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Showtrial

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  • 4h 48m
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Showtrial (2021)
A high profile murder case captures the attention of the world's media and the general public alike - Throwing Cleo Roberts, a once high flying solicitor defending the chief suspect, back in to the spotlight.
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A high profile murder case captures the attention of the world's media and the general public alike - Throwing Cleo Roberts, a once high flying solicitor defending the chief suspect, back in... Read allA high profile murder case captures the attention of the world's media and the general public alike - Throwing Cleo Roberts, a once high flying solicitor defending the chief suspect, back in to the spotlight.A high profile murder case captures the attention of the world's media and the general public alike - Throwing Cleo Roberts, a once high flying solicitor defending the chief suspect, back in to the spotlight.
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
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POPULARITY
4,217
392
  • Stars
    • Celine Buckens
    • Joseph Payne
    • Kerr Logan
  • Stars
    • Celine Buckens
    • Joseph Payne
    • Kerr Logan
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    • 70User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award

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    Tom Andrews as Seb Harding
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    Celine Buckens
    Celine Buckens
    • Talitha Campbell
    Joseph Payne
    Joseph Payne
    • Dhillon Harwood
    Kerr Logan
    Kerr Logan
    • James Thornley
    Tracy Ifeachor
    Tracy Ifeachor
    • Cleo Roberts
    Sinéad Keenan
    Sinéad Keenan
    • DI Paula Cassidy
    Lolita Chakrabarti
    Lolita Chakrabarti
    • Meera Harwood
    Sharon D Clarke
    Sharon D Clarke
    • Virginia Hoult
    James Frain
    James Frain
    • Damian Campbell
    Rupert Holliday-Evans
    Rupert Holliday-Evans
    • Brian Reeves
    Christopher Hatherall
    Christopher Hatherall
    • DC Andy Lowell
    Claire Lams
    • Andrea Ellis
    Abra Thompson
    • Hannah Ellis
    Rebecca Grant
    Rebecca Grant
    • Nisha Baria
    Amy Morgan
    • Heidi McKinnon
    Angus Castle-Doughty
    Angus Castle-Doughty
    • Troy Manners
    Mika Simmons
    Mika Simmons
    • Amanda Wikinson
    Tom Andrews
    Tom Andrews
    • Seb Harding
    Susannah Bourne
    Susannah Bourne
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    5/10
    "The trial that gripped the nation" - didn't grip me
    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.
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    • Oct 31, 2021

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      • October 31, 2021 (United Kingdom)
      • United Kingdom
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (United Kingdom)
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      • Bristol, England, UK
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      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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      • World Productions
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