Silent Witness: Series 18
Season 18 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 17.
- 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 18 Progress Shield
Sniper's Nest (1)
Jan 6, 2015 · 60 min
Nikki and Jack strive to track down a sniper at large in London and stem a public crisis.
Sniper's Nest (2)
Jan 7, 2015 · 60 min
Nikki and Jack investigate links between the victims to close the net on the killer.
Falling Angels (1)
Jan 12, 2015 · 60 min
Nikki and Jack investigate a man killed by a train on the London underground.
Falling Angels (2)
Jan 13, 2015 · 60 min
Nikki helps high-flying DI Luke Nelson unearth painful childhood memories.
Protection (1)
Jan 19, 2015 · 60 min
A suspected paedophile is found murdered in a children's playground.
Protection (2)
Jan 20, 2015 · 60 min
Nikki, Jack and Thomas focus in on Lizzie's movements on the night of Barge's murder.
Squaring the Circle (1)
Jan 26, 2015 · 60 min
The nanny of a Russian oligarch is killed in a botched assassination attempt.
Squaring the Circle (2)
Jan 27, 2015 · 60 min
A young woman working for the Doshis is found dead in Maksim's apartment.
One of Our Own (1)
Feb 2, 2015 · 60 min
The Lyell team are under pressure to catch the killer of an admired Essex police officer.
One of Our Own (2)
Feb 3, 2015 · 60 min
When the body of local criminal Jason Simons is found, the course of the case is changed.