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Trial & Retribution
Trial & Retribution
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Trial & Retribution

1997
Crime
Drama

Status

Ended

Release

1997 - 2009

Seasons / Eps

12 / 44

Where to Watch

Streaming availability by country

Provider type

Streaming

3
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Storyline

"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.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Ended
Seasons
12
Episodes
44
Runtime
0m
Avg. Episode Runtime
1h 20m
Release Date
Oct 19, 1997
Last Air Date
Feb 13, 2009
Languages
English
Created By
Lynda La Plante
Lynda La Plante
Director
Aisling Walsh
Aisling Walsh
Tristram Powell
Tristram Powell
David Moore
Paul Unwin
Paul Unwin
Jo Johnson
Production
La Plante Productions
La Plante Productions
Isle of Man Film
Isle of Man Film
Production Countries
United Kingdom

Top Cast

129 Cast Members

David Hayman

David Hayman

Michael Walker

44 Episodes

Dorian Lough

Dorian Lough

David Satchell

40 Episodes

Victoria Smurfit

Victoria Smurfit

Roisin Connor

32 Episodes

Kate Buffery

Kate Buffery

Pat North

12 Episodes

Vince Leigh

Vince Leigh

Sam Palmer

12 Episodes

Gemma Jones

Gemma Jones

Dr Jean Mullins

10 Episodes

Richard Durden

Richard Durden

Dr John Foster

10 Episodes

George Pensotti

Judge Geoffrey Winfield

10 Episodes

Sarah Ozeke

Lisa West

9 Episodes

Martin Heathcote

Sgt West

8 Episodes

Barbara Thorn

Barbara Mackenzie

5 Episodes

Inday Ba

Inday Ba

Lisa West

6 Episodes

Nicholas Blane

Nicholas Blane

Derek Waugh

6 Episodes

James Simmons

James Simmons

Doug Collins

5 Episodes

Sandra James-Young

Sandra James-Young

Vivien Watkins

5 Episodes

Corin Redgrave

Corin Redgrave

Robert Rylands, QC MP

5 Episodes

David Fleeshman

David Fleeshman

Willis Fletcher

5 Episodes

David Kennedy

David Kennedy

Phelps

3 Episodes

Daniel Ryan

Daniel Ryan

Brown

3 Episodes

Diana Fairfax

Diana Fairfax

Magistrate

3 Episodes

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