Silent Witness and New Tricks creator Nigel McCrery has died aged 71 just months after being given a 'shock' terminal diagnosis and opening up on his sadness at not seeing his grandkids grow up

Silent Witness creator Nigel McCrery has died at age 71, his agent confirmed today "with a heavy heart". McCrery joined the BBC on a graduate entry scheme in 1990 after serving as a police officer in Nottingham, he used background in policing to create the drama Backup, which ran from 1995-97.

Silent Witness and New Tricks creator dies, aged 71 - Former police officer was known for creating one of BBC’s most loved crime dramas

TV writer Nigel McCrery has died aged 71, his agent has confirmed. The former police officer, who created the forensics series Silent Witness and the cold case show New Tricks, revealed last year he was diagnosed with an unspecified terminal illness.

Nigel McCrery, the creator of the TV crime drama Silent Witness and co-creator of New Tricks, has died aged 71. His agent confirmed the news of his death to BBC News "with a heavy heart". The screenwriter and novelist was diagnosed with a terminal illness in October 2024.

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Nigel McCrery, who has died aged 71, deployed his experience as a Nottinghamshire murder squad detective to devise the long-running BBC1 forensic-science drama Silent Witness.

TV writer Nigel McCrery has been credited with the “success and longevity” of Silent Witness by the show’s star Emilia Fox. Former police officer McCrery created the forensics series Silent Witness and the cold case show New Tricks,