Acorn Media
R2 DVD
3 Disc Set
Trial
& Retribution has been a huge success on ITV, while many crime series have
gone by the wayside, this one has proved to be one of the most creative and innovative
crime dramas on the market. Written by the highly respected TV crime and
thriller writer Lynda La Plante, Trial & Retribution is marked by a highly
engaging plot, constant suspense, superb character development and some very
dark, confronting and downright disturbing crimes.
Season
five includes four superb episodes: Rules of the Game, Kill the King,
Conviction, The Box and Trial & Retribution.
Trial
& Tribulation is intelligent crime drama mixing unique cases each episode
with an ongoing story which includes solid character development. The crimes
are credible and believable and avoid some of the trends in US crime drama
towards plots which are so convoluted that they lack authenticity. At the same
time the characters have complex background and come across as real people
working to solve crimes as well as dealing with their own lives, relationships
and difficulties.
The
Trial & Tribulation team has worked together for some ten years solving
confronting and disturbing crimes. They include DCS Michael Walker who is a
rather old world detective and works with memories of a very dark past (David
Hayman – The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas). The driven and ambitious
DCI Roisin Connor (Victoria Smurfit – About a Boy) and DS Satchell (Dorian
Lough – Notting Hill). They are joined by two new team members DI Moira Lynch
(Kerry Fox - Intimacy) and DI Jack Mulliins (David O’Hara – The Departed).
Together
this team must piece together crimes which will confront and shock; they are
crimes of violence, passion, revenge and at times, savagery. They will push the
boundaries of not only the team but the audience as each episode shows the team
working against all odds to solve each crime and make sure justice is served.
The
Rules of the Game opens so simply, an abandoned piece of luggage is found in an
airport car park. However, it all takes on a very sinister turn as the naked
body of a young girl is found inside. On the hottest day of the year, the team
must get to the bottom of this terrible crime overcoming not only the weather
but the troublesome involvement of a powerful Ukrainian millionaire which
requires very careful handling as his position could have political
ramifications.
When
a well known paediatric surgeon and close friend of DCS Walker Professor Jonathan
Carlisle, is found dead, DCI Connor uncovers an unresolved medical conflict
arising from death of a young girl during surgery. Was Professor Carlisle’s
mistake in theatre enough to make someone take matters into their own hands and
want to Kill The King?
Terry
Dyers returns to an East London council estate after spending time in jail for
a crime he didn’t commit. He may not be the best of people but he is an
innocent man and wants to find the truth about the murder which he has been
nailed with. As DCI Conner takes command of the team in Conviction he finds
secrets which many would prefer lay buried and these lead to a thrilling tale
of injustice, revenge and tragedy.
In
The Box DCS Walker returns home to Glasgow to investigate the death of the wife
of Kevin Reid, a man with a criminal past and dark ties to his brother Ronnie.
The police are convinced that Kevin and Ronnie must be involved in her death.
Can the truth be unearthed before the truth it is permanently buried?
This
is a superb series includes four full length hard-hitting double episodes and
offers some of the best crime drama you will see in a superb 3 disc set.
This review will appear in Volume 2 No.2
(2009) of the digital and print edition of Synergy Magazine.
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