Nigel McCrery, the creator of the TV crime dramas Silent Witness and 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.
Silent Witness, which follows a team of forensic pathologists investigating crimes, is one of the BBC’s longest running dramas. New Tricks, about a group of retired detectives helping police with cold cases, ran for 12 series over more than a decade.
