Silent Witness: Series 12
Season 12 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Silent Witness Season 11.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 12 Progress Shield
Safe (1)
Oct 1, 2008 · 60 min
Leo does community service on a rough estate after being done for drink-driving.
Safe (2)
Oct 2, 2008 · 60 min
Frustration within the team builds as Harry and Nikki struggle to find any useful evidence from the post-mortems to help the police. No one will talk, and they have no leads. Leo w
Death's Door (1)
Oct 8, 2008 · 60 min
The team investigates the murder of a woman found dumped on the side of the road with her face removed.
Death's Door (2)
Oct 9, 2008 · 60 min
Harry tangles with a Russian oligarch over the murder of a journalist.
Terror (1)
Oct 15, 2008 · 60 min
The team investigates an armed raid on a suspected terrorist cell in which two suspects and a police officer are killed.
Terror (2)
Oct 16, 2008 · 60 min
Nikki faces mounting police hostility to her investigation of the armed raid.
Judgement (1)
Oct 22, 2008 · 60 min
Harry is drawn into the murder of a Hasidic man found on disused wasteland, while Leo investigates the death of an Australian backpacker.
Judgement (2)
Oct 23, 2008 · 60 min
A second Hasidic boy is killed, which convinces Harry they are looking for a Jewish killer.
The Lost Child (1)
Oct 29, 2008 · 60 min
When one boy is found dead and another is abducted, the team faces a race against time to find the missing child.
The Lost Child (2)
Oct 30, 2008 · 60 min
As the search for Liam continues, Nikki's loyalty towards her former mentor is tested.
Finding Rachel (1)
Nov 5, 2008 · 60 min
The team is asked to investigate the death of a British medical student in Zambia.
Finding Rachel (2)
Nov 6, 2008 · 60 min
Nikki clashes with Zambian police as she investigates the death of a British medical student.