The Jury: Murder Trial

Series 1

2024 · 4 episodes · 3h 7m in all · 6.0/10

How much can we trust our justice system? In this landmark experiment, a real-life murder trial is restaged in front of two juries of ordinary people. Will they reach the same verdict?

Episodes

1. 

   1. The Crime

   26 Feb 2024 · 46 min

   The 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...

2. 

   2. The Defence

   27 Feb 2024 · 47 min

   As 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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   3. The Prosecution

   28 Feb 2024 · 47 min

   The 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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   4. The Verdicts

   29 Feb 2024 · 47 min · 6.0/10

   The 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?