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

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.

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.

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Emilia Fox will is returning to our screens as Dr Nikki Alexander in the two-part finale of Silent Witness, but let's take a closer look at her life away from the cameras

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.

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

Silent Witness actress Emilia Fox has admitted 'there's never going to be enough time to learn all I want' as she revealed she is considering making some small tweaks to her life

The 50-year-old has been on our TV screens for three decades - most notably as Dr. Nikki Alexander in the long-running BBC crime drama 'Silent Witness' - but never set out to feature in the show for over 20 years. She told Woman's Weekly magazine: "I've never had a plan for my career.