Silent Witness has returned for its 27th series on the BBC, with the team of forensic pathologists at the Lyell Centre returning once again to solve a new batch of cases.
Alongside the usual crime-drama storylines, Dr Nikki Alexander (Emilia Fox) and Jack Hodgson (David Caves) are continuing to navigate their relationship whilst working with each other.
The opening two episodes deal with a murder in a church which sparks similarities to a case that was undertaken 20 years earlier.
Meanwhile, across the rest of the series, there will be death on a university campus, a mummified corpse will be uncovered, multiple bodies are found entombed beneath a train station in a makeshift mass grave and "the Lyell is infiltrated by a malevolent force," the Radio Times reports.
Guests stars in the latest series of Silent Witness include John Hannah (Four Weddings and a Funeral, Sliding Doors, The Mummy) and Kevin McNally (Pirates of the Caribbean series).
BBC Silent Witness series 27 full cast
The regular members of the cast of Silent Witness are:
- Emilia Fox as Dr Nikki Alexander
- David Caves as Jack Hodgson
- Alastair Michael as Velvy Schur
- Aki Omoshaybi as Gabriel Folukoya
- Rhiannon May as Cara Connelly
#SilentWitness series 27 premieres tonight on @BBCOne.
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Guest stars for series 27 will include:
- John Hannah as Dr Charles Beck (Episodes 1 and 2)
- Josette Simon as DCI Ford (Episodes 1 and 2)
- Leo Staar as Calvin Dunn (Episodes 1 and 2)
- Kevin McNally as Professor Peter Cherry (Episodes 3 and 4)
- John Thomson as DI Warren Bull (Episodes 3 and 4)
- Isobel Wood as Celeste Locke (Episodes 3 and 4)
- Nadine Marshall as DI Sarah Torres (Episodes 5 and 6)
- Julie Graham as Elinor Shaw (Episodes 7 and 8)
- Sean Pertwee as DI John Flynn (Episodes 7 and 8)
- Molly Harris as May Lwin (Episodes 7 and 8)
- Cavan Clerkin as Ian Fish (Episodes 7 and 8)
- Hermione Norris as CS Sheila Court (Episodes 9 and 10)
- Neil Pearson as DI Steve Tudor (Episodes 9 and 10)
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When will Silent Witness series 27 be on TV?
The first episode of series 27 of Silent Witness aired at 9pm on Monday, January 8 with the second following on tonight (Tuesday, January 9) in the same timeslot.
Following that episode 3 will air at 9pm on Monday, January 15 but due to FA Cup football airing on Tuesday, January 16 episode 4 will be pushed back to Monday, January 22.
After that, the episodes will go back to their normal schedule briefly with episodes 5 and 6 airing on Monday, January 29 and Tuesday, January 30.
Episode 7 will air at the usual time on Monday, February 5 but due to FA Cup football being aired on the BBC again episode 8 is delayed to 9pm on Wednesday, February 7.
Episodes 9 and 10 are currently scheduled to air in the regular timeslot on Monday, February 12 and Tuesday, February 13.
Alternatively, episodes 1 and 2 are available to watch on the BBC iPlayer right now, with each two-parter being available from the respective Monday at 8am on the service in the week they are set to air.
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