Episode
Silent Witness: Familiar Faces (2)
Overview
The Lyell team work together to find out why the lorry was found with bodies inside and a dead driver at the wheel, and are truly shocked to discover where it leads them. Gabriel becomes emotionally invested and is presented with an ethical dilemma, and Jack gets a surprise visit.
Details
- Series
- Silent Witness
- Season
- Season 26
- Episode
- Episode 4
- Air date
- 2023-01-10
- Runtime
- 59 min
Episode context
Familiar Faces (2) is Episode 4 in Series 26 of Silent Witness. It aired on 2023-01-10. The runtime is 59 min.
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Episode 3: Familiar Faces (1)
A lorry is found with people locked inside, some dead. With the survivors refusing to speak, Nikki and the team must use their pathological and forensic skills to identify them.
Episode 5: Star (1)
The Lyell team are 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. As a heavily pregnant DI asks the team for their expertise, are they running out of time to solve this case?
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Episode 8: Hearts of Darkness (2)
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Episode 9: Southbay (1)
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Episode 10: Southbay (2)
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