The Jury: Murder Trial (2024)
How much can we trust our justice system? This landmark experiment follows the restaging of a real-life murder trial in front of two juries of ordinary people. Will they reach the same verdict?
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Episode 1 - The Crime
Release Date: 2024-02-26The trial begins as the juries hear the evidence of a husband, John, who's killed his wife, Helen, with a hammer but denies murder. Divisions and disagreements soon form between the two juries...
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Episode 2 - The Defence
Release Date: 2024-02-27As the jurors hear from the defence, one feels that there's 'victim blaming' at play, while another begins to sympathise with the defendant. But will the 'loss of control' plea impact their verdicts?
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Episode 3 - The Prosecution
Release Date: 2024-02-28The prosecution cross-examine the defendant. The jurors become increasingly divided and a character statement leaves both juries conflicted. With the verdict approaching, will they reach the same one?
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Episode 4 - The Verdicts
Release Date: 2024-02-29The prosecution and defence give their closing speeches and the juries retire to decide their verdicts. After heated debates, both juries finally reach their verdicts... but are they the same one?