The BEST episodes of Silent Witness season 20
Every episode of Silent Witness season 20, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Silent Witness season 20!
Forensic pathologists face personal and professional challenges in a moody, tense thriller that moves from the crime scene to the lab.
#1 - Awakening (2)
Season 20 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/31/2017
With Nikki locked in a struggle for survival, Jack must use all of his abilities to track her down. When a mysterious person calls to make demands in return for Nikki's release, Jack's moral principles are put to the test. And with life and death in the balance, every decision counts.
#2 - Covenant (2)
Season 20 - Episode 8 - Aired 1/24/2017
Nikki helps Becky come to terms with her trauma. Jack is paranoid that Clarissa will leave the Lyell Centre. Paul is in way over his head.
#3 - Identity (2)
Season 20 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/3/2017
When Nikki, Jack and Thomas make a horrific discovery in the van, they are confronted with the work of a killer who preys on illegal immigrants. With the help of Clarissa, they must work out where the killer will strike next before more vulnerable people meet the same fate.
#4 - Covenant (1)
Season 20 - Episode 7 - Aired 1/23/2017
When an East End father and son are killed in a shocking road accident, Nikki and Jack find themselves working alongside a police officer with a vendetta. Clarissa summons her husband Max, a digital forensics expert, to help crack the case - and uncovers disturbing video evidence.
#5 - Remembrance (2)
Season 20 - Episode 6 - Aired 1/18/2017
Nikki is under fire for leaking information on a suspect, and Thomas is called in to play peacemaker. Jack and DI Ashton track down the mystery witness. Before the killer strikes again, the team must uncover the true story of Ruth Tresize's disappearance three years earlier.
#6 - Identity (1)
Season 20 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/2/2017
When a people smuggler is found dead in the City, Nikki must delve into London's illegal immigrant community. She meets a vulnerable Syrian teen called Akka who is in need of help, putting Nikki in a moral dilemma - and the killer is still on the loose.
#7 - Discovery (2)
Season 20 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/10/2017
Having found a link between the two cases, the team struggles to make sense of it. Nikki visits a disgraced former colleague who may hold the key. Thomas uncovers the bizarre truth about how Tina died.
#8 - Awakening (1)
Season 20 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/30/2017
Nikki travels to Mexico when her friend is killed in a carjacking, but she soon makes a discovery that sets her on a collision course with some dangerous and unpredictable forces. Thomas sends Jack to bring Nikki back, but soon he is knee-deep in the unfolding situation.
#9 - Discovery (1)
Season 20 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/9/2017
When a photogenic young schoolteacher goes missing, Jack and Nikki are called to the scene and quickly find themselves at the centre of a media storm. Meanwhile, Thomas fights a lone crusade for justice for a troubled young woman who was killed in puzzling circumstances.
#10 - Remembrance (1)
Season 20 - Episode 5 - Aired 1/16/2017
A woman's body found floating in the Thames leads Nikki and Jack to a community on the banks of the River Lee. Three years ago a teenager called Ruth Tresize went missing from the area, leaving the locals haunted by suspicion and grief. A fresh spate of killings reopens these old wounds.