A high profile murder case that captures the attention of the worlds media and the general public alike. Throwing Cleo Roberts, a once high flying solicitor defending the chief suspect, back in to the spotlight.
SERIES INFO Genre: Drama Legal Stars: Tracy Ifeachor, Celine Buckens Series Plot: Every now and then a trial starts which grips the nation, placing victim and accused - as well as their families - at the heart of a media storm. Showtrial focuses on one such case, when Talitha Campbell, the arrogant daughter of a wealthy entrepreneur, is arrested following the disappearance of fellow student, Hannah Ellis, the hard-working daughter of a single mother.From Talitha's arrest to the jury's final verdict, Showtrial switches between both sides of the legal battle, as defence and prosecution fight for their version of what really happened to Hannah, and the truth about Talitha: Falsely accused? Or callous murderer?
EPISODE INFO Title: Episode 1 Airdate: 2021-10-31 Episode plot: When working-class student Hannah Ellis goes missing, the police and the public are desperate to find those who might have brought her to harm, but the police soon make an arrest that nobody expected.Talitha Campbell, the daughter of one of Britain's wealthiest families and a fellow student at Hannah's university, is arrested in connection to her disappearance.DI Paula Cassidy, the lead officer on the case, is convinced Talitha had something to do with the missing girl, and Talitha's total lack of empathy for Hannah is only raising Cassidy's suspicions further. But before she can charge Talitha with anything, she has to convince the Crown Prosecutor James Thornley, who is determined that this case needs to be done by the book, given the keen public interest.In Talitha's corner, however, is Cleo Roberts - the duty solicitor on call that night. It falls to Cleo to steer Talitha through her intensive and combative police interviews and evade Cassidy's questions. As Cleo desperately tries to get Talitha's attitude under control, new evidence comes to light that changes the nature of the case entirely, and sets the stage for a court case that will divide the nation.
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