Season 2

Season 2
Season 2

Season 2

Distributed by ITV Studios Global Distribution

2024 5 x 60'

When the high-profile climate activist Marcus Calderwood is left for dead in a violent hit and run, he uses his dying moments to identify his killer - a serving policeman. But who is this unnamed ‘Officer X’? What does his own history reveal about the nature of trauma and revenge, and was Marcus’s death a careless accident or cold-blooded murder?

From the victim's last breath to the jury’s final verdict, Showtrial takes us into the worlds of the charismatic and cocky officer Justin Mitchell (Michael Socha); Sam Gill (Adeel Akhtar), an anxious defense solicitor with a reputation for winning lost causes; and Leila Hassoun-Kenny (Nathalie Armin), a rigorous CPS lawyer leading the case against the accused.

As public outrage reaches fever-pitch, Showtrial questions what happens when a trial is dominated by contentious issues and whether the truth is ever clear cut. Is a fair trial possible when tensions are riding so high?

Writer

  • Ben Richards

Director

  • Julia Ford

Producer

  • Ken Horn

Top Billed Cast

  • Adeel Akhtar
  • Nathalie Armin
  • Michael Socha

Executive Producers

  • Simon Heath
  • Ben Richards
  • Emma Luffingham

Available On

  • BBC iPlayer
“The most electrifying television of 2024.”
The i ★★★★
“writer Ben Richards has here crafted not only a superior second season, but a gripping standalone tale in its own right.”
RadioTimes ★★★★
Season 2
Season 2
Season 2
Season 2
Season 2
Season 2