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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.

Availability

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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.

Season 8 episodes

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Episode 1

Trial And Retribution VIII: Blue Eiderdown (1)

1h

A young prostitute, Angela Dutton, plunges to her death from the eleventh floor balcony of a block of flats. The police begin a murder enquiry and discover that she was the daughter of a seventies TV star who was also found murdered twelve years earlier, wrapped in blue eiderdown. The killer was never found. D.C.S. Walker heads the investigation into the two murders, with the aid of D.C.I. Connor and the rest of the team. They investigate to find out why Angela Dutton died - did she find her mother's killer, or did one of her three high-paying clients kill her?

Episode credits

Directed by Paul UnwinWritten by Lynda La PlanteGuest stars Gemma Jones, Richard Durden

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Episode 2

Trial And Retribution VIII: Blue Eiderdown (2)

1hfinale

A young prostitute, Angela Dutton, plunges to her death from the eleventh floor balcony of a block of flats. The police begin a murder inquiry and discover that she was the daughter of a seventies TV star who was also found murdered twelve years earlier, wrapped in blue eiderdown. The killer was never found. D.C.S. Walker heads the investigation into the two murders, with the aid of D.C.I. Connor and the rest of the team. They investigate to find out why Angela Dutton died - did she find her mother's killer, or did one of her three high-paying clients kill her?

Episode credits

Directed by Paul UnwinWritten by Lynda La Plante

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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