BBC One has announced the start date for the nineteenth season of Silent Witness.

The long-running crime drama returns with five new two-part stories, as the Lyell team unite once more to face some deadly new enemies.

Season 19 begins at 9pm on Monday 4 January on BBC One.

Forensic Pathologist Dr. Nikki Alexander (Emilia Fox) is joined by Forensic Scientist Jack Hodgson (David Caves), Forensic Lab Scientist Clarissa Mullery (Liz Carr) and Forensic Pathologist Dr. Thomas Chamberlain (Richard Lintern).

In the first part of ‘After The Fall’, the apparent suicide of a DJ leads Nikki to question her judgement on a strikingly similar case from her past. But when she brings the potential mistake to the attention of her colleagues, the news threatens to have repercussions for the family of the deceased, the police and the Lyell team.

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