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Showtrial

7.0
2 seasons
10 episodes
Returning Series
Drama

Plot Summary

An anthology series of hotly contested criminal trials that divides the nation and take place in the full glare of the media spotlight.

First Aired:October 31, 2021
Last Aired:November 3, 2024
Episode Runtime:57m
Networks:
BBC One
Created By:
Ben Richards

Cast & Characters

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Seasons (2)

Series 1
5.9

Series 1

5 episodes

Aired: 2021

The arrogant daughter of a wealthy entrepreneur is put on trial following the disappearance of a fellow student, a hard-working daughter of a single mother.

Series 2
6.0

Series 2

5 episodes

Aired: 2024

When the high-profile climate activist Marcus Calderwood is left for dead in a violent hit and run, he uses his dying moments to identify his killer - a serving policeman. But who is this unnamed ‘Officer X’? What does his own history reveal about the nature of trauma and revenge, and was Marcus’s death a careless accident or cold-blooded murder?

Production

BBC