The BEST episodes of Silent Witness season 9

Every episode of Silent Witness season 9, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Silent Witness season 9!

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

Last Updated: 3/18/2025Network: BBC OneStatus: Continuing
Mind and Body (1)
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7.70
257 votes

#1 - Mind and Body (1)

Season 9 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/15/2005

A paranoid schizophrenic goes on a violent frenzy in a busy high street. When a young man from the same care home commits suicide, Nikki is convinced there is a connection.

Directors: Richard Signy
Writer: Jeff Povey
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The Meaning of Death (2)
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7.68
184 votes

#2 - The Meaning of Death (2)

Season 9 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/10/2005

Nikki's beliefs are put to the test as she realises they are facing murders that are committed for sheer pleasure.

Directors: Bryn Higgins
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The Meaning of Death (1)
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7.63
226 votes

#3 - The Meaning of Death (1)

Season 9 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/8/2005

The team is drawn into the investigation of a series of brutal, apparently motiveless murders in the academic world.

Directors: Bryn Higgins
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Choices (1)
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7.58
251 votes

#4 - Choices (1)

Season 9 - Episode 3 - Aired 8/1/2005

The team is called to a drive-by shooting outside a London nightclub. They arrive to a scene of carnage with several people dead, or dying.

Directors: Andy Hay
Writer: Doug Milburn
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Ghosts (2)
star
7.57
239 votes

#5 - Ghosts (2)

Season 9 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/26/2005

As the police infiltrate a gang of identity thieves, Leo faces a choice between justice and revenge.

Directors: Richard Signy
Writer: Tony McHale
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Ghosts (1)
star
7.53
281 votes

#6 - Ghosts (1)

Season 9 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/25/2005

When his wife and teenaged daughter are involved in a hit-and-run car crash, Leo begins a painful journey back to his native Sheffield.

Directors: Richard Signy
Writer: Tony McHale
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Choices (2)
star
7.47
223 votes

#7 - Choices (2)

Season 9 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/2/2005

The man behind the bloodshed pits both factions against one another and the team are in a race against time.

Directors: Andy Hay
Writer: Doug Milburn
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Mind and Body (2)
star
7.43
194 votes

#8 - Mind and Body (2)

Season 9 - Episode 8 - Aired 8/16/2005

Harry discovers Nazim's death may not have been suicide. Is Dr Sanders the culprit? Meanwhile Leo investigates the murder of a bank manager.

Directors: Richard Signy
Writer: Jeff Povey
Watch Now:Apple TV