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Over the ten-part series, Nikki and Jack will continue to attend Birmingham\u2019s most sinister crime scenes, before Jack\u2019s own past lands him in deep trouble. Nikki is drawn into her husband\u2019s plight, which Emilia teases as a situation that Jack has brought on himself.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s definitely of his own making,\u201d the actress told Digital Spy<\/a> during a recent set visit. \u201cI always feel about Jack and Nikki, they are each other\u2019s strength, but it makes them very vulnerable to anything that happens to either of them. <\/p>\n \u201cAnd definitely in this series, you see Jack experience something that creates a difficulty for both of them, and I think exposes the vulnerability because of how much they love each other.\u201d <\/p>\n BBC<\/p>\n Having launched in 1996, Silent Witness has long been known for its thorough portrayal of forensic science, but Emilia \u2013 who has played Nikki since 2004 \u2013 is certain that the new series explores subjects that they have never touched on before.<\/p>\n \u201cTwo stories take the series into different places it\u2019s never been in,\u201d she shared while praising Silent Witness returning writer Tim Prager, who penned the show\u2019s heartbreaking disability and care-home abuse story<\/a>. \u201cFrom a research perspective, that\u2019s been really fascinating because I certainly didn\u2019t know a lot of it, and have had to wrap my head around it, as has everyone else.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s an area of science which really is like, ‘Wow!’ and it\u2019s real. So, that\u2019s been fascinating. And you keep seeing it crop in the news once you\u2019re thinking about it. Once again, Tim has tapped into very topical subjects.\u201d<\/p>\n With over 20 years of experience on the show, Emilia\u2019s willingness to learn about her character\u2019s trade is one of the many reasons that the acclaimed actress continues to return to her role year over year \u2013 even if does bring her more challenging scripts each time around.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s one of the things I most love about this series,\u201d Emilia explained. \u201cI like learning new things. But now, I think that the writers and the expert pathologists who we work with like setting me harder and harder things to say!\u201d<\/p>\n Silent Witness<\/a> airs on BBC One and streams on BBC iPlayer.<\/p>\n The new edition of Living Legends, a 100-page all-colour celebration of Taylor Swift, is here! Buy Taylor in newsagents or online<\/a>, priced at just \u00a38.99. Soaps Writer, Inside Soap and Digital Spy<\/p>\n![\"david](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/david-caves-emilia-fox-silent-witness-season-29-696f6dab5b651.jpg\" "\\"David")
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