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Premiered

Monday, July 6, 2026

Ended: Friday, July 24, 2026

When does Expert Witness Season 5 come out?

Expert Witness Season 5 premiered Monday, July 6, 2026 on BBC One and ended Friday, July 24, 2026. The season has 15 episodes.

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Expert Witness Season 5 episode release dates
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1. Intent to Kill: The Ashley Dale Murder

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.

Monday · 4 months ago

2. Death on Duty

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.

Tuesday · 4 months ago

3. A Deadly Dose

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.

Wednesday · 4 months ago

4. The Killer Next Door

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.

Thursday · 4 months ago

5. Cold Case Convictions

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.

Friday · 4 months ago

6. The London Bombings

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.

Monday · 3 months ago

7. The Murder of Brianna Ghey

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.

Tuesday · 3 months ago

8. The Body in the Cellar

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.

Wednesday · 3 months ago

9. Dressed to Kill

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.

Thursday · 3 months ago

10. Left for Dead - The Murder of Hilda Murrell

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.

Friday · 3 months ago

11. Grave Evidence - The Murder of Joanna Simpson

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.

Monday · 3 months ago

12. Deadly Threads

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.

Tuesday · 3 months ago

13. Britain’s Coldest Case

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.

Wednesday · 3 months ago

14. Death in the Woods

A forensic biologist works tirelessly to match DNA to the killer of Julia James, and an entomologist links a killer to a double murder.

Thursday · 3 months ago

15. Voice of a Killer Finale

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.

Friday · 3 months ago

Expert Witness Season 5 FAQ

When does Expert Witness Season 5 come out?

Expert Witness Season 5 premiered Monday, July 6, 2026 on BBC One.

How many episodes are in Expert Witness Season 5?

Expert Witness Season 5 has 15 episodes.

Are new episodes of Expert Witness Season 5 released weekly?

New episodes are released daily.

When is the Expert Witness Season 5 finale?

The Expert Witness Season 5 finale (Episode 15) aired Friday, July 24, 2026.

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