''Trial & Retribution'' is a feature-length

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television drama series that first aired on 19 October 1997. Written and devised by

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as a follow-on from her successful television series ''

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'', each episode was typically broadcast over two nights.

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stars as the main protagonist of the series, DCS Michael "Mike" Walker. Throughout the series, he has two main sidekicks: DI Pat North (

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) in Series 1–6 and DCI Róisín Connor (

Victoria Smurfit Victoria Smurfit (born 31 March 1974) is an Irish actress. She is known for playing Orla O'Connell in the BBC television series ''Ballykissangel'', Detective Chief Inspector Roisin Connor in the ITV police procedural '' Trial & Retribution'' a ...

) in Series 7–12. The first seven series each contained two two-hour long episodes, covering one feature-length story. From series eight, the format was reduced to two 90-minute-long episodes. As of series ten, the format once again changed, incorporating multiple stories across one series. For the final two series, this format was retained; however the length of the episodes was reduced to 60 minutes. The last episode was broadcast on 13 February 2009. The complete series was released on DVD on 14 July 2014.

Production

Each episode makes frequent use of

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scenes, with usually three images shown in one screen. Similar effects were frequently used in other series such as '' 24'' and '' Spooks'', and in later episodes of the ITV police-soap series, ''

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''. The camera angles used in the split-screen configuration of ''Trial & Retribution'' tended to be used to present the situation from different perspectives, including the angle from the suspects, angle from behind and in front of the characters, angle from the crime-scene and/or angle from different sides of the town.

Cast

as DCS Michael "Mike" Walker *

as DI Pat North (Series 1–6) *

as DCI Róisín Connor (Series 7–12) (as Victioria Smurfit in some episodes) *

Dorian Lough Dorian Tristan Lough (born 27 April 1966 in Kensington, London) is an English actor who appeared as DS Dave Satchell in ''Trial & Retribution''. He has also played Ray Taylor in ''EastEnders''. Lough is also known for starring in the music vide ...

as DS David "Satch" Satchell * Barbara Thorn as DS Barbara MacKenzie (Series 2–7) *

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/Sarah Ozeke as DC Lisa West (Series 5–10) *

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as DC Jack Hutchens (Series 2–3) * Paul Kynman as DS Jeff Batchley (Series 2–5) * Sandra James-Young as DC Vivien Watkins (Series 3–5) * James Simmons as DC Doug Collins (Series 4–6) * Vince Leigh as DS Sam Palmer (Series 10–12) *

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Dr. John Foster (Series 1–8) *

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as Dr. Jean Mullins (Series 7–12) *

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as Derek Waugh, QC (Series 1–5) *

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as Robert Rylands, QC (Series 1–6) *

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as Willis Fletcher, QC (Series 1–5) *

Simon Callow Simon Phillip Hugh Callow (born 15 June 1949) is an English film, television and voice actor, director, narrator and writer. He was twice nominated for BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his roles in ''A Room with a View (1985 ...

as Rupert Halliday, QC (Series 1–5) * George Pensotti as Judge Winfield (Series 1–9)

Episodes

Series 1 (1997)

Series 2 (1998)

Series 3 (1999)

Series 4 (2000)

Series 5 (2001)

Series five was originally recorded and due for broadcast in October 2001, continuing the regular yearly broadcasts in October. However, due to special programming regarding the 11 September attacks, the programme was removed from the schedule and was not rescheduled for broadcast until June 2002. Certain other territories, including Australia, still received the broadcast in 2001.

Series 6 (2002)

Series 7 (2003)

Series 8 (2004)

Series 9 (2005)

Series 10 (2007)

Series 11 (2008)

DCI Connor takes leave in the episode "Conviction" and does not appear in the episode "The Box", returning in "Tracks". This was to accommodate actress

's pregnancy, as "The Box" was the first episode to be filmed.

Series 12 (2009)

References

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