Episode guide
The Jury: Murder Trial: Series 2
4 episodes · premiered Aug 26, 2025
2025 BAFTA-winning. How much can we trust our justice system? As a real-life murder trial is restaged for a jury of 12 ordinary people, will they reach the same verdict as the original trial?
- Episode 1: The Crime Aug 26, 2025 · 47m A word-by-word restaging of a real-life murder trial, in which a young mother find herself in the dock after stabbing her boyfriend in the chest with a kitchen knife. She says it was…
- Episode 2: The Defence Aug 27, 2025 · 47m The jury are presented with evidence of the victim's previous violent behaviour - including CCTV footage from the night of the killing itself. Some jurors believe the defendant, and are…
- Episode 3: The Prosecution Aug 28, 2025 · 47m The prosecution cross-examine the defendant, trying to demonstrate that the defendant is lying about the night of the murder. They present evidence of her previous violent behaviour and…
- Episode 4: The Verdict Aug 29, 2025 · 47m After a final, surprising new piece of evidence from the defence, both sides present their closing arguments. The jurors retire to consider their verdict. Arguments break out, and the…