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Trial & Retribution (1997) | Watch Free Online Movies

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Trial & Retribution(1997)

1997 – 200912 seasons44 episodes1h

68%User score 68 percent

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13 votes

From the creator of PRIME SUSPECT

Overview

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.

Created by: Lynda La Plante

Seasons(12)

Season 11997 · 2 episodesA five-year-old girl goes missing and the police are called to search for her. When her body is found, it becomes a murder investigation, headed by DS Michael Walker.October 19, 1997
Season 21998 · 2 episodesDS Walker pursues Damon Morton, accused of brutally attacking women, but the case is complicated by false confessions and alibis.October 18, 1998

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Season 31999 · 2 episodes15-year-old Cassie Black goes missing on her paper round in south London. An anonymous phone call leads the police to a boathouse in Putney where they discover her blood-stained jacket and trainers. An inquiry is launche…October 7, 1999

Season 42000 · 2 episodesDI Pat North is assigned to look into a 15-year-old case that may clear a man convicted of murder eight years ago.October 4, 2000

Season 52001 · 2 episodesWalker investigates the discovery of a 17-year-old skeleton underneath the patio of a former bed and breakfast. His situation is worsened as he's partnered with North's ex-boyfriend.June 19, 2001

Season 62002 · 2 episodesBack on the murder squad, North is asked to investigate when a young mother of two is abducted. The confession of a local sex offender complicates matters, as Pat looks into the possibility that the father of a young pro…October 5, 2002

Season 72003 · 2 episodesAugust 30, 2003

Season 82004 · 2 episodesOctober 11, 2004

Season 92005 · 2 episodesNovember 7, 2005

Season 102007 · 10 episodesJanuary 14, 2007

Season 112008 · 10 episodesJanuary 16, 2008

Season 122009 · 6 episodesJanuary 8, 2009

Season list for Trial & Retribution

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David Hayman
Michael Walker
Victoria Smurfit
Roisin Connor
Gemma Jones
Dr Jean Mullins
Dorian Lough
David Satchell
Kate Buffery
Pat North
Inday Ba
Lisa West
Richard Durden
Dr John Foster
James Simmons
Doug Collins
Sandra James-Young
Vivien Watkins
Deborah Findlay
Jill Ashton
Vince Leigh
Sam Palmer
Nicholas Blane
Derek Waugh
Corin Redgrave
Robert Rylands, QC MP
David Fleeshman
Willis Fletcher
Helen McCrory
Anita Harris
Lee Ross
Peter James
Peter McNamara
Tom Harris
David Kennedy
Phelps
Martin Herdman
Fowler
David Gwillim
Clive Griffiths

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Facts

Status: Ended
Type: Scripted
Original name: Trial & Retribution
First aired: October 19, 1997
Last aired: February 13, 2009
Network: ITV1
Original language: English

Keywords

police detective
courtroom
crime investigation
police procedural
police crime drama