Silent Witness
BBC iPlayer · 1996–present · Running
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Silent Witness is a Drama and Crime series that premiered in 1996 on BBC iPlayer and is still running, per TVmaze.
Expert forensic pathologists speak on behalf of the voiceless in this compelling crime drama.
Ratings by episode
TVmaze user ratings, one point per rated episode, season dividers in between.
Episodes
268 episodes across 29 seasons.
Season 1 8 episodes
1Buried Lies, Part OneFeb 21, 1996
2Buried Lies, Part TwoFeb 22, 1996
3Long Days, Short Nights, Part OneFeb 28, 1996
4Long Days, Short Nights, Part TwoFeb 29, 1996
5Darkness Visible, Part OneMar 13, 1996
6Darkness Visible, Part TwoMar 14, 1996
7Sins of the Fathers, Part OneMar 27, 1996
8Sins of the Fathers, Part TwoMar 28, 1996
Season 2 8 episodes
1Blood, Sweat and Tears, Part OneFeb 14, 1997
2Blood, Sweat and Tears, Part TwoFeb 21, 1997
3Cease Upon the Midnight, Part OneFeb 28, 1997
4Cease Upon the Midnight, Part TwoMar 7, 1997
5Only the Lonely, Part OneMar 21, 1997
6Only the Lonely, Part TwoMar 28, 1997
7Friends Like These, Part OneApr 4, 1997
8Friends Like These, Part TwoApr 11, 1997
Season 3 8 episodes
1An Academic Exercise, Part OneMar 19, 1998
2An Academic Exercise, Part TwoMar 26, 1998
3Fallen Idol, Part OneApr 2, 1998
4Fallen Idol, Part TwoApr 9, 1998
5Divided Loyalties, Part OneApr 15, 1998
6Divided Loyalties, Part TwoApr 23, 1998
7Brothers in Arms, Part OneApr 30, 1998
8Brothers in Arms, Part TwoMay 7, 1998
Season 4 6 episodes
1Gone Tomorrow, Part OneMay 31, 1999
2Gone Tomorrow, Part TwoJun 8, 1999
3A Good Body, Part OneJun 15, 1999
4A Good Body, Part TwoJun 22, 1999
5A Kind of Justice, Part OneJun 29, 1999
6A Kind of Justice, Part TwoJul 6, 1999
Season 5 6 episodes
1The World Cruise, Part OneDec 11, 2000
2The World Cruise, Part TwoDec 18, 2000
3Two Below Zero, Part OneFeb 12, 2001
4Two Below Zero, Part TwoFeb 19, 2001
5Faith, Part OneMar 16, 2001
6Faith, Part TwoMar 23, 2001
Season 6 8 episodes
1The Fall Out, Part OneOct 28, 2002
2The Fall Out, Part TwoOct 29, 2002
3Kith and Kill, Part OneNov 5, 2002
4Kith and Kill, Part TwoNov 6, 2002
5Tell No Tales, Part OneNov 19, 2002
6Tell No Tales, Part TwoNov 20, 2002
7Closed Ranks, Part OneNov 26, 2002
8Closed Ranks, Part TwoNov 27, 2002
Season 7 8 episodes
1Answering Fire, Part OneOct 11, 2003
2Answering Fire, Part TwoOct 12, 2003
3Fatal Error, Part OneOct 18, 2003
4Fatal Error, Part TwoOct 19, 2003
5Running on Empty, Part OneOct 25, 2003
6Running on Empty, Part TwoOct 26, 2003
7Beyond Guilt, Part OneNov 1, 2003
8Beyond Guilt, Part TwoNov 2, 2003
Season 8 8 episodes
1A Time to Heal, Part OneSep 5, 2004
2A Time to Heal, Part TwoSep 6, 2004
3Death by Water, Part OneSep 12, 2004
4Death by Water, Part TwoSep 13, 2004
5Nowhere Fast, Part OneSep 19, 2004
6Nowhere Fast, Part TwoSep 20, 2004
7Body 21, Part OneSep 25, 2004
8Body 21, Part TwoSep 27, 2004
Season 9 8 episodes
1Ghosts, Part OneJul 25, 2005
2Ghosts, Part TwoJul 26, 2005
3Choices, Part OneAug 1, 2005
4Choices, Part TwoAug 2, 2005
5The Meaning of Death, Part OneAug 8, 2005
6The Meaning of Death, Part TwoAug 10, 2005
7Mind and Body, Part OneAug 15, 2005
8Mind and Body, Part TwoAug 16, 2005
Season 10 10 episodes
1Cargo, Part OneJul 16, 2006
2Cargo, Part TwoJul 17, 2006
3Terminus, Part OneJul 23, 2006
4Terminus, Part TwoJul 24, 2006
5Body of Work, Part OneJul 30, 2006
6Body of Work, Part TwoJul 31, 2006
7Supernova, Part OneAug 6, 2006
8Supernova, Part TwoAug 7, 2006
9Schism, Part OneAug 13, 2006
10Schism, Part TwoAug 14, 2006
Season 11 10 episodes
1Apocalypse, Part OneAug 28, 2007
2Apocalypse, Part TwoAug 29, 2007
3Suffer the Children, Part OneSep 3, 2007
4Suffer the Children, Part TwoSep 4, 2007
5Hippocratic Oath, Part OneSep 10, 2007
6Hippocratic Oath, Part TwoSep 11, 2007
7Double Dare, Part OneSep 17, 2007
8Double Dare, Part TwoSep 18, 2007
9Peripheral Vision, Part OneSep 24, 2007
10Peripheral Vision, Part TwoSep 25, 2007
Season 12 12 episodes
1Safe, Part OneOct 1, 2008
2Safe, Part TwoOct 2, 2008
3Death's Door, Part OneOct 8, 2008
4Death's Door, Part TwoOct 9, 2008
5Terror, Part OneOct 15, 2008
6Terror, Part TwoOct 16, 2008
7Judgement, Part OneOct 22, 2008
8Judgement, Part TwoOct 23, 2008
9The Lost Child, Part OneOct 29, 2008
10The Lost Child, Part TwoOct 30, 2008
11Finding Rachel, Part OneNov 5, 2008
12Finding Rachel, Part TwoNov 6, 2008
Season 13 10 episodes
1Intent, Part OneJan 7, 2010
2Intent, Part TwoJan 8, 2010
3Voids, Part OneJan 14, 2010
4Voids, Part TwoJan 15, 2010
5Run, Part OneJan 21, 2010
6Run, Part TwoJan 22, 2010
7Shadows, Part OneJan 28, 2010
8Shadows, Part TwoJan 29, 2010
9Home, Part OneFeb 4, 2010
10Home, Part TwoFeb 5, 2010
Season 14 10 episodes
1A Guilty Mind, Part OneJan 3, 2011
2A Guilty Mind, Part TwoJan 4, 2011
3Lost, Part OneJan 10, 2011
4Lost, Part TwoJan 11, 2011
5First Casualty, Part OneJan 17, 2011
6First Casualty, Part TwoJan 18, 2011
7Bloodlines, Part OneJan 24, 2011
8Bloodlines, Part TwoJan 25, 2011
9The Prodigal, Part OneJan 31, 2011
10The Prodigal, Part TwoFeb 1, 2011
Season 15 12 episodes
1Death Has No Dominion, Part OneApr 1, 2012
2Death Has No Dominion, Part TwoApr 2, 2012
3Domestic, Part OneApr 8, 2012
4Domestic, Part TwoApr 9, 2012
5Paradise Lost, Part OneApr 15, 2012
6Paradise Lost, Part TwoApr 16, 2012
7Redhill, Part OneApr 22, 2012
8Redhill, Part TwoApr 23, 2012
9Fear, Part OneApr 29, 2012
10Fear, Part TwoApr 30, 2012
11And Then I Fell in Love, Part OneAug 19, 2012
12And Then I Fell in Love, Part TwoAug 20, 2012
Season 16 10 episodes
1Change, Part OneJan 10, 2013
2Change, Part TwoJan 11, 2013
3Trust, Part OneJan 17, 2013
4Trust, Part TwoJan 18, 2013
5True Love Waits, Part OneJan 24, 2013
6True Love Waits, Part TwoJan 25, 2013
7Legacy, Part OneJan 31, 2013
8Legacy, Part TwoFeb 1, 2013
9Greater Love, Part OneFeb 7, 2013
10Greater Love, Part TwoFeb 8, 2013
Season 17 10 episodes
1Commodity, Part OneJan 2, 2014
2Commodity, Part TwoJan 3, 2014
3Coup de Grace, Part OneJan 9, 2014
4Coup de Grace, Part TwoJan 10, 2014
5In a Lonely Place, Part OneJan 16, 2014
6In a Lonely Place, Part TwoJan 17, 2014
7Undertone, Part OneJan 23, 2014
8Undertone, Part TwoJan 24, 2014
9Fraternity, Part OneJan 30, 2014
10Fraternity, Part TwoJan 31, 2014
Season 18 10 episodes
1Sniper's Nest, Part OneJan 6, 2015
2Sniper's Nest, Part TwoJan 7, 2015
3Falling Angels, Part OneJan 12, 2015
4Falling Angels, Part TwoJan 13, 2015
5Protection, Part OneJan 19, 2015
6Protection, Part TwoJan 20, 2015
7Squaring the Circle, Part OneJan 26, 2015
8Squaring the Circle, Part TwoJan 27, 2015
9One of Our Own, Part OneFeb 2, 2015
10One of Our Own, Part TwoFeb 3, 2015
Season 19 10 episodes
1After the Fall, Part OneJan 4, 2016
2After the Fall, Part TwoJan 5, 2016
3Flight, Part OneJan 11, 2016
4Flight, Part TwoJan 12, 2016
5Life Licence, Part OneJan 18, 2016
6Life Licence, Part TwoJan 19, 2016
7In Plain Sight, Part OneJan 25, 2016
8In Plain Sight, Part TwoJan 26, 2016
9River's Edge, Part OneFeb 1, 2016
10River's Edge, Part TwoFeb 2, 2016
Season 20 10 episodes
1Identity, Part OneJan 2, 2017
2Identity, Part TwoJan 3, 2017
3Discovery, Part OneJan 9, 2017
4Discovery, Part TwoJan 10, 2017
5Remembrance, Part OneJan 16, 2017
6Remembrance, Part TwoJan 18, 2017
7Covenant, Part OneJan 23, 2017
8Covenant, Part TwoJan 24, 2017
9Awakenings, Part OneJan 30, 2017
10Awakenings, Part TwoJan 31, 2017
Season 21 10 episodes
1Moment of Surrender, Part OneJan 8, 2018
2Moment of Surrender, Part TwoJan 9, 2018
3Duty of Candour, Part OneJan 15, 2018
4Duty of Candour, Part TwoJan 16, 2018
5A Special Relationship, Part OneJan 22, 2018
6A Special Relationship, Part TwoJan 23, 2018
7One Day, Part OneJan 29, 2018
8One Day, Part TwoJan 30, 2018
9Family, Part OneFeb 5, 2018
10Family, Part TwoFeb 7, 2018
Season 22 10 episodes
1Two Spirits, Part OneJan 8, 2019
2Two Spirits, Part TwoJan 9, 2019
3Lift Up Your Hearts, Part OneJan 14, 2019
4Lift Up Your Hearts, Part TwoJan 15, 2019
5To Brighton, To Brighton, Part OneJan 21, 2019
6To Brighton, To Brighton, Part TwoJan 22, 2019
7Deathmaker, Part OneJan 28, 2019
8Deathmaker, Part TwoJan 29, 2019
9Betrayal, Part OneFeb 4, 2019
10Betrayal, Part TwoFeb 5, 2019
Season 23 10 episodes
1Deadhead, Part OneJan 7, 2020
2Deadhead, Part TwoJan 8, 2020
3Close to Home, Part OneJan 13, 2020
4Close to Home, Part TwoJan 15, 2020
5Seven Times, Part OneJan 20, 2020
6Seven Times, Part TwoJan 21, 2020
7Hope, Part OneJan 27, 2020
8Hope, Part TwoJan 28, 2020
9The Greater Good, Part OneFeb 3, 2020
10The Greater Good, Part TwoFeb 5, 2020
Season 24 10 episodes
1Redemption, Part OneSep 6, 2021
2Redemption, Part TwoSep 7, 2021
3Bad Love, Part OneSep 13, 2021
4Bad Love, Part TwoSep 14, 2021
5Reputations, Part OneSep 20, 2021
6Reputations, Part TwoSep 21, 2021
7Brother's Keeper, Part OneSep 27, 2021
8Brother's Keeper, Part TwoSep 28, 2021
9Matters of Life and Death, Part OneOct 4, 2021
10Matters of Life and Death, Part TwoOct 5, 2021
Season 25 6 episodes
1History, Part OneMay 23, 2022
2History, Part TwoMay 24, 2022
3History, Part ThreeMay 30, 2022
4History, Part FourMay 31, 2022
5History, Part FiveJun 6, 2022
6History, Part SixJun 7, 2022
Season 26 10 episodes
1The Penitent, Part OneJan 2, 2023
2The Penitent, Part TwoJan 2, 2023
3Familiar Faces, Part OneJan 9, 2023
4Familiar Faces, Part TwoJan 9, 2023
5Star, Part OneJan 16, 2023
6Star, Part TwoJan 16, 2023
7Hearts of Darkness, Part OneJan 23, 2023
8Hearts of Darkness, Part TwoJan 24, 2023
9Southbay, Part OneJan 30, 2023
10Southbay, Part TwoJan 31, 2023
Season 27 10 episodes
1Effective Range, Part OneJan 8, 2024
2Effective Range, Part TwoJan 8, 2024
3Grievance Culture, Part OneJan 15, 2024
4Grievance Culture, Part TwoJan 15, 2024
5Invisible, Part OneJan 29, 2024
6Invisible, Part TwoJan 29, 2024
7Death by a Thousand Hits, Part OneFeb 5, 2024
8Death by a Thousand Hits, Part TwoFeb 5, 2024
9Kings Cross, Part OneFeb 12, 2024
10Kings Cross, Part TwoFeb 12, 2024
Season 28 10 episodes
1Exodus 20:17 - Part OneJan 6, 2025
2Exodus 20:17 - Part TwoJan 6, 2025
3Homecoming - Part OneJan 13, 2025
4Homecoming - Part TwoJan 13, 2025
5Broken - Part OneJan 20, 2025
6Broken - Part TwoJan 20, 2025
7Vanishing Point - Part OneJan 27, 2025
8Vanishing Point - Part TwoJan 27, 2025
9I Believe in Love... - Part OneFeb 3, 2025
10I Believe in Love... - Part TwoFeb 3, 2025
Season 29 10 episodes
1The Disappearance of Alice Hill - Part OneFeb 2, 2026
2The Disappearance of Alice Hill - Part TwoFeb 2, 2026
3Creekwood - Part OneFeb 9, 2026
4Creekwood - Part TwoFeb 9, 2026
5The Enemy Within - Part OneFeb 16, 2026
6The Enemy Within - Part TwoFeb 16, 2026
7Grace of God - Part OneFeb 23, 2026
8Grace of God - Part TwoFeb 23, 2026
9Shame - Part OneMar 2, 2026
10Shame - Part TwoMar 2, 2026
Questions about Silent Witness
How many episodes does Silent Witness have?
Silent Witness has 268 episodes across 29 seasons, according to TVmaze.
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Yes, Silent Witness is still going, according to TVmaze.
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