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The Best Episodes of Trial & Retribution

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The Best Episodes of Trial & Retribution

Trial & Retribution is a feature-length ITV police procedural television drama series that began in 1997. It was devised and written by Lynda La Plante...
  1. Background image for Curriculum Vitae (1)
    8.2/10(102 votes)

    #1 - Curriculum Vitae (1)

    S10:E7

    A mother returns home from work to find her baby girl dead in her cot, and her nanny has Vanished. D.C.I. Connor and the team take on this emotive case involving this ultimate abuse of trust. With the nanny on the run, it seems an obvious conclusion. But the more they investigate the case, the more complicated it becomes and they find themselves wondering who is the real victim and who can they really trust?.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for Trial And Retribution IX: The Lovers (2)
    7.9/10(66 votes)

    #2 - Trial And Retribution IX: The Lovers (2)

    S9:E2

    No description available

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  3. Background image for Curriculum Vitae (2)
    7.9/10(53 votes)

    #3 - Curriculum Vitae (2)

    S10:E8

    A mother returns home from work to find her baby girl dead in her cot, and her nanny has Vanished. D.C.I. Connor and the team take on this emotive case involving this ultimate abuse of trust. With the nanny on the run, it seems an obvious conclusion. But the more they investigate the case, the more complicated it becomes and they find themselves wondering who is the real victim and who can they really trust?.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  4. Background image for VII: Suspicion (2)
    7.7/10(74 votes)

    #4 - VII: Suspicion (2)

    S7:E2

    A severed female hand is found in the Thames, which brings D.C.I. Conner in contact with Walker (who is now back in uniform). No body is discovered, and the case soon becomes a battle of wits against the killer.

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    Director:Unknown
  5. Background image for Trial And Retribution IX: The Lovers (1)
    7.7/10(113 votes)

    #5 - Trial And Retribution IX: The Lovers (1)

    S9:E1

    No description available

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    Director:Unknown
  6. Background image for Closure (2)
    7.7/10(58 votes)

    #6 - Closure (2)

    S10:E4

    A young school girl is raped and murdered, but D.C.I. Connor still has no leads a month into the investigation. When Walker orders a review of unsolved cases, they turn up similar cases of raped and murdered teenage girls over the last ten years, and they find themselves searching for an apparent serial killer.

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    Director:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Paradise Lost (2)
    7.6/10(53 votes)

    #7 - Paradise Lost (2)

    S10:E6

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  9. Background image for Trial And Retribution II (1)
    7.5/10(195 votes)

    #8 - Trial And Retribution II (1)

    S2:E1

    When Susan Harrow does not come home, her mother reports her missing to the police. Her body is later discovered on waste land and a murder investigation is launched, once again headed by Det. Supt. Walker. There is later a second murder and they know that they have a serial killer on their hands.

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  10. Background image for Trial And Retribution II (2)
    7.5/10(109 votes)

    #9 - Trial And Retribution II (2)

    S2:E2

    When Susan Harrow does not come home, her mother reports her missing to the police. Her body is later discovered on waste land and a murder investigation is launched, once again headed by Det. Supt. Walker. There is later a second murder and they know that they have a serial killer on their hands.

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    Director:Unknown
  11. Background image for Sins Of The Father (1)
    7.5/10(124 votes)

    #10 - Sins Of The Father (1)

    S10:E1

    The apparently happy Harrogate family is torn apart when they return home to discover their daughter, Emily, dead. Connor and Satchell begin to sift through the case and discover that the family isn't as stable as it first appeared. Connor appeals to Walker for some backup, who is having problems of his own with his own son Richard. Secrets are soon discovered and fragile relationships are tested in the process of ensuring justice is done.

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    Director:Unknown
  12. Background image for Mirror Image (2)
    7.5/10(47 votes)

    #11 - Mirror Image (2)

    S10:E10

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  13. Background image for Paradise Lost (1)
    7.4/10(84 votes)

    #12 - Paradise Lost (1)

    S10:E5

    A serial rapist is targeting the black community by raping white women with black boyfriends. When an attack ends in murder and the boyfriend is cleared, Walker brings him on to the investigation to help, but could Connor's relationship with a barrister working on the case jeopardise the investigation and the subsequent trial?.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  14. Background image for Mirror Image (1)
    7.4/10(82 votes)

    #13 - Mirror Image (1)

    S10:E9

    The murder of a Police Commander and his wife puts Walker, Connor and the team under pressure to get a quick result. Jewelery has been stolen from the house, which would indicate a burglary gone wrong, but several relatives profit from their deaths and so they focus the investigation on the family. Connor is suspicious of the identical twin sons in particular and suspects that they may have worked together in order to get away with patricide.

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  15. Background image for VII: Suspicion (1)
    7.3/10(141 votes)

    #14 - VII: Suspicion (1)

    S7:E1

    A severed female hand is found in the Thames, which brings D.C.I. Conner in contact with Walker (who is now back in uniform). No body is discovered, and the case soon becomes a battle of wits against the killer.

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  16. Background image for Closure (1)
    7.3/10(102 votes)

    #15 - Closure (1)

    S10:E3

    A young school girl is raped and murdered, but D.C.I. Connor still has no leads a month into the investigation. When Walker orders a review of unsolved cases, they turn up similar cases of raped and murdered teenage girls over the last ten years, and they find themselves searching for an apparent serial killer.

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  17. Background image for Sins Of The Father (2)
    7.2/10(72 votes)

    #16 - Sins Of The Father (2)

    S10:E2

    No description available

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  18. Background image for Trial And Retribution (1)
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #17 - Trial And Retribution (1)

    S1:E1

    A five-year-old girl goes missing and the police are called in to search. When her body is found inside a sewage pipe, it becomes a murder investigation, which is headed by Detective Superintendent Walker. They follow a few leads and eventually arrest a suspect, who is then sent to trial.

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  19. Background image for Trial And Retribution (2)
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    #18 - Trial And Retribution (2)

    S1:E2

    A five-year-old girl goes missing and the police are called in to search. When her body is found inside a sewage pipe, it becomes a murder investigation, which is headed by Detective Superintendent Walker. They follow a few leads and eventually arrest a suspect, who is then sent to trial.

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  20. Background image for Trial And Retribution III (1)
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    #19 - Trial And Retribution III (1)

    S3:E1

    A fifteen year old girl goes missing and her blood-stained clothes are found. Det. Supt. Walker heads the investigation into her murder. Meanwhile, D.I. North is sent to see a persistent complainer, Warrington, who has been hounding the station. North begins to get stalked and Walker has a prime suspect for the murder. But then they find a connection between Warrington and Walker's prime suspect.

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  21. Background image for Trial And Retribution III (2)
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    #20 - Trial And Retribution III (2)

    S3:E2

    A fifteen year old girl goes missing and her blood-stained clothes are found. Det. Supt. Walker heads the investigation into her murder. Meanwhile, D.I. North is sent to see a persistent complainer, Warrington, who has been hounding the station. North begins to get stalked and Walker has a prime suspect for the murder. But then they find a connection between Warrington and Walker's prime suspect.

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  22. Background image for Trial And Retribution IV (1)
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    #21 - Trial And Retribution IV (1)

    S4:E1

    D.I. North re-investigates an eight-year-old murder case and finds that Det. Supt. Walker was in charge of the inquiry. She begins to suspect that he's covering something up and he is suspended from duty. He returns to his roots to find new evidence to prove his innocence, in order to save his career, relationship and reputation.

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  23. Background image for Trial And Retribution IV (2)
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    #22 - Trial And Retribution IV (2)

    S4:E2

    D.I. North re-investigates an eight-year-old murder case and finds that Det. Supt. Walker was in charge of the inquiry. She begins to suspect that he's covering something up and he is suspended from duty. He returns to his roots to find new evidence to prove his innocence, in order to save his career, relationship and reputation.

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  24. Background image for Trial And Retribution V (1)
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    #23 - Trial And Retribution V (1)

    S5:E1

    Walker is assigned to investigate the discovery of a 17-year-old skeleton, which he isn't too happy about - especially as he's working with D.I. North's ex-boyfriend. They soon discover more skeletons buried at the house.

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  25. Background image for Trial And Retribution V (2)
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    #24 - Trial And Retribution V (2)

    S5:E2

    Walker is assigned to investigate the discovery of a 17-year-old skeleton, which he isn't too happy about - especially as he's working with D.I. North's ex-boyfriend. They soon discover more skeletons buried at the house.

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    #25 - Trial And Retribution VI (1)

    S6:E1

    D.I. North investigates when a girl is snatched from a wood, but the confession of a local sex offender complicates matters. Detective Chief Superintendent Walker is little help, as he has worries of his own.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Curriculum Vitae (1)" is the best rated episode of "Trial & Retribution". It scored 8.2/10 based on 102 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 2/4/2007. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "Trial And Retribution IX: The Lovers (2)".