Silent Witness renewed for season 28 after Jack proposed to Nikki

There’s some good news for Silent Witness fans today: the long-running detective series is now officially renewed for a 28th season.

Filming is currently underway in the West Midlands for the next series, which will pick up after Jack’s proposal to Nikki at the end of season 27 and see the Lyell Center team tackle more tricky cases.

It marks a change in where the show is produced, with the BBC’s head of content Charlotte Moore previously explaining that the corporation is “committed to investing in the West Midlands”.

At the time of announcing the move, Mark Linsey, BBC Director General for Scripted Series, added: “This is an exciting time for one of our longest-running drama series which continues to delight audiences here in the UK – and in over 200 territories around the world. world.

“We look forward to the creative opportunities that relocating production of Silent Witness to the West Midlands will undoubtedly bring.”

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Of course, long-running stars Emilia Fox and David Caves will return as newly engaged couple Nikki and Jack respectively in the new series, while we also expect Alastair Michael, Aki Omoshaybi and Rhiannon May to reprise their roles by Velvy Schur. , Gabriel Folukoya and Cara Connelly.

The show will likely return to its usual slot in January 2025, but we’ll post official confirmation of a start date as we hear more concrete news.

In addition to the usual slew of forensic investigations, it’s quite possible that the new season will feature Jack and Nikki’s wedding – fingers crossed!

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

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