''Verdict'' is a British television legal anthology series, first broadcast on 31 July 1998, that ran for four episodes on
ITV
ITV or iTV may refer to:
ITV
*Independent Television (ITV), a British television network, consisting of:
** ITV (TV network), a free-to-air national commercial television network covering the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man, and the Channel Islan ...
. The series, set entirely in the courtroom, features genuine members of the public as the jury, who give their verdict on each of the cases presented before them. Each episode features an entirely unique cast, with the exception of
Susan Duerden
Susan Duerden (born 20 september, 1973) is a British actress and audiobook narrator. Her roles include the character of Carole Littleton in the television series ''Lost''. She has performed on television, film, and theater.
Filmography
Film
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, whose character, Heather Smart, appears in two of the four episodes. The series' format drew comparisons with fellow ITV counterpart ''
Crown Court
The Crown Court is the court of first instance of England and Wales responsible for hearing all Indictable offence, indictable offences, some Hybrid offence, either way offences and appeals lied to it by the Magistrates' court, magistrates' court ...
'', which ran from 1972 until 1984.
The series was directed by Michael Kerrigan, Mike Adams and Bill Pryde; with Catherine Hayes, Tom Needham, Susan Rogers and Chris Thompson acting as principal writers. Aside from a single repeat run on
ITV3
ITV3 is a British free-to-air television channel owned by ITV Digital Channels, a division of ITV plc. The channel was first launched on Monday 1 November 2004 at 9pm, replacing Plus (Granada). ITV3 is the sixth-largest UK television channel by ...
in the late 2000s,Archived a Ghostarchive and th Wayback Machine the series has never been re-broadcast or released on DVD.
Sarah Lancashire
Sarah-Jane Abigail Lancashire (born 10 October 1964) is an English actress from Oldham, England. She graduated from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 1986 and began her career in local theatre, whilst teaching drama classes at the Sal ...
as Anne Cloves Q.C.
* John Bowler as PC Eddie Smith
* Richard Baglow as Tim Horton-Smith
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Richard Dillane
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as Robert Horton-Smith
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Stella Gonet
Stella Gonet (born 8 May 1960) is a Scottish theatre, film and television actress. She is known for her roles in the BBC dramas ''The House of Eliott'' (1991–94) and ''Holby City'' (2007–09). Her stage credits include playing Ophelia in the ...
as Alex Horton-Smith
* Hannah Nadry as Alice Horton-Smith
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Susan Duerden
Susan Duerden (born 20 september, 1973) is a British actress and audiobook narrator. Her roles include the character of Carole Littleton in the television series ''Lost''. She has performed on television, film, and theater.
Filmography
Film
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as Heather Smart
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Terrence Hardiman
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John Woodvine
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Early life
Woodvine was born in Tyne Dock, South Shields, Tyne & Wear, Englan ...
as Judge Peregrine Horner
Neighbours from Hell
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Keith Barron
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as Malcolm Davies Q.C.
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David Robb
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Early life
Born in London, the son of David Robb and Elsie Tilley, Robb grew up in Edinburgh and was educated there at the Royal High School, Edinburgh, Royal High School, where he played ...
as Hugh Murray Q.C.
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Idris Elba
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as PC Brian Rawlinson
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June Brown
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as Amelia Sayers
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Michelle Collins
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Collins played Cindy Beale in the BBC soap ''EastEnders'' from ...
as Camille Backhouse
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Alan Halsall
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Early life
Halsall was brought up in Walkden, Salford and attended Walk ...
as Joseph Backhouse
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Ian Curtis
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Marian McLoughlin
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as Jane McHugh
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Edward Hardwicke
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as Judge John Harrison
The Doctor's Opinion
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Ace Bhatti
Ahsen Rafiq "Ace" Bhatti (born 13 September 1969) is a British actor who trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. He has appeared in numerous television series, including ''Cardiac Arrest'', '' Holding On'', '' NCS: Manhunt'', '' ...
as Sanjay Mehta Q.C.
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Sue Johnston
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as Hazel De Vere Q.C.
* Katie Blake as Eden Barrow
* Ken Drury as Dr. Richard Bard
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John Duttine
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as Dr. Matthew Dixon
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Emily Hamilton
Emily Miranda Hamilton (née Beevers; born 24 May 1971) is a British actress.
Career
Hamilton's notable roles include:
*''The Queen'' … Princess Diana; 2009
*''The Bill'' … Dr. Julia Bickham:
**"Reaching Out" (#25.50); 20 August 2009, IT ...
as Sarah Dixon
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Emilia Fox
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as Charlie Moyes
* Georgia Goodman as Nicola Burns
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Mel Martin
Mel Martin (born March 1947) is an English actress.
Early life
Her father was the artist Frank Vernon Martin, who died in 2005.
Career
Her breakthrough role was as the star of LWT's ''Love For Lydia'' (1977), adapted from the novel by H E B ...
as Tina Paul
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Jason Merrells
Jason Scott Merrells (born 2 November 1968 in Epping, Essex) is an English actor, who is best known for his roles in ''Casualty'', '' Queer as Folk'', ''Cutting It'', '' Waterloo Road'' and ''Emmerdale''.
Early life and education
Jason Sc ...
as Ben Clayton
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Ann Mitchell
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as Judge Jane Harrison
Be My Valentine
* Jonathan Barlow as Keith Durban
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Haydn Gwynne
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as Lynn Durban
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Tracie Bennett
Tracie Bennett (born 17 June 1961) is an English singer and stage and television actress. She trained at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts in Clapham, London. She played the role of Sharon Gaskell in ''Coronation Street'' from 1982 to ...
as Sally Taylor
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Peter Davison
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as Michael Naylor
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Susan Duerden
Susan Duerden (born 20 september, 1973) is a British actress and audiobook narrator. Her roles include the character of Carole Littleton in the television series ''Lost''. She has performed on television, film, and theater.
Filmography
Film
...
as Heather Smart
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David Fleeshman
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Biography
Fleeshman was born on 11 July 1952 in Leeds, Wes ...
as Bernard Michaelson
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Jan Francis
Janet Stephanie Francis (born 5 August 1947) is an English actress. She appeared as Penny Warrender in the 1980s romantic comedy ''Just Good Friends''.
Early life
Francis was born at the former Charing Cross Hospital London. She is the eldes ...
as Kathryn Lewis
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Bernard Gallagher
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as Dr. Daniel Marsden
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Judy Holt
Judith Rachel Holt (born 15 August 1960 in Farnworth, Lancashire) is a British television actress, best known for her role as Elaine Fishwick in ''At Home with the Braithwaites'' and her role as Lesley Kershaw in ''Coronation Street
''Coro ...
as Rosemary Wyatt
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Barrie Rutter
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Biography
Rutter was ...
as Andrew McIntyre
* Martin Walsh as Terry Watson
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Wanda Ventham
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