Silent Witness season 28: Release date, cast, plot and trailer

"The reaction of fans was amazing," said star Emilia Fox. "It's the best, most wonderful feeling when the audience really like something and feel that they've got what they wanted.

"The relationship between Jack and Nikki has been running over such a long period of time, and the expectation has been so great about what would or wouldn't happen, that we wanted that to be rewarded in the way that the proposal took place.

"There was a surprise element to it, but it reflected into what they do as well. The proposal had all of that. David played it so beautifully. And so, it really felt like there was the thrill of that surprise and that Jack had really thought about it and cared about it. There’s a real responsibility to get it right."

With that, read on for everything you need to know about Silent Witness season 28, including release date, cast and more.

Silent Witness season 28 release date: When will it air?

The BBC has confirmed that Silent Witness will return to our screens for its 28th season on Monday 6th January 2025 at 9pm.

The second episode will air on Tuesday 7th January at 9pm, with the remaining eight episodes following the same pattern.

Episodes will also premiere in full on BBC iPlayer from 6am each Monday.

And in exciting news, season 29 has already been confirmed, with the 2026 run having begun pre-production in Birmingham and filming expected to begin soon.

Silent Witness season 28 cast: Who's returning? And who's new?

Emilia Fox and David Caves return as Nikki Alexander and Jack Hodgson.

New cast members include Maggie Steed as new head of The Lyell Harriet Maven, and Francesca Mills as crime analyst Kit Brooks.

Silent Witness season 28 plot: What will happen?

Nikki and Jack will have their hands full with five new cases, the first of which revolves around the death of an elderly woman, whose body is found in a cave.

And as mentioned, it's all eyes on the lead duo, who are set to tie the knot.

But will it all go to plan?

"I think the interesting dynamic is... sort of a running theme through the series is Jack has got his mind on working out what a good wedding will be for them," said Fox.

"Nikki’s a little bit in denial about it, like the organisation of wedding preparation and what kind of wedding they’re going to have at this stage in their lives, which I think is a really interesting thing."

Fox added: "[They're] two people who have been great friends and have loved each other and supported each other in different ways. Then they’ve admitted their love for each other and come together, and then seeing whether they can work together and have a relationship together.

"Then this is this next stage of commitment and what that means. And so, Harriet and Kit coming in also give those eyes on how they’re both doing with that and with the preparations.

"There’s lovely little insights – there’s three females with Jack... so there’s real fun with that."

Silent Witness season 28 trailer: Is it available to watch?

Yes - you can watch the trailer right now.

Enjoy it below.

Silent Witness season 28 will begin airing on Monday 6th January 2025 at 9pm on BBC One, with the second episode set to air on Tuesday 7th January at 9pm.

All 27 seasons of Silent Witness are available to stream now on BBC iPlayer.

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