Verdict
GenreLegal drama
Anthology
Written byCatherine Hayes
Tom Needham
Susan Rogers
Chris Thompson
Directed byMichael Kerrigan
Mike Adams
Bill Pryde
StarringSusan Duerden
ComposerPatrick Dineen
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes4 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerCarolyn Reynolds
ProducerDavid Hanson
EditorJaney Walklin
Running time50 minutes
Production companyYorkshire Television
Original release
NetworkITV
Release31 July (1998-07-31) –
21 August 1998 (1998-08-21)

Verdict is a British television legal anthology series, first broadcast on 31 July 1998, that ran for four episodes on ITV. The series, set entirely in the courtroom, features genuine members of the public as the jury, who give their verdict on each of the cases presented before them.[1] Each episode features an entirely unique cast, with the exception of Susan Duerden, whose character, Heather Smart, appears in two of the four episodes. The series' format drew comparisons with fellow ITV counterpart Crown Court, which ran from 1972 until 1984.

The series was directed by Michael Kerrigan, Mike Adams and Bill Pryde; with Catherine Hayes, Tom Needham, Susan Rogers and Chris Thompson acting as principal writers. Aside from a single repeat run on ITV3 in the late 2000s,[2] the series has never been re-broadcast or released on DVD.

Cast

Split Second

Neighbours from Hell

The Doctor's Opinion

Be My Valentine

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1"Split Second"Michael KerriganTom Needham31 July 1998 (1998-07-31)
A wife must justify shooting her husband twice: whether was it done in cold blood, or in defence of her child.
2"Neighbours from Hell"Michael KerriganCatherine Hayes7 August 1998 (1998-08-07)
A well-behaved teenage boy who comes from a disruptive family is injured during a neighbourhood dispute.
3"The Doctor's Opinion"Bill PrydeSusan Rogers14 August 1998 (1998-08-14)
Eighteen-year-old Sarah Dixon is charged with murdering her best friend by injecting him with heroin. The prosecution's chief witness is another friend, Charlotte Moyes, who has plenty to say for herself – most of it damning for Sarah.
4"Be My Valentine"Mike AdamsChris Thompson21 August 1998 (1998-08-21)
Lynne Durban has started to rebuild her life after her husband leaves, helped by headmaster Michael Naylor, one of her ex-husband's friends who has grown fond of her. But Naylor wants a sexual relationship with her and, after they go out for a meal together, Lynne claims that he raped her.

References

  1. ↑ "Verdict SARAH LANCASHIRE Peter Davison MICHELLE COLLINS for sale".
  2. ↑ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: verdict. YouTube.
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