Nikki and co return for another compelling season of sleuthing.
Long-running BBC crime drama Silent Witness returns for its 27th season, with five brand new cases across 10 shiny new episodes.
In the opening two episodes, a body is found in a church, “sparking fears that a serial killer has resurfaced after 20 years”. But that’s just the beginning.
During the season, “death terrorises a university campus and no one is safe, a mummified corpse is uncovered – seemingly forgotten by everyone, multiple bodies are found entombed beneath a train station in a makeshift mass grave, and the Lyell is infiltrated by a malevolent force”.
But while their work life is as testing as ever, Nikki and Jack’s relationship is the most solid it’s ever been.
“Don’t you think that the closer that they are and the stronger that they are together, the more vulnerable they become?” she said.
“When you love someone that’s when it can really, really hurt. If you don’t care about someone or you’re not bothered by it then it doesn’t hurt so much, but now they’re closer than ever so out of that great love comes great vulnerability too.”
Season 27 premiered on Monday 8th January, with the rest of the series stripped across the following four weeks.
Read on for Silent Witness season 27’s release schedule.
When is Silent Witness season 27 on BBC One?
The first episode of Silent Witness season 27 will air on BBC One at 9pm tonight (Monday 8th January).
Episode 2 will air on Tuesday 9th January at 9pm.
Silent Witness season 27 episode schedule
Below is a schedule for when new episodes will air on BBC One:
- Episode 1 – Monday 8th January at 9pm
- Episode 2 – Tuesday 9th January at 9pm
- Episode 3 – Monday 15th January at 9pm
- Episode 4 – Tuesday 16th January at 9pm
- Episode 5 – Monday 22nd January at 9pm
- Episode 6 – Tuesday 23rd January at 9pm
- Episode 7 – Monday 29th January at 9pm
- Episode 8 – Tuesday 30th January at 9pm
- Episode 9 – Monday 5th February at 9pm
- Episode 10 – Tuesday 6th February at 9pm
- Episode 11 – Monday 12th February at 9pm
- Episode 12 – Tuesday 13th February at 9pm
When is Silent Witness season 27 on BBC iPlayer?
The first two episodes of Silent Witness season 27 are available to watch now (from Monday 8th January) on BBC iPlayer.
The next two episodes will be available to watch on Monday 15th January from 8am.
New episodes arrive every Monday at 8am.
Silent Witness season 27 premieres on Monday 8th January on BBC One and iPlayer. Check out what else is on with our TV Guide and Streaming Guide, or visit our Drama hub for all the latest news and features.
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