Tx scheduled for 2024
The Murder Retrial will examine the jury system for the first time on British television by recreating an entire, real murder trial from the original transcripts in front of two randomly selected juries, neither of whom are aware of the other. Filmed over ten days, in a former courthouse in Essex, the series will take a forensic look at the inner workings of justice. The two juries will be asked to judge on the real case of a man who admits he killed his wife, but whose defence maintains that he lost control, and is not guilty of murder. Actors will recreate the trial in front of the two juries, who will watch unaware of each other, from specially built separate compartments in the courtroom. What will the two juries decide, and why? Will they come to the same conclusion from the exact same evidence presented in the same way or will other factors play a part in their decision? How well will they follow the complexities of the law around loss of control? And after they have deliberated will they even agree with each other’s verdicts?
The Guardian "One of the most terrifying series ever to air on TV"
The Daily Mail "Compelling and thought provoking television"
The Times "For once the adjective 'groundbreaking' did not sound la-di-da"
The Telegraph "A fascinating four episodes... a cleverly compelling experiment"
4 x 60 mins, Executive Producers Max Shapira, Ed Kellie, Bruce Goodison. Commissioners: Alf Lawrie & Daniel Fromm