The Jury: Murder Trial
The Jury: Murder Trial

The Jury: Murder Trial

2024 2 Seasons 8 Episodes ⭐ 8.0 Reality

How much can we trust our justice system? This landmark experiment follows the restaging of a real-life murder trial in front of two juries of ordinary people. Will they reach the same verdict?

How much can we trust our justice system? This landmark experiment follows the restaging of a real-life murder trial in front of two juries of ordinary people. Will they reach the same verdict?

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

The Crime

The trial begins as the juries hear the evidence of a husband, John, who's killed his wife, Helen, with a hammer but den

EP 2

The Defence

As the jurors hear from the defence, one feels that there's 'victim blaming' at play, while another begins to sympathise

EP 3

The Prosecution

The prosecution cross-examine the defendant. The jurors become increasingly divided and a character statement leaves bot

EP 4

The Verdicts

The prosecution and defence give their closing speeches and the juries retire to decide their verdicts. After heated deb

EP 1

Episode 1

A word-by-word restaging of a real-life murder trial, in which a young mother find herself in the dock after stabbing he

EP 2

Episode 2

The jury are presented with evidence of the victim's previous violent behaviour - including CCTV footage from the night

EP 3

Episode 3

The prosecution cross-examine the defendant, trying to demonstrate that the defendant is lying about the night of the mu

EP 4

Episode 4

After a final, surprising new piece of evidence from the defence, both sides present their closing arguments. The jurors

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