Burton’s Witness return ‘wonderful’, says Fox

star Emilia Fox has said having the former leading actress Amanda Burton return for the 25th series was “nerve-racking” to film.

Burton, 65, starred as pathologist Prof Sam Ryan from the start of the crime drama in 1996 until 2004. Nearly 18 years later, she will reprise the role in a six-part anniversary series which returns to BBC One tomorrow.

Fox, who took over as lead character Dr Nikki Alexander in 2004, expressed her delight at sharing the screen with Burton for the first time. The 47-yearold told the Daily Express’s Saturday magazine: “It’s wonderful that we’re celebrating with Amanda. We wouldn’t be where we are today without her.”