‘Silent Witness‘ will have a couple of new faces when it returns for its 28th Season in early 2025, as the BBC announces Maggie Steed and Francesca Mills will be joining Emilia Fox (Dr. Nikki Alexander) and David Caves (Jack Hodgson) at The Lyell Centre.
The new season opens with a disturbing mystery when the death of an elderly woman found in a cave has the team asking what drives a person to murder someone so vulnerable. We also get an introduction to the two dynamic new team members. Maggie Steed (Paddington 2, Rivals) plays Harriet Maven – the new Head of The Lyell Centre – while Francesca Mills (The Witcher: Blood Origin, Worzel Gummidge) will play Kit Brooks, a Crime Analyst who works with Jack.
“I was delighted to be asked to join Silent Witness,” said Steed. “I’ve enjoyed it many times over the years and it’s always been the most intriguing and entertaining series going, so it’s been a thrill to join.”
Francesca Mills adds: “I’m thrilled to be joining such a long-running, much-loved series as Silent Witness and I really look forward to being a part of the stellar cast. This will be the 28th Series, and it is still going from strength to strength.”
Made by BBC Studios Drama Productions, ‘Silent Witness’ is one of the UK’s most watched shows across all channels and streamers, with the most recent series averaging 7.4 million viewers (28 day figure).
“I could not be more delighted to welcome our fabulous new cast to our Silent Witness family,” said Suzi McIntosh, Executive Producer, BBC Studios. “Both Maggie and Fran bring their talent to our exciting and original new characters who will help carry our stories brilliantly. So watch this space!”
‘Silent Witness’ is a BBC Studios Drama production for BBC iPlayer and BBC One. The executive producers are Suzi McIntosh for BBC Studios, Nawfal Faizullah for the BBC, and Emilia Fox. Seán Gleeson is Producer. BBC Studios handles global distribution. Pre-production is now underway in Birmingham for the 29th Season, which will film from early next year.
‘Silent Witness‘ Season 28 has no exact premiere date but will land on BBC One and iPlayer in “Early 2025”. If you want to keep track of this or any other show, you can add them via our Never Miss system, and you’ll be notified when it gets a UK premiere date.
