BBC One's much-anticipated drama Showtrial begins tonight.
Showtrial is a five-part drama written by Ben Richards and directed by Zara Hayes which explores how prejudice, politics and the media distort the legal process, in a timely drama full of dark humour.
When Talitha Campbell, the estranged daughter of a wealthy property developer, is charged with conspiring to murder fellow university student Hannah Ellis, the trial that follows places victim and accused - and their families - in the eye of a media storm.
Into that storm enters Cleo Roberts, the duty solicitor on the night of Talitha’s arrest.
Refusing her father’s help, Talitha wants Cleo to lead her defence against a prosecution that is weaponising Talitha’s gender and social privilege against her.
From arrest to verdict, Cleo and the defence team vie with the prosecution to convince us of the truth about Talitha.
How many episodes of Showtrial are there?
The first episode of Showtrial airs on Sunday, October 31 at 9pm on BBC One.
The second episode airs the following Sunday at the same time.
There are five episodes in the series, each airing every Sunday.
Full cast list of Showtrial:
Tracy Ifeachor - Cleo Roberts
Celine Buckens - Talitha Campbell
James Frain - Damian Campbell
Sinéad Keenan - DI Paula Cassidy
Kerr Logan - James Thornley
Abra Thompson - Hannah Ellis
Christopher Hatherall - Andy Lowel
Joseph Payne - Dhillon Harwood
Sharon D Clarke - Virginia Hoult
Lolita Chakrabarti - Meera Harwood
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