Emilia Fox has paid tribute to Silent Witness creator Nigel McCrery following his death aged 71. Nigel, a former police officer who also created the BBC series New Tricks, revealed last year he was diagnosed with an unspecified terminal illness.

Emilia Fox has paid tribute to the "kind" and "warm" Nigel McCrery. The creator of the long-running BBC forensic crime drama 'Silent Witness' - which stars the 50-year-old actress as Doctor Nikki Alexander - died on February 4 aged 71 after battling a terminal illness since October 2024.

Silent Witness star Emilia Fox has paid tribute to the show's creator Nigel McCrery, who has died aged 71.

Emilia Fox and David Caves have spent more than 10 years working alongside one another on BBC's Silent Witness, with Emilia calling her co-star an "incredibly skilled" actor

Longevity of Silent Witness is down to ‘incredible’ Nigel McCrery – Emilia Fox - Former police officer McCrery created the forensics series Silent Witness and the cold case show New Tricks.

Nigel McCrery worked as an officer with the murder squad of Nottinghamshire Constabulary before moving into TV and writing popular police procedurals Silent Witness and New Tricks.