Silent Witness has been a long-running crimed drama on the BBC, and it is set to return to our screens for its 26th series in 2023.
After the special miniseries that aired earlier this year, which featured the return of Amanda Burton as Professor Sam Ryan, it will return to its usual seasonly format.
There will be five stories spread out over 10 episodes, following the investigations of pathologists Dr. Nikki Alexander (Emilia Fox) and Jack Hodgson (David Caves).
Radio Times reports that two new cast members will be joining in 2023 also in Aki Omoshaybi and Alastair Michael.
Omoshaybi joins the show as neurologist and pathologist Gabriel Folukoya who has expertise around innovations in the field of data analysis.
Meanwhile, Michael will portray Velvy Schur, a trainee Anatomical Pathology Technologist (APT), who has recently left an ultra-Orthodox Jewish community to find his own path in life, but still keeps faith close to him.
Speaking on the show Omoshaybi said: “I couldn’t be more excited to be joining such a long-running and much-loved series. Gabriel has much less practical experience than Nikki and prefers to computer model an autopsy than slice a body open, but deep-down Gabriel knows he needs people like Nikki and Jack.
"He’s at a juncture in his life where he needs to make changes, to open up more, to allow himself to be more vulnerable.”
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Michael said: “I’m delighted to be joining the cast of Silent Witness. We meet my character Velvy as he is on a really interesting journey from within an Orthodox community into a wide secular society.
"He is still acclimatising to the change and conflicted about the life he left behind, but he is eager for new knowledge, new experiences, and new friendships.
When will Silent Witness return on BBC in 2023?
Silent Witness is set to return of its 26th series sometime in January 2023, although an exact start date has not yet been stated.
Most of the recent series have also started in January, with only the most recent two breaking the mould in that regard.
All episodes of Silent Witness from the first 25 series are available to watch on the BBC iPlayer
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