BRITBOX

How will cab driver Liam's crime of passion be received by the jury?

Liam's Story

Drama

Liam Black (Andy Serkis) drives a cab. He's a gambler and desperate to escape the limitations and stresses of his life and his marriage. One day he takes Emma Croft (Jodie Whittaker) to the airport and is smitten.

Accused

Sean Bean & Olivia Colman lead a starry cast in this tense legal drama

Sean Bean and Olivia Colman lead a starry cast in this tense legal drama. Guilty or not guilty? The fate of six different people rests on the verdicts in court. 

accused

Will plumber Willy be free to go or sent down for his financial crime?

Willy's Story

When his car breaks down, Willy takes a cab and finds something on the back seat that might be the answer to his prayers or the beginning of his downfall.

A young soldier awaits his verdict after the fallout from his experiences in Afghanistan.

Frankie's Story

20 year-old Frankie Nash is awaiting his verdict. He’s strangely quiet considering he is charged with murder. It’s some months earlier and Frankie and his best mate Peter McShane are out on the town. But their bravado turns sour, ending in a fight.

A grieving parent stands trial after her son's accident at work.

Helen's Story

A primary teacher, Helen Ryland sends her son Rob (Joseph Phillips) off to his first day of temping work in a local factory. He is fatally injured in his first hour there.

Kenny's desperate actions to protect his family have landed him in the dock.

Kenny's Story

Family man Kenny Armstrong (Marc Warren) works at the local crematorium. But now he’s in the dock because under duress he acted against his better judgment.

Young mother Alison faces serious charges, but she claims that she's innocent.

Alison's Story

Mother of two Alison Wade is in the dock and facing serious charges. Alison works at a special needs care centre. She’s married to David and they adore their two young children Hannah and Tom. But their relationship is under strain.

Simon stands nervously in the dock but who is the real criminal here?

Tracie’s Story

An English teacher's transvestite alter-ego is involved in a love triangle that leads to a terrible crime of passion. Simon Gaskell (Sean Bean) stands nervously in the dock as he awaits the jury’s verdict. Will he walk free or go down?

Mo Murray has taken a stand against drugs, gangs and gun crime.

Mo’s Story

Mo Murray (Anne-Marie Duff) has taken a stand against drugs, gangs and gun crime in her community but now she stands alongside her mother Maureen (Ruth Sheen) and her 17-year-old son Jake (Thomas Brodie-Sangster) in the dock. Why?

Teenager Stephen Cartwright stands charged with a serious offence.

Stephen’s Story

17-year-old teenager Stephen Cartwright (Robert Sheehan) stands charged with a serious offence as his anxious father Peter (John Bishop) looks on.

Prison officer Tina took justice into her own hands, but what will the jury think? 

Tina’s Story

Tina Dakin (Anna Maxwell Martin) stands silent and tense in the dock. She has told the truth and now all she can do is wait to hear the verdict.

Accused

Accused

Series 1

1. Willy's Story

1. Willy's Story

2. Frankie's Story

2. Frankie's Story

3. Helen's Story

3. Helen's Story

4. Liam's Story

4. Liam's Story

5. Kenny's Story

5. Kenny's Story

6. Alison's Story

6. Alison's Story