Drama series following high profile murder cases through the eyes of the police, the public and the courts.Drama series following high profile murder cases through the eyes of the police, the public and the courts.Drama series following high profile murder cases through the eyes of the police, the public and the courts.
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 5 nominations total
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Very clever writing and superb acting gets you rooting for the most unlikeable character by the end. A smirk has rarely been so annoying! Tracy Ilfeachor is absolutely mesmerising as the solicitor. Loved it!
I really enjoyed the 5 episodes of this mini series. With the glut of these series currently deluging tv this stood out from the dross.
I won't say however that it was perfect and was somewhat disappointed with the ending (don't worry, no spoilers).
Worth a watch.
I won't say however that it was perfect and was somewhat disappointed with the ending (don't worry, no spoilers).
Worth a watch.
Thoroughly enjoyed this exciting series. Outstanding cast and great storyline filmed in and around Bristol - which is a nice change.
The ending is somewhat of a surprise and open to interpretation but there's nothing wrong with that. Well worth watching and on a par with series such as Broadchurch and Liar imo.
The ending is somewhat of a surprise and open to interpretation but there's nothing wrong with that. Well worth watching and on a par with series such as Broadchurch and Liar imo.
Very well made and superbly acted. Held my attention from start to finish. OK the story sometimes seemed a bit too complex and lacking credibility but I was easily able to suspend disbelief. All the lead characters were on top form, and the flash backs were handled well. I felt that five episodes was just about right.
Recommended viewing.
Recommended viewing.
Privileged teenager Talitha improbably finds herself on trial for murder when a fellow student disappears.
The setup was odd and didn't introduce us properly to the missing girl. Instead we had a dislikeable protagonist, a dislikeable father and a stroppy detective.
I didn't find the characters or their behaviour convincing, the dialogue of the duty solicitor, the DI and Talitha was clunky and unbelievable and the crooked property developer father is a tired trope now.
Production values were decent and the direction mostly ok, a nice soundtrack, but a few curiously photographed scenes were distracting. Plot was very creaky.
It seems to be posing the question does money and privilege buy you better outcomes in our judicial system? But we don't need a five hour drama to know the answer to that one. Disappointing all round for me.
The setup was odd and didn't introduce us properly to the missing girl. Instead we had a dislikeable protagonist, a dislikeable father and a stroppy detective.
I didn't find the characters or their behaviour convincing, the dialogue of the duty solicitor, the DI and Talitha was clunky and unbelievable and the crooked property developer father is a tired trope now.
Production values were decent and the direction mostly ok, a nice soundtrack, but a few curiously photographed scenes were distracting. Plot was very creaky.
It seems to be posing the question does money and privilege buy you better outcomes in our judicial system? But we don't need a five hour drama to know the answer to that one. Disappointing all round for me.
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- TriviaThe number of Crown Prosecution Lawyers in the UK is approx one fifth of the number of Barristers and one twentieth the number of practising lawyers - they therefore have a high case load and less time than shown in the series to focus on individual cases, accepting of course that high profile ShowTrials would merit more involvement.
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