Silent Witness fans ‘disappointed’ as favourites missing from new series

What did you miss?

Silent Witness viewers have been “disillusioned” because the BBC present returned with out two of its solid members.

The crime drama’s twenty eighth sequence began on Monday, 6 January with a dramatic episode that noticed Dr Nikki Alexander (Emilia Fox) and forensic skilled Jack Hodgson (David Caves) investigating the dying of an aged woman. However minutes into the instalment, followers realised that Velvy and Gabriel have been nowhere to be seen.

Forensic pathology trainee Velvy Schur (Alastair Michael) and Professor Gabriel Folukoya (Aki Omoshaybi) had each joined the present in season 26, and several other followers have been dismayed when the brand new episode opened and not using a glimpse of them.

What, how and why?

The instalment adopted the group as they seemed into the case of a girl whose physique was present in a cave. In the meantime, conmen have been focusing on an aged man (performed by David Hargreaves) who gave the impression to be affected by dementia.

Early on, Jack defined Velvy’s absence by saying to Nikki: “Excellent news from Velvy, He has began his Masters in Forensic Science.”

The Lyell did welcome a brand new boss, with Harriet Maven, (Maggie Steed) transferring into the workplace alongside along with her piano. Followers posted messages on X saying she was “sensible” within the function but it surely appears she didn’t completely fill the hole left by a few of the outdated favourites.

“No Velvey or Gabriel? Not an excellent begin,” one viewer wrote on X because the episode started. “So disillusioned, no Gabriel, no Cara and no Velvy, I felt they may have finished a lot with Velvy’s character,” one other mentioned.

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One posted: “Awww, they’ve jettisoned Velvy and Gabriel. After a picket begin, they’d grown on me.” “I miss Velvy,” mentioned one other.

Any person else requested: “Why did they do away with the stunning candy Velvy Schur in Silent Witness. Don’t they realise how cute he’s?

What else did viewers say?

Silent Witness followers additionally mentioned they have been “heartbroken” by the storyline involving Hargreaves’ character Benjamin Dawson. Weak and residing alone, he was preyed upon by conmen who tried to get him to cough up near £60,000 for pretend residence repairs.

Because the episode ended, one had sneaked into his home at night time and was hiding outdoors the room he was in.

“That is heartbreaking to look at I do not prefer it,” one viewer mentioned. “Is anybody else throwing issues on the TV when the scammer is on.”

“It is so unhappy that individuals, particularly the aged and disabled are manipulated on this means,” mentioned one other.

Silent Witness returns at 9pm on BBC One on Tuesday, 7 January.