On Trial

On Trial

  • 1960
  • 1 Seasons
  • 10 Episodes
  •  0  (0)
  •   Ended

A series of real trials from British history, famous and notorious, dramatised from the court records.

On Trial
Seasons
Horatio Bottomley, MP
10. Horatio Bottomley, MP
September 09, 1960
A member of Parliament is accused of perpetrating a swindle.
Governor Wall
9. Governor Wall
September 02, 1960
An Irishman is, after serving as a governor in an African colony, accused of two murders when he returns to Britain.
W.T. Stead
8. W.T. Stead
August 26, 1960
A newspaperman arranges for himself to be arrested on a morals charge so that he can use the witness-box to expose the white slave traffic.
The Tichborne Case
7. The Tichborne Case
August 19, 1960
A man is accused of impersonating an aristocrat to gain his fortune.
The Dilke Case
6. The Dilke Case
August 12, 1960
An eminent Victorian political figure is involved in a sex scandal.
Oscar Wilde
5. Oscar Wilde
August 05, 1960
The controversial writer Oscar Wilde is tried for gross indecency after his libel suit against the Marquess of Queensberry has failed.
Spencer Cowper
4. Spencer Cowper
July 29, 1960
A seventeenth-century lawyer is tried for the murder of a Quaker woman.
Admiral Byng
3. Admiral Byng
July 22, 1960
After the fall of Minorca, a British admiral is tried for cowardice.
The Baccarat Scandal
2. The Baccarat Scandal
July 15, 1960
An account of the notorious "Tranby Croft affair", which threatened to envelop the Prince of Wales in a gambling scandal.
Sir Roger Casement
1. Sir Roger Casement
July 08, 1960
Once a national hero in Britain, Sir Roger Casement, an Irishman, is tried for treason during the First World War.
Description
A series of real trials from British history, famous and notorious, dramatised from the court records.
  • Premiere Date
    July 08, 1960
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