The law on trial

How a new murder mystery asks questions of the British legal system

- IAN MACEWAN

SHOWTRIAL NEW SUNDAY / BBC1 / 9PM / EP 1 of 5 / DRAMA

An obnoxious posh girl finds herself in the eye of a media storm in a new BBC1 drama from the makers of Line of Duty.

Showtrial follows Talitha (War Horse star Celine Buckens) and her lawyer Cleo (The Originals’ Tracy Ifeachor) as Talitha goes on trial for the murder of a Bristol student.

With the prosecution using her gender and background against her, the jury is out over whether this poor little rich girl is a damaged scapegoat or a cold-blooded killer.

We caught up with Celine, 25, and Tracy, 36, for a briefing on a series that asks questions of the justice system and its relationship with the media and public opinion…

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