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On Trial

1960 · 1 season

A sober, talk-heavy courtroom reconstruction that asks you to follow arguments closely and rewards patience with quiet moral weight.

Created by
Claude Whatham, Silvio Narizzano
Genres
Crime, Drama
Starring
Peter Wyngarde, Abraham Sofaer, John Robinson
Overview
A series of real trials from British history, famous and notorious, dramatised from the court records.

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Created by
Claude Whatham, Silvio Narizzano
Genres
Crime, Drama
Starring
Peter Wyngarde, Abraham Sofaer, John Robinson
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How it feels

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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • justice
  • crime
  • morality
  • guilt
  • death
Places
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • anthology
  • true story
  • procedural
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
crime, drama
Created by
Claude Whatham, Silvio Narizzano, Henry Kaplan, Mario Prizek, Cliff Owen, James Ormerod
Written by
Cedric Wallis, Fenton Bresler, Peter Lambda, William Slater
Starring
Peter Wyngarde, Abraham Sofaer, John Robinson, John Justin, Alan Webb, Michael Shepley, Graham Crowden, Redmond Phillips
Length
1 seasons, 10 episodes
Network
ITV Granada
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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