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TV series

Trial & Retribution

199712 seasons6.8 / 10

From the creator of PRIME SUSPECT

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.

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Trial & Retribution premiered October 19, 1997. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.

Synopsis

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.

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Episode 1

Sins Of The Father (1)

1h

The apparently happy Harrogate family is torn apart when they return home to discover their daughter, Emily, dead. Connor and Satchell begin to sift through the case and discover that the family isn't as stable as it first appeared. Connor appeals to Walker for some backup, who is having problems of his own with his own son Richard. Secrets are soon discovered and fragile relationships are tested in the process of ensuring justice is done.

Episode credits

Directed by Andy HayWritten by Lynda La PlanteGuest stars Gemma Jones, Sarah Ozeke, Martin Heathcote

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Episode 3

Closure (1)

1h

A young school girl is raped and murdered, but D.C.I. Connor still has no leads a month into the investigation. When Walker orders a review of unsolved cases, they turn up similar cases of raped and murdered teenage girls over the last ten years, and they find themselves searching for an apparent serial killer.

Episode credits

Directed by Edward HallWritten by Lynda La PlanteGuest stars Sarah Ozeke, Vince Leigh, Martin Heathcote, Sian Webber

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Episode 4

Closure (2)

1h

A young school girl is raped and murdered, but D.C.I. Connor still has no leads a month into the investigation. When Walker orders a review of unsolved cases, they turn up similar cases of raped and murdered teenage girls over the last ten years, and they find themselves searching for an apparent serial killer.

Episode credits

Directed by Edward HallWritten by Lynda La PlanteGuest stars Sarah Ozeke, Vince Leigh, Sian Webber

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Episode 5

Paradise Lost (1)

1h

A serial rapist is targeting the black community by raping white women with black boyfriends. When an attack ends in murder and the boyfriend is cleared, Walker brings him on to the investigation to help, but could Connor's relationship with a barrister working on the case jeopardise the investigation and the subsequent trial?.

Episode credits

Directed by Alex PillaiGuest stars Gemma Jones, Sarah Ozeke, Martin Heathcote

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Episode 7

Curriculum Vitae (1)

1h

A mother returns home from work to find her baby girl dead in her cot, and her nanny has Vanished. D.C.I. Connor and the team take on this emotive case involving this ultimate abuse of trust. With the nanny on the run, it seems an obvious conclusion. But the more they investigate the case, the more complicated it becomes and they find themselves wondering who is the real victim and who can they really trust?.

Episode credits

Guest stars Vince Leigh

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Episode 8

Curriculum Vitae (2)

1h

A mother returns home from work to find her baby girl dead in her cot, and her nanny has Vanished. D.C.I. Connor and the team take on this emotive case involving this ultimate abuse of trust. With the nanny on the run, it seems an obvious conclusion. But the more they investigate the case, the more complicated it becomes and they find themselves wondering who is the real victim and who can they really trust?.

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Guest stars Vince Leigh

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Episode 9

Mirror Image (1)

1h

The murder of a Police Commander and his wife puts Walker, Connor and the team under pressure to get a quick result. Jewelery has been stolen from the house, which would indicate a burglary gone wrong, but several relatives profit from their deaths and so they focus the investigation on the family. Connor is suspicious of the identical twin sons in particular and suspects that they may have worked together in order to get away with patricide.

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Guest stars Gemma Jones, Vince Leigh, Martin Heathcote

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Episode information updated Sep 3, 2026

More about Trial & Retribution

Cast

David HaymanMichael Walker
Victoria SmurfitRoisin Connor
Gemma JonesDr Jean Mullins
Dorian LoughDavid Satchell
Kate BufferyPat North
Inday BaLisa West
Richard DurdenDr John Foster
Sarah OzekeLisa West

Credits

Created by
Lynda La Plante
Written by
Lynda La Plante

Production details

Status
Ended
Series type
Scripted
Episodes
44
Original language
English

Networks & production

  • ITV1United Kingdom
  • La Plante Productions
  • Isle of Man FilmUnited Kingdom

Themes

courtroomcrime investigationpolice crime dramapolice detectivepolice procedural