Silent Witness: Series 20
Season 20 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 19.
- 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 20 Progress Shield
Identity (1)
Jan 2, 2017 · 60 min
When a people smuggler is found dead in the City, Nikki must delve into London's illegal immigrant community. She meets a vulnerable Syrian teen called Akka who is in need of help,
Identity (2)
Jan 3, 2017 · 60 min
When Nikki, Jack and Thomas make a horrific discovery in the van, they are confronted with the work of a killer who preys on illegal immigrants. With the help of Clarissa, they mus
Discovery (1)
Jan 9, 2017 · 60 min
When a photogenic young schoolteacher goes missing, Jack and Nikki are called to the scene and quickly find themselves at the centre of a media storm. Meanwhile, Thomas fights a lo
Discovery (2)
Jan 10, 2017 · 60 min
Having found a link between the two cases, the team struggles to make sense of it. Nikki visits a disgraced former colleague who may hold the key. Thomas uncovers the bizarre truth
Remembrance (1)
Jan 16, 2017 · 60 min
A woman's body found floating in the Thames leads Nikki and Jack to a community on the banks of the River Lee. Three years ago a teenager called Ruth Tresize went missing from the
Remembrance (2)
Jan 17, 2017 · 60 min
Nikki is under fire for leaking information on a suspect, and Thomas is called in to play peacemaker. Jack and DI Ashton track down the mystery witness. Before the killer strikes a
Covenant (1)
Jan 23, 2017 · 60 min
When an East End father and son are killed in a shocking road accident, Nikki and Jack find themselves working alongside a police officer with a vendetta. Clarissa summons her husb
Covenant (2)
Jan 24, 2017 · 60 min
Nikki helps Becky come to terms with her trauma. Jack is paranoid that Clarissa will leave the Lyell Centre. Paul is in way over his head.
Awakening (1)
Jan 30, 2017 · 60 min
Nikki travels to Mexico to attend the funeral of Luisa, a former intern at the Lyell Centre who was murdered in a carjacking in her native country. She soon stumbles across the pos
Awakening (2)
Jan 31, 2017 · 60 min
A frantic Jack carries out forensic examinations on the spot where Nikki disappeared. With Thomas at the airport ready to come out and help, but still 24 hours away and no leads le