‘Died and gone to heaven!’ gush Silent Witness fans as steamy romp ‘11 years in the making’ leaves them ‘screaming’

SILENT Witness fans said they had "died and gone to heaven" after a steamy romp that was "11 years in the making".

The BBC drama aired its latest episode on Monday night and saw the team investigate a suspected suicide that raised more questions than it answered.

While tensions were high during the episode, there was a big moment of release in the final moments between Dr Nikki Alexander and boyfriend Jack Hodgson.

The pair first got together when they shared a kiss during the episode titled Matters of Life and Death, before sleeping together in History, Part 1.

They were confirmed to be in an official relationship by History, Part 4, but intimate scenes are kept few and far between for viewers.

That all changed at the end of the latest episode, when the pair were seen chatting on the sofa, before Jack pulled Nikki onto his lap.

As she straddled him, they leaned in and started kissing, and it left many viewers at home hot under the collar.

Taking to X - formerly Twitter - one wrote: "OH MY GOD need to watch again.Never gonna get over this."

Another added: "HOW TO BREAK THE INTERNET."

A third tweeted: "Screamed, died, gone to heaven."

Meanwhile a fourth gushed: "Excuse me while I sit in a dark room and cry, only taken 11 years for these scenes."

A fellow fan of the pair replied: "Our wait finally paid off" alongside crying emojis.

Silent Witness airs on BBC One and is available on BBC iPlayer.