Seasons & episodes

S24 · E5Reputations (1) 2021-09-20 · 60 min＋

Nikki, Jack and Adam investigate the murder of a surgeon in a hospital. DNA evidence appears to implicate a patient who was under anaesthetic at the time of the killing.

S24 · E6Reputations (2) 2021-09-21 · 60 min＋

With their suspect in a coma and an attacker seemingly at large in the hospital, Nikki calls on Adam’s expertise to help solve the case.

S24 · E7Brother's Keeper (1) 2021-09-27 · 60 min＋

The murder of a promising boxer draws Nikki and Jack into the world of underground boxing. Meanwhile, Jack's brother Ryan is released from prison.

S24 · E8Brother's Keeper (2) 2021-09-28 · 60 min＋

Jack, Nikki and Simone investigate another death connected to the underground boxing ring. Jack's loyalty is tested when he fears Ryan has put Cara in danger.

S24 · E9Matters of Life and Death (1) 2021-10-04 · 60 min＋

Nikki’s students make an alarming discovery while dissecting a body donated for their training. Jack and Simone try to save care home residents from a flood.

S24 · E10Matters of Life and Death (2) 2021-10-05 · 60 min＋

Stranded in the flooded care home, Jack and Simone fight to keep the residents alive - but Nikki discovers that they may be trapped inside with the killer.

S25 · E1History (1) 2022-05-23 · 57 min＋

Sam Ryan recruits the Lyell team to investigate the assassination of the health secretary, but Nikki is unsure whether Sam knows more than she's letting on.

S25 · E2History (2) 2022-05-24 · 57 min＋

DNA evidence linked to the health secretary’s assassination forces Nikki to face her past in the present. As her investigation progresses, Nikki realises that its consequences will affect her, and her profession, forever.

S25 · E3History (3) 2022-05-30 · 58 min＋

When a woman confesses to murdering her husband, the Lyell team must determine if all is as it seems. Meanwhile, Simone is shocked to be reunited with a detective from her childhood and struggles to untangle her past.

S25 · E4History (4) 2022-05-31 · 58 min＋

A secret from his father propels Jack to Belfast. Meanwhile, Simone and Nikki investigate the mystery of a burned body. As familial secrets come to the surface, Jack faces tragedy head on.

S25 · E5History (5) 2022-06-06 · 56 min＋

The death of an investigative journalist throws the spotlight on to Sam Ryan. Nikki begins to realise that the implications of her discoveries will challenge the principles of forensic science.

S25 · E6History (6) 2022-06-07 · 57 min＋

Events lead Nikki to conclude that getting the truth will put the Lyell team and everything they love in danger.

S26 · E1The Penitent (1) 2023-01-02 · 58 min＋

When a man plummets from a high-rise building, the Lyell team cross paths with the NCA and a notorious mafia group, pushing Nikki to make a tough decision.

S26 · E2The Penitent (2) 2023-01-03 · 58 min＋

Nikki becomes even more involved with the Ndrangheta mafia-group and Jack uncovers some disturbing leads. An unlikely alliance leads Nikki closer to the truth, but not without some collateral damage.

S26 · E3Familiar Faces (1) 2023-01-09 · 57 min＋

A lorry is found with people locked inside, some dead. With the survivors refusing to speak, Nikki and the team must use their pathological and forensic skills to identify them.

S26 · E4Familiar Faces (2) 2023-01-10 · 59 min＋

The Lyell team work together to find out why the lorry was found with bodies inside and a dead driver at the wheel, and are truly shocked to discover where it leads them. Gabriel becomes emotionally invested and is presented with an ethical dilemma, and Jack gets a surprise visit.

S26 · E5Star (1) 2023-01-16 · 59 min＋

The Lyell team are thrown into the dark side of social media, where nothing is as it seems, and the perfect profiles of the influencers they are investigating raise disturbing questions. As a heavily pregnant DI asks the team for their expertise, are they running out of time to solve this case?

S26 · E6Star (2) 2023-01-18 · 59 min＋

The investigation continues to take unexpected turns, with Nikki managing to get behind the mask of the lead suspect. Jack has a breakthrough at the festival site and Nikki takes a dangerous opportunity. A surprise event at the Lyell brings some hope.

S26 · E7Hearts of Darkness (1) 2023-01-23 · 58 min＋

Levelling-up leaders and environmental activists clash in a small town trying to look to the future. With a sabotaged train and a dead mayor, the activists become suspects.

S26 · E8Hearts of Darkness (2) 2023-01-24 · 58 min＋

The Lyell team return to the tunnel and uncover some difficult truths, while the police raid the protester camp, desperate for answers. Family ties are pushed to their limits.

Jack comes to the aid of an old friend, and is sucked into a difficult case, where he is pitted against his former mentor. As Nikki and the team start to create a picture of what happened, they learn nothing is as it seems. Dealing with a family of serving police officers, they have to tread carefully, as their relationships prove to be another obstacle for the team to overcome.

As they get to the heart of their investigation, the Lyell team navigate corruption, loss and deceit within the local police force, who have become a law unto themselves.

S27 · E1Effective Range (1) 2024-01-08 · 58 min＋

A new murder victim forces the team to consider whether a notorious serial killer has resurfaced after 20 years, or if they are dealing with a copycat.

S27 · E2Effective Range (2) 2024-01-09 · 58 min＋

When a woman’s body is removed from a reservoir, Nikki performs the post-mortem and confirms she is the deceased wife of pathologist Charles Beck. Jack and Velvy discover new evidence that leads to a surprising arrest as Nikki continues to seek the truth about notorious serial killer Calvin Dunn.