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Silent Witness - Season 25

Series: Silent Witness

4.5

(44)

Episodes

Rating

TV14

Year

2022

Language

English

Publisher

BBC Studios

About

Seventeen years after leaving the Lyell, Sam Ryan returns asking for the team's help after a political assassination. The shooting of the Health Secretary pulls the Lyell into a world of duplicity, intrigue and betrayal. Soon Nikki starts to suspect that Sam knows more than she's letting on. When the credibility of DNA - the bedrock of forensic science - is challenged, everything the Lyell holds dear comes under threat. Uncertain of who to trust, the team's investigation draws them into perilous confrontations as they fight to uncover the truth and protect everything they love.

Related Subjects

Drama

Episodes

1. History, Part 1

50m

In Liverpool, following the launch of Sam Ryan's new company, the health secretary is assassinated. Sam summons the Lyell team with a plea to help investigate, but Nikki is unsure whether she can trust Sam, who seems to know more than she's revealing. Meanwhile, Jack and Nikki navigate their feelings for each other.

2. History, Part 2

50m

DNA evidence linked to the Health Secretary's assassination forces Nikki to face her past in the present. As her investigation progresses, Nikki realises that its consequences will affect her, and her profession, forever.

3. History, Part 3

50m

When a woman confesses to murdering her husband, the Lyell team must determine if all is as it seems. Meanwhile, Simone is shocked to be reunited with a detective from her childhood and struggles to untangle her past.