BAFTA TV AWARDS® 2X nominee

Trial & Retribution

Like Law & Order, this long-running British detective series follows cases from crime to courts. Brusque detective Michael Walker (David Hayman, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas) collars London's killers and viewers are left to decide if justice was served. With Kate Buffery and Victoria Smurfit, created by Lynda La Plante (Prime Suspect).

19972 episodes

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Suspense·Drama

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S1 E1 - Volume I, Episode 1
October 19, 1997
1 h 41 min
13+
It is a mother's worst nightmare. A little girl is missing, and then herbody is found. This gripping two-part serial breaks new ground for crime drama by following the story, in both legal and human terms, from the tense search for the killer to the trial and final verdict. The police have a suspect, but with time against them, can they find the evidence to charge him?
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S1 E2 - Volume I, Episode 2
October 20, 1997
1 h 41 min
13+
The trial is about to begin, but the prosecution's evidence is falling apart at the seams and 'hot shot' defence barrister Robert Rylands QC is confident of an acquittal. Have the police got the right man? And, with the viewer as witness, judge and jury, will justice be done for Julie Anne Harris?
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