TV series

Trial & Retribution

Name: Trial & Retribution
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 1997-10-19
Cast: David Hayman, Victoria Smurfit, Gemma Jones, Dorian Lough, Kate Buffery

199712 seasons44 episodes★ 6.8

CrimeDrama

From the creator of PRIME SUSPECT

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Overview

Devised and written by Lynda La Plante as a follow-on from her successful television series Prime Suspect, this vast police procedural follows police detectives in England as they investigate crimes and the trials that come about as a result.

Series details

First air date: 1997
Last air date: 2009
Status: Ended
Seasons: 12
Episodes: 44
Episode runtime: 60 min
Genres: Crime, Drama
Original language: EN
Origin country: GB
Networks: ITV1
Created by: Lynda La Plante
Production: La Plante Productions, Isle of Man Film

Cast

David Hayman

Michael Walker

Victoria Smurfit

Roisin Connor

Gemma Jones

Dr Jean Mullins

Dorian Lough

David Satchell

Kate Buffery

Pat North

Inday Ba

Lisa West

Seasons

Season information provided by TMDB.

Season 1

1997

2 episodes

A five-year-old girl goes missing and the police are called to search for her. When her body is found, it becomes a murder investigation, headed by DS Michael Walker.

Season 2

1998

2 episodes

DS Walker pursues Damon Morton, accused of brutally attacking women, but the case is complicated by false confessions and alibis.

Season 3

1999

2 episodes

15-year-old Cassie Black goes missing on her paper round in south London. An anonymous phone call leads the police to a boathouse in Putney where they discover her blood-stained jacket and trainers. An inquiry is launched.