Episodes
1. Intent to Kill: The Ashley Dale Murder
6 Jul 2026 · 28 min
A ballistics expert proves the shooting of a young woman was murder not manslaughter, and a forensic scientist secures justice for a cold case victim, 20 years after the crime.
2. Death on Duty
7 Jul 2026 · 28 min
A voice analyst makes a positive link to the killer of two police officers, and a lead forensic scientist identifies a phone snatcher from a shoe he left behind.
3. A Deadly Dose
8 Jul 2026 · 28 min
A forensic toxicologist proves that an Essex couple’s cause of death points to murder, and a footprint expert links a killer to two different murder scenes.
4. The Killer Next Door
9 Jul 2026 · 28 min
A pathologist and forensic scientist work together to convict the twisted killer of Elaine Collie, and a Home Office pathologist links two suspects to a double homicide.
5. Cold Case Convictions
10 Jul 2026 · 28 min
An expert witness uses fibre analysis to solve an execution-style murder, and after 26 years in prison, a man walks free when a forensic scientist links DNA to the real killer.
6. The London Bombings
13 Jul 2026 · 28 min
Forensic explosives experts are tasked with examining the crime scenes after the London bombings to establish if the devices had the signature of any known terrorist organisation.
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7. The Murder of Brianna Ghey
14 Jul 2026 · 28 min
A blood spatter analyst helps puts the killers of a 16-year-old behind bars, and a forensic speech expert matches a voice on police dashcam to the killer of PC Ian Broadhurst.
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8. The Body in the Cellar
15 Jul 2026 · 28 min
A forensic archaeologist locates the body of a teenage girl buried in a cellar, and an expert in scanning technology sends a homemade gun maker to jail.
9. Dressed to Kill
16 Jul 2026 · 28 min
A forensic image analyst identifies a killer from images in CCTV, and a forensic specialist helps police unravel the truth when a case goes from missing to murder.
10. Left for Dead - The Murder of Hilda Murrell
17 Jul 2026 · 28 min
A forensic biologist uses modern DNA techniques to solve the cold case murder of Hilda Murrell, and cell site analysis helps place a suspect at the scene of Abdul Deghayes’s killing.
11. Grave Evidence - The Murder of Joanna Simpson
20 Jul 2026 · 28 min
When a man kills his ex-wife, a forensic archaeologist helps determine if it was premeditated murder, and a cell site analyst follows a phone trail that convicts violent bank robbers.
12. Deadly Threads
21 Jul 2026 · 28 min
A fibre analyst uses a groundbreaking technique to solve the murder of 91-year-old Edwin Hiles, and a forensic fire investigator helps to uncover the truth behind a tragic house fire.
13. Britain’s Coldest Case
22 Jul 2026 · 28 min
A forensic scientist and a fingerprint expert identify a killer nearly 60 years after the crime, and a plant scientist helps expose a fraudster in a fake tea-growing operation.
14. Death in the Woods
23 Jul 2026 · 28 min
A forensic biologist works tirelessly to match DNA to the killer of Julia James, and an entomologist links a killer to a double murder.
15. Voice of a Killer
24 Jul 2026 · 28 min
A skilled voice analyst proves the killer of a missing man is very close to home, and a UK fingerprint expert helps to overturn a miscarriage of justice.
Expert Witness Series 5: quick answers
How many episodes are in Expert Witness Series 5?
Series 5 of Expert Witness has 15 episodes, about 7 hours in total.
When did Expert Witness Series 5 come out?
Series 5 premiered on 6 Jul 2026.