Overview

• Channel 4 launched the four-part run on 26 August, airing nightly at 9pm through Friday with episodes also available on its on-demand platform.
• The series restages a real murder case using verbatim court transcripts and actors, focusing on ‘Sophie,’ who says she stabbed boyfriend ‘Ryan’ in self-defence.
• A single panel of 12 local jurors watches and deliberates in a Liverpool setting, with filming taking place at St George’s Hall.
• Liverpool Echo identified former city mayor Joanne Anderson appearing as a juror on screen as “Joanne,” a business consultant, though the programme does not reference her past role.
• Viewers noted EastEnders actor Karen Henthorn appearing as Sophie’s grandmother, and early reviews from The Times and the i highlight concerns about juror prejudice and public trust in the jury system.