatus: Continuing

7.00

9 votes

#1 - A Deadly Friendship

Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/9/2025

After paramedics discover a man’s brutal murder, West Midlands Police turn to forensics to establish whether a friend who phoned for help is a witness or a suspect.

7.09

11 votes

#2 - Standard of Evidence

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 7/20/2021

When the victim of a knife attack is unable to tell the police what happened because he is in a medically induced coma, they attempt to use forensic evidence to identify his attacker.

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7.29

7 votes

#3 - Killer in the Car Park

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/6/2021

West Midlands Police need forensics to identify the killer of two men found dead in a car.

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7.33

9 votes

#4 - Frightened to Death

Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/16/2025

An elderly man is found dead in his home amid signs of forced entry and a brutal attack. West Midlands Police must identify when and how he died in a bid to track down his killer.

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7.33

9 votes

#5 - Fatal Weapon Unknown

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/6/2021

Forensic Investigators from West Midlands Police piece together the evidence in a complex murder inquiry after they find two dead men with unusual wounds.

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7.38

8 votes

#6 - Murder in a Brothel

Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/2/2025

West Midlands Police and forensic teams attending the scene of a brutal stabbing in a brothel turn to a trail left in blood in a bid to track the killer.

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7.42

12 votes

#7 - Indecent Exposure

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 7/13/2021

Forensic scene investigator Drew Birtles leads the search for evidence after a woman in her 50s alleges a man installing a smart meter at her home has indecently exposed himself.

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7.45

11 votes

#8 - Murdered after School

Season 6 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/1/2026

When a 12-year-old boy is fatally stabbed in a park on his way home from school, police suspect a 14-year-old but need forensics to prove he is the killer.

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7.45

11 votes

#9 - Untraceable Guns

Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/24/2024

West Midlands Police work with ballistics experts to find out whether a man with a haul of rifles in his bedroom has used a 3D printer to make potentially deadly weapons.

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7.45

11 votes

#10 - Murder at the Party

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/23/2021

When a man is murdered for no apparent reason by a guest at a party, it’s down to traditional and digital forensics to identify a suspect and bring them to justice.

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7.46

13 votes

#11 - Body in the Freezer

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/10/2024

After a decomposed body is found in a freezer at a waste disposal site, West Midlands Police must identify who it is and track down the person who concealed it.

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7.50

10 votes

#12 - Time of Death

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/17/2024

When 32-year-old Marlene Doyle, reported missing by her mother, is found murdered in a Coventry flat, police turn to forensic evidence to identify her killer.

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7.50

10 votes

#13 - Confession of a Killer

Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/31/2024

When a man confesses to killing his flatmate in self-defence, the police and forensic officers must investigate whether the victim was actually killed in cold blood.

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7.58

12 votes

#14 - Playing with Fire

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/30/2023

West Midlands Police work with fire investigators to identify who is responsible for a major fire at a factory in Birmingham.

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7.67

12 votes

#15 - An Admission of Murder

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/9/2021

Forensic co-ordinator Jo Ward leads the search for evidence and motive after a knife attack in which a husband is believed to have killed his wife and a next-door neighbour.

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7.70

10 votes

#16 - Tracking a Paedophile

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 6/6/2023

After a 12-year-old girl comes forward to report that she has been groomed and raped, West Midlands Police hunt for forensic evidence to bring the offender to justice.

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7.72

18 votes

#17 - Mixed Profiles

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 5/8/2019

A rookie CSI is tasked with finding evidence from a violent stabbing and forensic scientists work together to identify two rape suspects and DNA-link them to the crime.

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7.73

22 votes

#18 - Stabbed in the Park

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/16/2021

When a 15-year-old teenager is fatally stabbed in a park in Coventry, the forensic team must identify the murderers through evidence left behind at the crime scene.

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7.77

22 votes

#19 - The Harvest

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 5/1/2019

The forensics team must identify a gunman from evidence left at a shooting scene and determine the cause of death of a body found under suspicious circumstances.

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7.79

14 votes

#20 - To Catch a Rapist

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 5/16/2023

The forensics team must identify and arrest a rapist through information provided by the victim and digital evidence recovered from the crime scene.

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7.86

14 votes

#21 - Gold Heist

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 5/23/2023

When five jewellery thieves rob £300,000 worth of gold from a Birmingham jewellery store, escaping in less than 60 seconds, police need to use forensic evidence to track down the gold.

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7.91

23 votes

#22 - Every Contact Leaves a Trace

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/15/2019

A teenage girl is raped in a park by a total stranger - can digital and traditional forensics work together to bring the prime suspect to justice?

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8.00

6 votes

#23 - Intruder in the Bedroom

Season 6 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/29/2026

Police and forensic teams urgently need to track down a stranger who has broken into a house in the middle of the night and sexually assaulted an 11-year-old child.

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8.00

7 votes

#24 - Ambush in the Car Park

Season 6 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/15/2026

When a teenager is left fighting for his life after a stabbing in a car park, forensics must prove whether two brothers arrested nearby are the attackers or victims.

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8.14

7 votes

#25 - Hunting a Rapist

Season 6 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/8/2026

When CCTV captures the violent sexual attack of a woman in a public phone box in Birmingham, police and forensic teams race to identify the attacker before he can strike again.

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