Trial & Retribution

Crime to court suspense is the hallmark of Trial & Retribution, a drama created by Lynda LaPlante, who was also responsible for the long-running series Prime Suspect.

Similar in format to Law & Order, each episode follows cases from the commission of the crime and the police investigation to the trial of the accused. The series stars David Hayman as Detective Superintendent Mike Walker and Kate Buffery as Detective Inspector Pat North in the early episodes, later Victoria Surfit at Detective Inspector Roisin Connon.

The series premiered on ITV1 in 1997 and was produced as a once a year episode until 2006 when additional episodes were produced and aired annually. The first 6 episodes are somewhat unimaginatively titled Title & Retribution I, II, III, IV, etc. and were each shown in 2 parts.