The Trial (2025)
- Directed by
- Michael Samuels
- Genre
- drama
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 45 min
- Rating
- 5.0 of 10 from 3 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
In a near-future Britain, parents are held legally responsible for crimes committed by their children. The story follows a family caught up in this system after their child does something illegal.
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What happens
The Trial is a 2025 single-episode British television drama directed by Michael Samuels from a screenplay by Mark Burt. Produced by Adorable Media, an independent production company based in London, it was broadcast on Channel 5 on 8 May 2025. Starring Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Ben Miles, and Claire Skinner, it is set in the near-future in the UK in which parents are legally liable for the crimes committed by their children. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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