The BEST episodes of Silent Witness
Every episode of Silent Witness ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Silent Witness!
Forensic pathologists face personal and professional challenges in a moody, tense thriller that moves from the crime scene to the lab.
#1 - Coup de Grace (2)
Season 17 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/10/2014
Thomas and Jack's worst fears are realised when Nikki and lawyer Greg Walker are held hostage by Bennetto in a dangerous armed siege.
#2 - In a Lonely Place (2)
Season 17 - Episode 6 - Aired 1/17/2014
Nikki, Jack and DS Ross find themselves under pressure to urgently close the net on a serial killer abducting young women.
#3 - 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.
#4 - 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.
#5 - Greater Love (2)
Season 16 - Episode 10 - Aired 2/8/2013
Leo develops a life-changing relationship with a charity worker as Nikki and Jack make a forensic breakthrough on their case in Afghanistan.
#6 - And Then I Fell in Love (2)
Season 15 - Episode 12 - Aired 8/20/2012
Harry and Nikki make a crucial connection between the dead girls and sex-grooming victim Shannon, but is it too late for Hannah and Lauren?
#8 - Fraternity (2)
Season 17 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/31/2014
Jack's loyalties to his brother and the team are torn when Hannah is found dead, forcing him into a dangerous solo quest for the truth.
#9 - 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.
#10 - King’s Cross (2)
Season 27 - Episode 10 - Aired 2/13/2024
There are further twists ahead for Nikki, Jack and the team as they work with the police to explore multiple avenues to solve a 20-year-old case.
#11 - Exodus 20:17 (2)
Season 28 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/7/2025
Benjamin continues his desperate search for Gloria. Nikki’s disturbing discovery joins the dots. A new team member joins the Lyell.
#12 - Two Below Zero (1)
Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/12/2001
Sam is called in to identify the naked body of a woman uncovered on a ski slope in Norway.
#13 - King’s Cross (1)
Season 27 - Episode 9 - Aired 2/12/2024
The Lyell are called to King's Cross Station Museum, where they discover the bodies of eight victims entombed below. With the knowledge that a prolific serial killer was operating in London nearly 20 years ago, Nikki and the team know this will be a case like no other.
#14 - 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.
#15 - 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.
#17 - Peripheral Vision (2)
Season 11 - Episode 10 - Aired 9/25/2007
Having fallen out with both the police and Clara's family, Nikki finds herself increasingly alone in her search for the killer.
#18 - Family (2)
Season 21 - Episode 10 - Aired 2/7/2018
With the conclusion of a challenging Christmas, the team are reunited with their families. Nikki learns that her colleagues have bought her a present.
#19 - Trust (2)
Season 16 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/18/2013
As the basement women case highlights two cooperating killers, Nikki, Jack and DI Reed realise one victim was killed by a controlled sedative.
#20 - Double Dare (2)
Season 11 - Episode 8 - Aired 9/18/2007
Nikki grows increasingly worried that a mistake she made on a case four years ago may have contributed to the murder of a young woman.
#21 - A Body of Work (2)
Season 10 - Episode 6 - Aired 7/31/2006
Leo is puzzled by the strange death of conceptual artist Jimmy Triangle.
#22 - History (5)
Season 25 - Episode 5 - Aired 6/6/2022
The death of an investigative journalist throws the spotlight on to Sam Ryan. Nikki begins to realise that the implications of her discoveries will challenge the principles of forensic science.
#24 - Homecoming (2)
Season 28 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/14/2025
After another hammer attack, the Lyell team start uncovering connections to a conspiracy involving local government.
#25 - Body 21 (2)
Season 8 - Episode 8 - Aired 9/27/2004
Leo, Harry and Nikki step up their efforts to discover the truth behind the train crash but there are still many unanswered questions.