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The Best Episodes of Trial & Retribution Season 8

Every episode of Trial & Retribution Season 8 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Trial & Retribution Season 8!

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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 as a follow-on from her successful television series Prime Suspect.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Trial & Retribution Season 8 Episode 1 - Trial And Retribution VIII: Blue Eiderdown (1)
    6.9/10(130 votes)

    #1 - Trial And Retribution VIII: Blue Eiderdown (1)

    S8:E1

    A young prostitute, Angela Dutton, plunges to her death from the eleventh floor balcony of a block of flats. The police begin a murder enquiry and discover that she was the daughter of a seventies TV star who was also found murdered twelve years earlier, wrapped in blue eiderdown. The killer was never found. D.C.S. Walker heads the investigation into the two murders, with the aid of D.C.I. Connor and the rest of the team. They investigate to find out why Angela Dutton died - did she find her mother's killer, or did one of her three high-paying clients kill her?

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  2. Trial & Retribution Season 8 Episode 2 - Trial And Retribution VIII: Blue Eiderdown (2)
    6.6/10(80 votes)

    #2 - Trial And Retribution VIII: Blue Eiderdown (2)

    S8:E2

    A young prostitute, Angela Dutton, plunges to her death from the eleventh floor balcony of a block of flats. The police begin a murder inquiry and discover that she was the daughter of a seventies TV star who was also found murdered twelve years earlier, wrapped in blue eiderdown. The killer was never found. D.C.S. Walker heads the investigation into the two murders, with the aid of D.C.I. Connor and the rest of the team. They investigate to find out why Angela Dutton died - did she find her mother's killer, or did one of her three high-paying clients kill her?

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Season 8 Ratings Summary

"Trial And Retribution VIII: Blue Eiderdown (1)" is the best rated episode of "Trial & Retribution" season 8. It scored 6.9/10 based on 130 votes. Directed by Paul Unwin and written by Lynda La Plante, it aired on 10/11/2004. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Trial And Retribution VIII: Blue Eiderdown (2)".