Silent Witness star teases heartbreaking split for Nikki and Jack

30 January 2024 , 15:07

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Silent Witness star David Caves has teased that fan favourites Nikki and Jack could end up splitting up in a devastating turn of events for fans of the BBC drama

Silent Witness star David Caves has teased a devastating split for fan favourites Nikki and Jack.

Nikki - played by Emilia Fox - and Jack (David Caves) ended up getting involved in a romance with one another a few series back, in a storyline that has delighted fans of the BBC drama. Viewers have been given more of an insight into their romance in the latest series, but could things be tumbling down for the duo as their work gets in the way.

Fans had long been hoping to see Nikki and Jack together, but David Caves has teased this could be the end for the pair as a romantic couple as they clash about work in an upcoming episode, leaving them both questioning what they want.

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Speaking about Jack and Nikki's romance, he said: "They are going strong. A big thing last year was that we didn't want to make it a bickering adolescent type of relationship - which we could easily have done. But it is different with Jack and Nikki.

"We are seeing them working together, and their relationship does not seem to be interfering with their work. They're professional, and they simply get on with their work. But they have moments where they check in with each other and then little subtle things that happen between them to let people know that they're still very much together."

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He added: "I can't really go into much detail, but there's a nice progression in this series. It comes to a nice crescendo, if you will. And so I hope people are pleased because Jack and Nikki have some lovely moments together.

However, things get difficult for the pair later on in the series and there's a possibility of the duo splitting up. Asked if the pressure of the job ever affects them, David added: "Yes, especially in the latter episodes of this series. There is an episode called Kings Cross, which is a biggie. It’s probably the most we've had to shoot ever. It’s very intense.

"The case involves eight bodies being discovered under Kings Cross. That means Jack and Nikki have to do eight post-mortems and not cross contaminate. So it's a very, very big couple of episodes for them. It's stressful, especially for her. She gets very tired and he's worried about her. She's overworking. She's a workaholic. She's doing it all on her own. He's trying to say to her, 'Look, you need to just step away and get help here.' But she doesn't want to do that, of course."

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Jasmine Allday