Expert Witness
Expert Witness is a TV show on BBC1. How some of the UK’s most serious and complex cases were solved by the expertise of a band of unsung heroes – the expert witnesses. Gripping true crime stories. The program has been available since 2024. A total of 46 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in April 2025.
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Untying the knot of a dressing gown cord used to kill a woman in 1984 finally reveals the perpetrator. And expert analysis of muddy shoes helps find the murderer of a missing student.
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When a killer gang use a secret language to discuss an attack, police turn to a forensic linguist. And a huge cannabis operation is brought down with the help of a drugs expert.
When a body is found in a wheelie bin in a lake, a cell site analyst tracks the suspects’ mobile phones. And when a man disappears, a soil expert helps identify his killers.
A twisted killer throws two suitcases containing severed remains into a canal, and it’s down to a 3D-scanning expert to uncover the crucial evidence needed to convict him.
When eight-year-old Sarah Payne is murdered, a pollen expert finds a vital link between the suspect and the grave. In another case, a blood spatter expert is called when a body is found in a freezer.
Series 3
Evidence unearthed by a forensic archaeologist helps to catch a young woman's killer. And a case of harrowing neglect suffered by a Welsh teenager is revealed by an insect expert.
A dentist’s expertise in forensics helps police to connect a man to the disappearance of his wife. And a soil expert helps to bring convictions against three heritage thieves.
When a decomposed body is washed up on a Dutch beach, a UK facial reconstruction expert helps uncover the identity.
Detectives hunting the killer of a young woman from Bolton require the help of a fibre and DNA specialist to arrest their suspect.
When a woman is found dead in an Egyptian hotel room, a toxicologist uncovers a sinister murder plot. And police turn to a cell communications analyst to solve a teacher's murder.
When a teenager’s body is located in a shallow grave, a soil specialist is called on to unearth evidence to convict the killer.
A fibre specialist from the UK brings closure to Australia’s longest-running murder investigation. And a forensic pharmacologist ensures a murder charge after two brutal killings.
A blood residue specialist leads police to the killers of an East Sussex waiter, brutally bludgeoned in his flat.
An expert witness helps police link a drug gang to the death of a Vietnamese man in Wales. And DNA experts gather evidence that identifies the killer of a man from Bristol.
When a young man is stabbed to death, a facial recognition expert helps Merseyside Police catch the killer.
When a young nurse is murdered, a soil analyst links the suspect to where the body was found. And a wildlife DNA specialist helps police catch illegal blood sport suspects.
A fibre analyst is called in when a missing persons enquiry becomes a murder investigation, and a forensic archaeologist leads the search for the remains of a young woman.
Blood pattern analysis helps identify the killer of a body found in a suitcase, and a forensic search specialist helps unlock a murder investigation.
An ecologist uses her expertise in single-celled organisms to help crack a murder case, and a poisoned curry is suspected of killing a man - can an expert at Kew Gardens prove it?
An expert witness uses soil analysis to find the body of a missing woman feared dead, and an odontologist is called on to examine a bite mark made on a murder victim 21 years ago.