Silent witness cast s1e01 series#

(Image credit: BBC) Silent Witness season 26 plotĮveryone will be keen to see what’s next for Nikki and Jack, who looked very cosy together at the end of the latest series. Jack’s niece Cara Connelly (Rhiannon May) also returns in a more regular part.Ĭara Connelly (Rhiannon May) is back. So, it'll be fun to see how that plays out in the Lyell.' This curiosity can sometimes get the better of him and it might even ruffle some people's feathers. He is still acclimatising to the change and conflicted about the life he left behind, but he is eager for new knowledge, new experiences, and new friendships. We meet my character Velvy as he is on a really interesting journey from within an Orthodox community into a wide secular society.

Velvy has recently left his ultra-Orthodox Jewish community and is now finding his own path, balancing his career and his faith, which he still holds very dear to his heart.Īlastair says: 'I’m delighted to be joining the cast of Silent Witness. He's at a juncture in his life where he needs to make changes, to open up more, to allow himself to be more vulnerable.”Īlastair Michael ( Ridley Road, Snatch) joins as Velvy Schur, the Lyell’s new APT (Anatomical Pathology Technologist) trainee, as recommended by Clarissa Mullery. Gabriel has much less practical experience than Nikki and prefers to computer model an autopsy than to slice a body open, but deep down Gabriel knows he needs people like Nikki and Jack. Aki Omoshaybi ( The Pursuit Of Love, Queens Of Mystery, Real) joins as Gabriel Folukoya, an academic, neurologist, and pathologist who has spent much of his career in innovative research, primarily in the field of data analysis.Īki says: 'I couldn’t be more excited to be joining such a long-running and much-loved series. Asked if she could be tempted back by Nikki, Sam replied: 'This place was my family, but I've got a new one now and speaking of which I must go.'ĭavid Caves is back as Jack Hodges.

Silent witness cast s1e01 series#

The final scenes in the last series very much looked like Amanda saying a permanent goodbye to the show, although you never know. Amanda Burton, though, is unlikely to return as Sam Ryan.

New team: Gabriel Folukoya (Aki Omoshaybi), Jack Hodgson (David Caves) and Velvy Schur (Alastair Michael) (Image credit: BBC)Įmilia Fox is back as Dr Nikki Alexander, a part she's remarkably played since 2004. It will be released at a later date for US audiences on BritBox. The story concludes on the Tuesday evening, also at 9 pm. The next episode is on Monday, January 30 at 9 pm on BBC One. Episodes can also be watched via iPlayer. Silent Witness season 26 began on BBC One on Monday, January 2 at 9 pm. Here's everything we know so far about the new series including a trailer, which contains spoilers if you've not seen the latest series. Dealing with a family of serving police officers, they have to tread carefully, as their relationships prove to be another obstacle for the team to overcome. As Nikki and the team start to create a picture of what happened, they learn nothing is as it seems. Meanwhile, the third two-part story sees the team 'thrown into the dark side of social media where nothing is as it seems and the perfect profiles of the influencers they are investigating raise disturbing questions'.Īnd the fourth two-part story sees Jack come to the aid of an old friend, and him being sucked into a difficult case, where he is pitted against his former mentor.