Overview - Trial & Retribution

Overview

Devised and written by Lynda La Plante as a follow-on from her successful television series Prime Suspect, this vast police procedural follows police detectives in England as they investigate crimes and the trials that come about as a result.

Seasons

• Name: Season 1

  Episode: 2

  A five-year-old girl goes missing and the police are called to search for her. When her body is found, it becomes a murder investigation, headed by DS Michael Walker.

  Date first aired: 1997-10-19

• Name: Season 2

  Episode: 2

  DS Walker pursues Damon Morton, accused of brutally attacking women, but the case is complicated by false confessions and alibis.

  Date first aired: 1998-10-18

• Name: Season 3

  Episode: 2

  15-year-old Cassie Black goes missing on her paper round in south London. An anonymous phone call leads the police to a boathouse in Putney where they discover her blood-stained jacket and trainers. An inquiry is launched.

  Date first aired: 1999-10-07

• Name: Season 4

  Episode: 2

  DI Pat North is assigned to look into a 15-year-old case that may clear a man convicted of murder eight years ago.

  Date first aired: 2000-10-04

• Name: Season 5

  Episode: 2

  Walker investigates the discovery of a 17-year-old skeleton underneath the patio of a former bed and breakfast. His situation is worsened as he's partnered with North's ex-boyfriend.

  Date first aired: 2001-06-19

• Name: Season 6

  Episode: 2

  Back on the murder squad, North is asked to investigate when a young mother of two is abducted. The confession of a local sex offender complicates matters, as Pat looks into the possibility that the father of a young protégé of the woman may be responsible for her disappearance.

  Date first aired: 2002-10-05

• Name: Season 7

  Episode: 2

  Date first aired: 2003-08-30

• Name: Season 8

  Episode: 2

  Date first aired: 2004-10-11

• Name: Season 9

  Episode: 2

  Date first aired: 2005-11-07