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Trial & Retribution

Created by Lynda La Plante

1997–2009

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.

First aired
19 Oct 1997
Episode length
60 min
Also known as
Trail And Retribution
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
Writer
Lynda La Plante
Executive producers
Peter Richardson, Steve Lanning
Producer
Lynda La Plante
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Seasons · 44 episodes

  • Season 1

    1997

    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.

  • Season 2

    1998

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

  • Season 3

    1999

    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.

  • Season 4

    2000

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

  • Season 5

    2001

    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.

  • Season 6

    2002

    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.

  • Season 7

    2003

  • Season 8

    2004

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