Silent Witness has ‘knocked it out of the park’ as it returned for season 28 on the BBC with two new cast members. Last night, Silent Witness opened with a disturbing mystery as they investigate the death of an elderly and vulnerable woman found in a cave.
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Dr Nikki Alexander (Emilia Fox) and Jack Hodgson (David Caves), however, did have additional help in the form of new recruits – Maggie Steed as Harriet Maven, the head of The Lyell Centre, and Francesca Mills as crime analyst Kit Brooks. On X, viewers described the forensic team shake-up as a ‘breath of fresh air’ and said they would cancel all their Monday plans to watch the new season.
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@mynamemolly_ raved: ‘Just a fantastic start to the series! Really enjoying the new characters’ dynamic so far, even if I am still salty about Velvy and Cara not getting much of a goodbye! But such a fascinating subject, and @EmiliaFox & @MrDavidCaves on top form as ever.#SilentWitness.’.
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Echoing their sentiment, @kirstie1971 said: ‘Had a binge watch of #SilentWitness last night. Love that’s its back. The new characters are great too. That’s my #Monday evening sorted for the next few weeks @EmiliaFox @MrDavidCaves.’. @rookery_hornet enthused: ‘Watched the first 2 episodes #SilentWitness Well done to the writers for covering a sensitive topic. The 2 news characters are a breath of fresh air. @BBC @MrDavidCaves @EmiliaFox#MaggieSteed (I still think of #PieintheSky ) @FrannMills.’.
@Trustno1Walker added: ‘Well, what can I say, you guys have done it again. A storyline that needed highlighting, fantastic #jakki scenes and a brilliant new boss. Love Harriet already. You knocked it out of the park, as always. Cant wait for more #SilentWitness.’.
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