The BEST episodes of Silent Witness season 13

Every episode of Silent Witness season 13, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Silent Witness season 13!

Forensic pathologists face personal and professional challenges in a moody, tense thriller that moves from the crime scene to the lab.

Last Updated: 5/14/2025Network: BBC OneStatus: Continuing
Shadows (2)
star
8.00
161 votes

#1 - 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.

Directors: Farren Blackburn
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Shadows (1)
star
7.86
170 votes

#2 - 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.

Directors: Farren Blackburn
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Intent (2)
star
7.77
171 votes

#3 - Intent (2)

Season 13 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/8/2010

Harry puts his career on the line to prove his lover's innocence after Leo is attacked and Levin turns up dead.

Directors: Udayan Prasad
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Run (2)
star
7.75
145 votes

#4 - Run (2)

Season 13 - Episode 6 - Aired 1/22/2010

With Danielle missing and her lover on the run, Leo and the police struggle to unravel a complex web of deceit.

Directors: Susan Tully
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Home (2)
star
7.72
112 votes

#5 - Home (2)

Season 13 - Episode 10 - Aired 2/5/2010

Nikki is forced to make some hard choices when she discovers that Anton has been less than honest with her.

Directors: Paul Wilmshurst
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Home (1)
star
7.71
153 votes

#6 - Home (1)

Season 13 - Episode 9 - Aired 2/4/2010

When a Zimbabwean asylum seeker is unfairly deported to South Africa, Leo needs to find a way to help her return to the UK.

Directors: Paul Wilmshurst
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Intent (1)
star
7.66
188 votes

#7 - Intent (1)

Season 13 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/7/2010

Leo comes under suspicion for fraud when an insurance investigator accuses him of falsifying a post-mortem report, and Harry falls for the charms of an attractive former colleague.

Directors: Udayan Prasad
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Voids (1)
star
7.55
177 votes

#8 - Voids (1)

Season 13 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/14/2010

Harry and Nikki try to remain professional when they find themselves on opposite sides of a high-profile case, but it's not easy as they're both brilliant at what they do, and they soon show that every piece of evidence can be interpreted at least two ways.

Writer: Ed Whitmore
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Run (1)
star
7.54
145 votes

#9 - Run (1)

Season 13 - Episode 5 - Aired 1/21/2010

Leo is concerned that the police are involved with a cover-up to protect a rogue undercover cop linked to the death of a young woman.

Directors: Susan Tully
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Voids (2)
star
7.35
112 votes

#10 - Voids (2)

Season 13 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/15/2010

The revelation that Flannery's first wife also died of a stair fall sends Harry to Prague to seek evidence to prove the man's guilt. However, Nikki's determination to look beyond the police's blinkered investigation leads to further tragedy.

Writer: Ed Whitmore
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