The BEST episodes of Silent Witness season 27

Every episode of Silent Witness season 27, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Silent Witness season 27!

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

Last Updated: 4/22/2024Network: BBC OneStatus: Continuing
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King’s Cross (2)
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7.97
66 votes

#1 - 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.

Directors: Toby Frow
Writer: Ed Whitmore
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King’s Cross (1)
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7.85
71 votes

#2 - 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.

Directors: Toby Frow
Writer: Ed Whitmore
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Invisible (2)
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7.73
75 votes

#3 - Invisible (2)

Season 27 - Episode 6 - Aired 1/30/2024

Nikki and Jack work to uncover the truth surrounding a death and consider if it’s linked to their original body. Meanwhile, DI Torres searches for a stalker, and Cara is shocked at Velvy’s living conditions. As the case comes to a head, there are surprises afoot for the team.

Directors: Jennie Paddon
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Grievance Culture (1)
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7.68
84 votes

#4 - Grievance Culture (1)

Season 27 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/15/2024

The team pieces together the mystery of a man found dead on the shore of the Thames, while the life of a disgruntled criminology professor begins to unravel.

Directors: Tracey Rooney
Effective Range (1)
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7.66
92 votes

#5 - Effective Range (1)

Season 27 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/8/2024

A new murder victim forces the team to consider whether a notorious serial killer has resurfaced after 20 years, or if they are dealing with a copycat.

Directors: Max Myers
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Death by a Thousand Hits (2)
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7.62
63 votes

#6 - Death by a Thousand Hits (2)

Season 27 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/7/2024

Nikki has a breakthrough and edges ever closer to the truth as they confront a key witness. Who can the team believe and, more importantly, who can they trust?

Directors: Roberto Bangura
Effective Range (2)
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7.61
84 votes

#7 - Effective Range (2)

Season 27 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/9/2024

When a woman’s body is removed from a reservoir, Nikki performs the post-mortem and confirms she is the deceased wife of pathologist Charles Beck. Jack and Velvy discover new evidence that leads to a surprising arrest as Nikki continues to seek the truth about notorious serial killer Calvin Dunn.

Directors: Max Myers
Grievance Culture (2)
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7.58
77 votes

#8 - Grievance Culture (2)

Season 27 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/22/2024

Events continue to spiral at the university, and Cara becomes collateral damage. The riddle of the body in the Thames is solved. A breakthrough in the Cherry case is received from an unlikely source, but will the team get there before it is too late?

Directors: Tracey Rooney
Invisible (1)
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7.55
80 votes

#9 - Invisible (1)

Season 27 - Episode 5 - Aired 1/29/2024

A mummified corpse, undiscovered for a year, is found in a flat. The team strive to uncover its identity and are drawn into a murky world of drugs and botched plastic surgery.

Directors: Jennie Paddon
Death by a Thousand Hits (1)
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7.48
73 votes

#10 - Death by a Thousand Hits (1)

Season 27 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/5/2024

The team investigate the death of a Burmese man on a deserted beach, whose young pregnant wife desperately hopes is still alive. Nikki and Jack piece together the perplexing crime scene and find it poses more questions than it answers.

Directors: Roberto Bangura