The Jury 

Twelve men and women are called for jury service in the retrial of a man accused of a triple murder after the High Court overturns the original verdict.

Stars:

Paul Bhattacharjee, Gerard Butler, Nina Sosanya

Cast

Series cast summary:
Paul Bhattacharjee	...	Rashid's Father / ... 7 episodes, 2002-2011
Gerard Butler	...	Johnnie Donne 6 episodes, 2002
Nina Sosanya	...	Marcia Thomas 6 episodes, 2002
Nicholas Farrell	...	Jeremy Crawford 6 episodes, 2002
Stuart Bunce	...	Charles Gore 6 episodes, 2002
Helen McCrory	...	Rose Davies 6 episodes, 2002
Jack Shepherd	...	Ron Maher 6 episodes, 2002
Mark Strong	...	Len Davies 6 episodes, 2002
Michael Maloney	...	Peter Segal 6 episodes, 2002
Sonnell Dadral	...	Duvinder Singh 6 episodes, 2002
Antony Sher	...	Gerald Lewis QC 6 episodes, 2002
Nick Bartlett	...	Prison Officer 6 episodes, 2002
Sylvia Syms	...	Elsie Beamish 6 episodes, 2002
Derek Jacobi	...	George Cording QC 6 episodes, 2002
Ellen Thomas	...	Ruby Thomas 6 episodes, 2002
Fiona Gillies	...	Fiona Crawford 6 episodes, 2002
Matthew Thomas Davies	...	Charlie Crawford 6 episodes, 2002
Leo Gregory	...	Ally Maher 6 episodes, 2002
Charlie Hicks	...	Sam Crawford 6 episodes, 2002
Neil Maskell	...	Chris Maher 6 episodes, 2002
Peter Vaughan	...	Michael Colchester 6 episodes, 2002
Sarah Louise Young	...	Jessica Garland 6 episodes, 2002
Shaughan Seymour	...	Judge 6 episodes, 2002
Antony Zaki	...	Ranjit Singh 6 episodes, 2002
Gillian Barge	...	Eva Prohaska 6 episodes, 2002
Connor McIntyre	...	Derek Batey 6 episodes, 2002
Joanne Pearce	...	Marion Segal 6 episodes, 2002
William Hoyland	...	Hector 6 episodes, 2002
John Duttine	...	Mark Waters 6 episodes, 2002
Nathalie Armin	...	Usher 6 episodes, 2002
Steven Mackintosh	...	Paul Brierley 5 episodes, 2011
Anne Reid	...	June Brierley 5 episodes, 2011
John Lynch	...	Alan Lane 5 episodes, 2011
Aqib Khan	...	Rashid Jarwar 5 episodes, 2011
Shobu Kapoor	...	Rashid's Mother 5 episodes, 2011
Branka Katic	...	Kristina Bamford 5 episodes, 2011
Jodhi May	...	Katherine Bulmore 5 episodes, 2011
Ronald Pickup	...	Jeffrey Livingstone 5 episodes, 2011
Natalie Press	...	Lucy Cartwright 5 episodes, 2011
Sarah Alexander	...	Theresa Vestey / ... 5 episodes, 2011
Julie Walters	...	Emma Watts Q.C. 5 episodes, 2011
Ivanno Jeremiah	...	Tahir Takana 5 episodes, 2011
Roger Allam	...	John Mallory Q.C. / ... 5 episodes, 2011
Paul Reynolds	...	Warren Murray / ... 5 episodes, 2002
Jo Hartley	...	Ann Skailes 5 episodes, 2011
Rory McCann	...	Derek Hatch 5 episodes, 2011
Keith Parry	...	Jury Clerk 5 episodes, 2011
Iain Mitchell	...	High Court Judge 5 episodes, 2011
Danny Babington	...	Brian Bundy 5 episodes, 2011
Richard Buss	...	Laurie Thorpe 5 episodes, 2002
James Naughtie	...	Radio Presenter 4 episodes, 2011
Tiana Paige Johnson	...	Joy Thomas 4 episodes, 2002
Ronan Vibert	...	Jonathan Bamford 4 episodes, 2011
James Hayes	...	Father Gervaise Bligh / ... 4 episodes, 2002
Melanie Cameron	...	Tanning Shop Employee 4 episodes, 2011
Ninka Scott	...	Court Clerk 4 episodes, 2002
Steven Emrys	...	Mr. de Jersey 4 episodes, 2002
Nitin Ganatra	...	Tariq Shah 4 episodes, 2002
Lisa Dillon	...	Tasha Williams 3 episodes, 2011
Tim Healy	...	Eddie Fannon 3 episodes, 2002
Andy Beckwith	...	Hostel Proprietor 3 episodes, 2011
Elizabeth Conboy	...	Anna Knight 3 episodes, 2011
Charlotte Weston	...	Rebecca Cheung 3 episodes, 2011
Meg Wynn Owen	...	Olive Livingstone 3 episodes, 2011
Amanda Royle	...	Ms Thurloe 3 episodes, 2002
Claire Nielson	...	Eleanor Colchester 3 episodes, 2002
Eddie Webber	...	Prison Guard 2 episodes, 2011
Joy McBrinn	...	Aileen Turner 2 episodes, 2011
Meera Syal	...	Head Teacher / ... 2 episodes, 2011
Eben Young	...	Canadian Talk Show Host 2 episodes, 2011
Alastair Stewart	...	Newsreader 2 episodes, 2011
Harvey Virdi	...	Nurse 2 episodes, 2011
Alex Roe	...	Schoolboy 2 episodes, 2011
Martin Savage	...	DI Bevan / ... 2 episodes, 2011
Barbara Drennan	...	Holly Jackson 2 episodes, 2011
Steve Morphew	...	Juror No 11 2 episodes, 2011
Dona Anika Chitolie	...	Juror No 12 2 episodes, 2011
Thusitha Jayasundera	...	Dr. Barker / ... 2 episodes, 2011
Shameem Ahmad	...	Court Clerk 2 episodes, 2011
James Doherty	...	David Hind 2 episodes, 2002
Jim Dunk	...	DCI Shand 2 episodes, 2002
Madeleine Howard	...	Eleanor Duncan 2 episodes, 2011
Miranda Pleasence	...	Maria de Silva 2 episodes, 2002
Steve Sweeney	...	Thomas Haines 2 episodes, 2002
Peter Gale	...	Dr. Hughes 2 episodes, 2002

Storyline

The killing of a fifteen-year-old-boy rocks the nation, as a Sikh classmate of the boy is charged with the murder. The trial, which is engulfed in protests and media speculation, brings together twelve jurors who find themselves having to make a decision for which the entire country is waiting.

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Official Sites:

PBS Masterpiece Theatre - Who's Who, episode descriptions

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 February 2002 (UK)

Also Known As:

El jurado

Filming Locations:

England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Granada Television, ITV Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

44 min (2 episodes) 46 min (1 episode) 45 min (2 episodes) 300 min (6 parts)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Peter Vaughan, Roger Allam, Rory McCann, and Andy Beckwith appeared on Game of Thrones (2011).

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Connections

References The Bill (1984)

User Reviews

This mini-series is WELL worth while.

I set out to watch this 6 hour British mini series for one reason: I'm a huge fan of Gerard Butler's. I came away amazed at how really good I thought it was. The mini-series deals with the trial of a Sikh student accused of brutally killing a fellow student (and compelling evidence both for and against). And while it does indeed explore the trial itself, the beauty of this series is the exploration of the jurors and their lives (something rarely done). It takes 7 of the 12 jurors and shows what is going on in their lives (and by proxy, what their lives the last several years must have been like). You have the alcoholic just out of rehab the first morning of the trial (Butler), the single mother with her own "mom" issues, the seminary student torn between his love of God and his love of a woman, the old Catholic woman who is clearly lonely, the man who had lost his fortune a while back and is no longer financially well-off, the woman who is controlled by her ex-military and semi-crippled husband and last the responsible citizen who is pleased and overwhelmed at the duty placed on him (and who has the most clueless in-laws). You have the not-so-nice prosecutor (played admirably by Antony Sher) and the decent defense barrister (played well as always by Derek Jacobi). Almost all the characters are to some degree stereotypes, but it is how the actors portray them and the way they are written--the way these stories unfold--that is so special. These performances are just truly wonderful (notably Butler and the actors portraying the abused wife, the single mom and the duty bound juror) The ultimate outcome of the trial, while important, takes second place to the jurors' outcome and the central question: how difficult is it to reach a decision on guilt or innocence when you can NEVER really know?