There\u2019s <\/span>Gabriel Folukoya, a pathologist with a particular interest in data analysis who locks horns with Jack on their first meeting, and there\u2019s Velvy Schur, a trainee Anatomical Pathology Technologist (or APT) who works alongside Nikki and Jack in the field.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n They are joined by a raft of guest stars across the 10-episode season.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n But there\u2019s one notable face missing: Simone Tyler.<\/span><\/p>\n The <\/span>forensic ecologist <\/span>was brought in by Nikki in season 24 to assist with an investigation and she played a key part in the show\u2019s 25th anniversary.<\/span><\/p>\n When we last saw Simone, she had a lot on her mind.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n When she was a child, her older sister Aliya disappeared without a trace. The police were brought in to investigate but eventually, the case was closed, leaving Simone in the dark about what had happened to her sibling. But after a chance encounter with the detective who looked into Aliya\u2019s vanishing and a candid conversation with her gran, Simone learned that her sister had chosen to leave.<\/span><\/p>\n Their mother had died while giving birth to Simone and Aliya blamed her sister for that tragedy. Unable to forgive her, she upped and left, moving to the other side of the world.<\/span><\/p>\n Aliya was alive until roughly a year ago when she was involved in a boating accident with her two children in Trinidad. She ensured their safety, but died in the process. Her kids were subsequently taken into foster care.<\/span><\/p>\n After extensive deliberation, Simone decides to travel to the island to take up her role as auntie.<\/p>\n \u201cThis isn\u2019t goodbye,\u201d says Nikki. \u201cIt\u2019s good luck.\u201d<\/p>\n With Silent Witness showing no signs of slowing down anytime soon, there\u2019s certainly space for Genesis Lynea\u2019s character to return if the opportunity arises. And fans of the show would also jump at the chance to welcome Simone back.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n But for now, she\u2019s sunning it up in Trinidad \u2013 and we don\u2019t blame her!<\/p> Silent Witness returns on BBC One and iPlayer tonight (2nd January) at 9pm. Check out more of our Drama<\/a>\u00a0coverage or find out what\u2019s on with our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Streaming Guide<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>subscribe now<\/a>. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0Radio Times View From My Sofa podcast<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n By Abby Robinson Published: Monday, 02 January 2023 at 12:00 am It\u2019s all change in Silent Witness season 26. 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