Here\u2019s everything we know about the upcoming series of Silent Witness.<\/p>\n
Silent Witness season 24 release date<\/h2>\n
For the last eight years in a row, a new series of Silent Witness has debuted in early January, so we would have expected the next series to have a January 2021\u00a0release date.<\/p>\n
However, you don\u2019t need us<\/em> to tell you that coronavirus has majorly disrupted the entertainment industry and the TV schedules \u2013 so we\u2019re still waiting on the series to arrive. That wait will soon be over though, with a series 24 set to finally hit our screens in September.<\/p>\n Executive producer Jo McClellan said: \u201cSeries 24 is going to be brilliant and, although fans will have to wait a little while longer than usual to see it, I promise them it is worth it!\u201d<\/p>\n Filming began in early September 2020, with Emilia Fox writing on Instagram: \u201cSo happy to be back filming with the #usualsuspects and some new ones too\u2026..!\u201d<\/p>\n Executive Producer Lawrence Till confirmed that series 24 will consist of \u201cfive exciting and distinctive stories told across ten episodes\u201d.<\/p>\n Emilia Fox will be back as Dr Nikki Alexander \u2013 the role she has played since 2004 \u2013 while David Caves will return as Jack Hodgson.<\/p>\n But after the dramatic events of the series 23 finale, two of the four main cast members have left the show: Richard Lintern<\/a> (Lyell Centre boss Thomas Chamberlain) and Liz Carr<\/a> (forensics expert Clarissa Mullery).<\/p>\n Thomas Chamberlain had a pretty definitive exit storyline, suffering a painful on-screen death from nerve agent poisoning. His final gesture was an act of tragic heroism and self-sacrifice as he worked out the agent\u2019s chemical structure, providing the key to curing his seriously-ill colleague Jack.<\/p>\n Clarissa Mullery has also departed the show, although thankfully not in a body bag. At the end of the previous series, Clarissa explained: \u201cI just know, deep down \u2013 that it\u2019s time for me to move on, to focus less on the dead and more on the living. On life.\u201d<\/p>\n On her decision to leave the show, actress Liz Carr said: \u201cOriginally only employed for four episodes as Jack\u2019s side kick, I am incredibly proud that I leave as a main character in one of the BBC\u2019s landmark dramas. Silent Witness has given me such an amazing opportunity to develop as an actor but I know this is the right time to take a leap of faith, leaving what I know and seeing what other opportunities await.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cLiz and Richard, in their individual and brilliant ways, brought so much to Silent Witness,\u201d said executive producer Richard Stokes. \u201cThey have been much loved characters and will be missed by us all at The Lyell.\u201d<\/p>\n Jason Wong has joined the cast of Silent Witness<\/a> in the role of pathologist Adam Yuen. He\u2019s previously been seen in The Gentleman, Chimerica, and Strangers \u2013 and the BBC has released a first-look image of him in the board room at the Lyell Centre alongside Emilia Fox (Dr Nikki Alexander).<\/p>\n On joining the show, Jason Wong said: \u201cI am so excited to be joining Silent Witness, like everyone else I have been a huge fan of the show for years and to be becoming part of the family feels like a huge privilege. I can\u2019t wait for audiences to see all we have in store for them in this new series.\u201d<\/p>\n There will also be a number of guest stars during the series \u2013 including Kevin Eldon in the first doubleheader.<\/p> According to the BBC, Dr Nikki Alexander (Emilia Fox) and Jack Hodgson (David Caves) are looking forward to the future at the start of series 24 \u2013 \u201cHowever buried secrets and memories soon surface, and, when ghosts from the past emerge, the two are forced increasingly close to one another.\u201d<\/p>\n The arrival of Adam Yuen (Jason Wong) \u201cdisturbs this new dynamic\u201d. Described as \u201ca confident, bright and keen pathologist who\u2019s constantly striving to be the best,\u201d he immediately rubs both Nikki and Jack up the wrong way.<\/p>\n Emilia Fox said: \u201cIt\u2019s fantastic to be back filming Series 24 of Silent Witness with five terrific new storylines, our wonderful crew, great new casts for each story and to be welcoming the very lovely and talented Jason Wong to the Lyell team, who is an absolute joy to work with!\u201d<\/p>\n Yes! Following airing of the series 23 finale, the BBC confirmed that Silent Witness will return for a further two series: a 24th as well as a 25th Anniversary series.<\/p>\n Piers Wenger, Controller of BBC Drama, said: \u201cSilent Witness\u00a0entertains audiences from all generations and continues to be one of the UK\u2019s most successful returning crime drama series. I\u2019m thrilled it will continue to grip the nation in 2021, and can\u2019t wait for viewers to see what is in store for its 25th anniversary in 2022.\u201d<\/p>\n Check out what else is on with our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>,\u00a0or take a look at our\u00a0new TV shows 2020<\/a>\u00a0page to find out what\u2019s airing this autumn and beyond.<\/b><\/p>\n Fans have had to wait “a little while longer than usual” to see the BBC One crime drama \u2013\u00a0but it’s on its way! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":3572,"template":"","categories":[1],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/silent-witness-series-24-release-date-rumours-cast-and-plot-for-the-long-running-crime-drama.jpg",620,413,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/silent-witness-series-24-release-date-rumours-cast-and-plot-for-the-long-running-crime-drama-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/silent-witness-series-24-release-date-rumours-cast-and-plot-for-the-long-running-crime-drama-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/silent-witness-series-24-release-date-rumours-cast-and-plot-for-the-long-running-crime-drama.jpg",620,413,false],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/silent-witness-series-24-release-date-rumours-cast-and-plot-for-the-long-running-crime-drama.jpg",620,413,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/silent-witness-series-24-release-date-rumours-cast-and-plot-for-the-long-running-crime-drama.jpg",620,413,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2021\/08\/silent-witness-series-24-release-date-rumours-cast-and-plot-for-the-long-running-crime-drama.jpg",620,413,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Fans have had to wait \"a little while longer than usual\" to see the BBC One crime drama \u2013\u00a0but it's on its way!","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/3571"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3572"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3571"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3571"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\""Silent\"](\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2019\/01\/19208537-low_res-silent-witness-xxiii-9070f8c.jpg?quality=90&resize=619%2C413"\" "\\"\"Silent\\"")
<\/div>\nSilent Witness cast<\/h2>\n
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<\/div>\nWho has joined Silent Witness?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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<\/div> Silent Witness plot<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Will there be another series of Silent Witness?<\/h2>\n
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