Overview

• Channel 4 will show the BAFTA-winning series over four consecutive nights from 26 August, with episodes available to watch or stream.
• Twelve members of the public view a full reconstruction of the case and deliver a verdict after legal guidance from Alex McBride and Laurie-Anne Power KC.
• The anonymised case follows “Sophie,” a young mother who admits stabbing boyfriend “Ryan” but claims self-defence, with jurors assessing witness accounts, CCTV and evidence of his aggression and substance use.
• McBride says he disagrees with the jury’s conclusion and calls their reasoning imprecise, even as both experts argue jury trials remain the fairest way to reach justice.
• Producers say they sifted roughly 2,000 cases to select this trial, emphasise strict anonymisation and no legal impact from the TV verdict, and trail heated deliberations and late defence evidence before the finale reveals the decision.