TV series

Trial of the Century

2016 · 1 season

A sombre, talk-heavy chamber piece that turns history into a tense battle of words and conviction.

Overview: A fictional courtroom drama which shows how the trial of Pádraig Pearse, one of the leaders of the 1916 Easter Rising, might have gone.
How it feels: Tense, earnest, melancholic and dark. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Justice, politics, power, morality
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: justice
politics
power
morality
war
Places: single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none