The Verdict.

I never saw consent, if I'd heard about it I probably would have watched it although it sounds like the same type of crime by the title and again I think it distracts from the subject of the justice system.

I was stunned to see Archer being one of the emotional guilty verdict ones though and making remarks about people who tell lies and conspire to pervert the course of justice, bit rich eh.

On the whole I was actually disappointed with it. Not quite as controversial as I thought it would be. Nevermind onwards and downwards.

I think it should have went re trail!

Why?

Re-trials only occur if instances of miscarriages of justice are alleged.

For me, this is one of the most factually accurate, albeit there are some faults, legal programme on air. Whilst the temptation to brand the programme as boring or tedious may be leveled I would argue that this is simply a reflection of our legal justice system - and yes, it is occasionally 'boring'.

The programme, through the selection of a sexual assault, raised some interesting debates. The validity of 'expert' witnesses seem more prevalent than ever in the wake of the Canning's verdict and it's subsequent overturning.

Technically speaking, I don't think it deduced from the programme in any respect to see the cameras. If anything, it seemed more like a real courtroom drama, similar to that seen in US courts.

I would be interested to see how this programme is received in the wider press and public now, particularly considering plans, being considered by the Lord Chancellor, for televised trails.

Overall, a very witty (having Jeffrey Archer actually on a jury) and refreshingly intelligent. The likes of John Deed, although dramatically engaging, have nothing on the rigour that this programme brought. It was intelligent, thought provoking, dare I say - emotional - but overall fantastic television from BBC Two.

The jury system came out rather well, didn't it? If they'd managed to return a guilty verdict on a case in which all evidence on both sides was fabricated, that would have been worrying. But as it turned out, the only people who wanted to convict were two business people who in real life would get off having to do jury duty because of "pressure of work" and a convicted perjurer who would be ineligible anyway.