Where is Silent Witness filmed? Filming locations for series 29 as show makes move to Birmingham

Emilia Fox, David Caves, Maggie Steed, and Francesca Mills all return to action as they are thrown into the middle of a new mystery.

Monday and Tuesday’s series 29 launch episodes will see the team hunt down a suspected hitman, who muddies the water after admitting to a crime that someone else is currently serving time for in jail.

While fans will be looking forward to seeing Silent Witness back on screens, there’s all change this year as the ex-Lyell team make a move north to become the new ‘Bowman’ team.

Here’s everything you need to know about the new setting and filming location for Silent Witness series 29.

Where is Silent Witness filmed?

With production moving to Birmingham for series 29, there will be penty of new locations seen on screen. The Midlands city in the new home of Dr Nikki and her crack team of investigators and pathologists.

The location switch was confirmed at the end of series 28, when the Lyell team were informed that they had been relocated to the Sir William Bowman Centre of Excellence in Birmingham.

City landmarks will be seen throughout series 29, as well as the iconic canals of the Midlands location. Other scenes have been filmed in nearby towns, as well as the nearby city of Coventry.

Speaking about filming in Birmingham, Fox said: “It’s a really beautiful city. There are some incredible industrial buildings where the history of Birmingham feels very present. That was as exciting to discover as the beautiful countryside, which is close to Birmingham, which we were also fortunate to film in. I think it gives the series a different aesthetic feel.

“The canals are so striking, and I think that all helps give the show different evolutions, different regular characters and different locations for the show to be based in.

“We’ve been welcomed by people in the city; people have been very friendly. I have loved exploring. I didn’t know about the different quarters. I mostly explored through going to eat, like in the jewellery quarter when I had one of the best Italian meals I have ever had. Then going to the Balti triangle and having a Balti – you have to do that when you are in Birmingham!”

Francesca Milla, who plays Kit Brooks, added: “I loved filming in Birmingham, for starters the Midlands has a huge fan base for the show itself so whenever we were filming on location the public were so excited to see the iconic show setting up camp on their street.”

Silent Witness series 29 premieres at 9pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer. The second-part of The Disappearance of Alice Hill will hit screens at 9pm on Tuesday, February 3. Both episodes are available to watch right now on BBC iPlayer. Episodes will continue to air weekly in the same time-slot.