{"id":46623,"date":"2024-02-26T17:32:22","date_gmt":"2024-02-26T16:32:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1998640"},"modified":"2024-02-26T18:55:36","modified_gmt":"2024-02-26T17:55:36","slug":"what-is-the-jury-murder-trial-channel-4-legal-experiment-explained","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/what-is-the-jury-murder-trial-channel-4-legal-experiment-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"What is The Jury: Murder Trial? Channel 4 legal experiment explained"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Channel 4 programme will offer an insight into the jury system. <\/p>

By Molly Moss\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Monday, 26 February 2024 at 16:32 PM<\/p>

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Ever wondered whether you can trust our justice system?<\/span><\/p>\n

Well, upcoming Channel 4 programme The Jury: Murder Trial will examine this very issue by re-enacting, word for word, a real murder trial at a disused courthouse in Essex.<\/p>\n

The jurors know it\u2019s a fake trial being re-enacted for TV, b<\/span>ut what they don\u2019t know is that there is an entire other 12-person jury recreating the trial in a room next door.<\/span><\/p>\n

Of course, the crucial question will be: wil<\/span>l the two different juries reach the same verdict? <\/span>And if not, well, what does that say about our jury system?<\/span><\/p>\n

If you\u2019re wondering which true case the two juries will hear, then read on for everything you need to know about the Channel 4 legal experiment.<\/p>\n

What is The Jury: Murder Trial? Legal experiment explained<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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The Jury: Murder Trial.<\/span><\/figcaption> Rob Parfitt \/ Channel 4<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

The Jury: Murder Trial will re-stage an entire, real murder trial from the original transcripts in front of 24 jurors to see if they can reach the same verdict when shown the same evidence.<\/span><\/p>\n

The case itself involves John Risedale (played by Sam Alexander), who killed his wife by attacking her with a hammer. <\/span>He maintains that he \u201clost control\u201d and is, therefore, not guilty of murder \u2013 but<\/span>\u00a0will the jurors believe his version of events?<\/span><\/p>\n

Andy Vasey and Dan Warner, Creative Directors, 4creative, said: \u201cThe show is an innovative true <\/span>crime experiment that gives the public an insight into the British jury system.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur campaign spotlights how, for example, a juror being hungover or tired might be as likely to sway a verdict as the facts of the case.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWith one trial and two juries, it\u2019s fascinating to see whether the same verdict will be reached by both.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

When is The Jury: Murder Trial on TV?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Jury: Murder Trial will air on Monday 26th February at 9pm<\/strong> on Channel 4.<\/span><\/p>\n