A series of real trials from British history, famous and notorious, dramatised from the court records.
Seasons and episodes
1 season · 10 episodes
1
- 1S1 E1
Sir Roger Casement
Jul 8, 1960
Once a national hero in Britain, Sir Roger Casement, an Irishman, is tried for treason during the First World War.
- 2S1 E2
The Baccarat Scandal
Jul 15, 1960
An account of the notorious "Tranby Croft affair", which threatened to envelop the Prince of Wales in a gambling scandal.
- 3S1 E3
Admiral Byng
Jul 22, 1960
After the fall of Minorca, a British admiral is tried for cowardice.
- 4S1 E4
Spencer Cowper
Jul 29, 1960
A seventeenth-century lawyer is tried for the murder of a Quaker woman.
- 5S1 E5
Oscar Wilde
Aug 5, 1960
The controversial writer Oscar Wilde is tried for gross indecency after his libel suit against the Marquess of Queensberry has failed.
- 6S1 E6
The Dilke Case
Aug 12, 1960
An eminent Victorian political figure is involved in a sex scandal.
Starring
Peter Wyngarde
Sir Roger Casement
Abraham Sofaer
Lord Reading - Lord Chief Justice
John Robinson
Serjeant Sullivan KC
John Justin
Sir William Gordon-Cumming
Alan Webb
Sir Edward Clarke QC
Michael Shepley
Sir Charles Russell QC
Graham Crowden
Lycett Green
Redmond Phillips
Lord Coleridge
Donald Wolfit
Admiral Byng
Charles Heslop
General Lord Blakeney
William Mervyn
President of the Court
Laurence Payne
Spencer Cowper
Frequently asked questions
- Where can I watch On Trial?
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- How many seasons of On Trial are there?
- On Trial has 1 season and 10 episodes. Status: Ended.
- Will there be a new season of On Trial?
- On Trial has ended; no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on September 9, 1960.
- Who stars in On Trial?
- On Trial stars Peter Wyngarde, Abraham Sofaer, John Robinson, John Justin, Alan Webb.
