Forensics: Murder Scene Series 2 on Channel 5: Start Time, Episodes and How to Watch
Image: ITN Productions / Channel 5 Series 2 starts Tuesday 10 November 2026 at 9pm on Channel 5, with episode 2 straight after at 9.45pm.
Forensics: Murder Scene, the Channel 5 documentary that follows detectives and forensic officers through a real murder inquiry, is back for a second series. The new run opens with two episodes in a row on Tuesday 10 November, from 9pm to 10.30pm, and both deal with one case from South Wales.
Updated Wednesday 4 November 2026, before series 2 airs. Nothing here goes past what Channel 5’s listings say about the case.
What time is Forensics: Murder Scene on?
Episode 1 of series 2 is at 9pm on Tuesday 10 November 2026 on Channel 5 and runs for 45 minutes. Episode 2 starts at 9.45pm the same evening and ends at 10.30pm, so the whole of the opening case fills an hour and a half. The listings flag the programme as new, with subtitles, and it is shown in HD on Channel 5 HD.
No later episode is in the listings yet. They only run about a week ahead, so we will add the next date here and to our Channel 5 TV guide as soon as it appears.
What is Forensics: Murder Scene about?
Each case is told from the inside. The cameras stay with the police and the forensic specialists from the first hours after a body is found, when evidence has to be secured before it is lost, through lab work, CCTV, searches and interviews with a suspect. The focus is on how the evidence is gathered and tested, rather than on reconstructions or speculation.
It is a factual series about real deaths, so expect scenes from homes where people have died and frank talk about how they were killed.
What is the case in series 2?
The first case is set in Porthcawl, on the South Wales coast. South Wales Police officers are called to a house where an elderly woman lived with her adult son. She has not been seen for months, and when the house is searched her body is found inside a chest freezer.
Crime scene specialists and a team of murder detectives take over. Their job in episode 1 is to work out how she died and whether her son was responsible for her death. In episode 2 the son is under arrest, and the detectives dig into a strained relationship between mother and son and look at whether money could have been a motive.
That is as far as this page goes. We will not give away the outcome before the episodes air.
Forensics: Murder Scene series 2 episode guide
| Episode | Date | Time | Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tuesday 10 November 2026 | 9pm to 9.45pm | A woman’s body is found in a freezer in Porthcawl |
| 2 | Tuesday 10 November 2026 | 9.45pm to 10.30pm | The Porthcawl inquiry continues, with the son under arrest |
| 3 | Not listed yet |
We have not seen a stated episode count for series 2, so we don’t give one.
Is this the first series?
No. Series 1 started on Channel 5 in August 2024, on Monday nights at 9pm. Its opening film was about the killing of a young woman in Leeds. Series 2 opens with a case in South Wales instead.
Who makes it?
The new series has Ricardo Pollack, Caroline Short and Jeremy Daldry as executive producers, and Rob Lambie as series producer.
How to watch
| Platform | Channel 5 |
|---|---|
| Freeview | 5 (HD on 105) |
| Sky | 105 |
| Virgin Media | 105 |
| Freesat | 105 |
Channel 5 is free to watch. It also streams live and on demand in the 5 app and at channel5.com, which needs a free account and only works in the UK. The rest of the evening on the channel is in our Channel 5 TV guide, and for every channel, see what’s on TV tonight.
Frequently asked questions
What time is Forensics Murder Scene on tonight?
Series 2 starts on Channel 5 on Tuesday 10 November 2026 at 9pm. Episode 1 runs until 9.45pm and episode 2 follows straight away, finishing at 10.30pm.
What channel is Forensics Murder Scene on?
Channel 5. It is 5 on Freeview (HD on 105) and 105 on Sky, Virgin Media and Freesat. You can also stream Channel 5 free in the 5 app or at channel5.com.
What is Forensics Murder Scene about?
It is a Channel 5 documentary series that follows police detectives and forensic teams through real murder investigations, from the crime scene and the lab to the interview room.
What case is in Forensics Murder Scene series 2?
The opening case comes from South Wales. Police find the body of an elderly woman in a chest freezer at the house in Porthcawl she shared with her son, and detectives have to establish how she died.
How many episodes of Forensics Murder Scene series 2 are there?
Two are listed so far, both on Tuesday 10 November 2026, at 9pm and 9.45pm. We have not seen a total for the series, so we do not give one.
Is this the first series of Forensics Murder Scene?
No. This is series 2. The first series was on Channel 5 in August 2024, on Monday nights at 9pm, and opened with a case from Leeds.
Who makes Forensics Murder Scene?
The executive producers are Ricardo Pollack, Caroline Short and Jeremy Daldry, with Rob Lambie as series producer.
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