Casting has been confirmed for the second series of the anthology series Showtrial, written and created by Ben Richards.
The latest episodes, for BBC One, featuring a brand new cast and explosive new murder investigation, will this time focus on the trial of Officer X, a policeman accused of murdering a climate change activist. As previously announced, Showtrial series two will star Adeel Akhtar, Nathalie Armin and Michael Socha.
The Beeb have today announced, that the series will also star Francesca Annis, Joe Dempsie, Nina Toussaint-White, Zoe Telford, Fisayo Akinade, Tom Padley, Kerrie Hayes, Ali Khan, Daniel Kendrick, Frankie Wilson, Anna Próchniak, Anna Wilson Jones, John Light, Aidan McArdle, Daisy Badger, Flora Montgomery, Pearce Quigley, John Marquez, Anna Healy and Barney Fishwick.
When the high-profile climate activist Marcus Calderwood is left for dead in a violent hit and run, he uses his dying moments to identify his killer – a serving policeman. But who is this unnamed Officer X? What does his own history reveal about the nature of trauma and revenge, and was Marcus’s death a careless accident or cold-blooded murder?
From the victim’s last breath to the jury’s final verdict, Showtrial takes us into the worlds of the charismatic and cocky officer Justin Mitchell (Michael Socha); Sam Gill (Adeel Akhtar), an anxious defence solicitor with a reputation for winning lost causes; and Leila Hassoun-Kenny (Nathalie Armin), a rigorous CPS lawyer leading the case against the accused.
As public outrage reaches fever-pitch, Showtrial questions what happens when a trial is dominated by contentious issues and whether the truth is ever clear cut. Is a fair trial possible when tensions are riding so high?
Ben Richards:
“Watching new cast added is always one of the most rewarding elements of creating a show. It is truly a privilege to have actors of such variety and talent.”
Showtrial is filming now in and around Belfast.
