{"id":52315,"date":"2024-05-30T01:01:51","date_gmt":"2024-05-29T23:01:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2048184"},"modified":"2024-05-30T06:08:50","modified_gmt":"2024-05-30T04:08:50","slug":"showtrial-reveals-first-look-at-season-2-of-line-of-duty-producers-hit-drama","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/showtrial-reveals-first-look-at-season-2-of-line-of-duty-producers-hit-drama\/","title":{"rendered":"Showtrial reveals first look at season 2 of Line of Duty producers\u2019 hit drama"},"content":{"rendered":"

This time around, the series will focus on the murder of a climate change activist. <\/p>

By Morgan Cormack\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Thursday, 30 May 2024 at 23:01 PM<\/p>

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BBC\u2019s Showtrial<\/a> is back \u2013 and we finally have a first look at the anticipated second instalment in the anthology series, which is set to investigate yet another challenging mystery.<\/p>\n

This time around, the five-part drama will follow the case of Officer X, a policeman who stands accused of murdering a climate change activist. But was it simply an accident, or something more sinister?<\/p>\n

The first-look images of the new season are now in, and they give us a glimpse into some of the action to come, which obviously includes some crowded climate protests being manned by many police officers, as well as a glimpse at multi BAFTA Award-winning actor Adeel Akhtar<\/a> as defence solicitor Sam Malik.<\/p>\n

In one image (below), we see Akhtar looking pensively across the room as he\u2019s surrounded by paper coffee cups and files, clearly in the midst of the perplexing case at hand. In another (above), Akhtar is caught up in the throngs of a climate protest and seems to have made it past police officers who are holding protesters back.<\/p>\n

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Adeel Akhtar as Sam Malik in Showtrial season 2.<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Akhtar has more recently been on our screens in Netflix\u2019s Fool Me Once<\/a>, but has wowed viewers in series such as Sherwood<\/a>, Sweet Tooth<\/a> and Ghosted, as well as films like Ali & Ava.<\/p>\n

Another image also gives us a sneak peek at Michael Socha\u2019s (The Gallows Pole<\/a>) Justin Mitchell, who we can see wearing a suit and taking the stand in the middle of a courtroom.<\/p>\n

Described as a \u201ccharismatic and cocky police officer\u201d, we\u2019re sure much of the drama will centre on Socha\u2019s character, who we\u2019re led to believe is Officer X.<\/p>\n

Socha is, of course, known for his roles in This Is England<\/a> and its resulting TV series spin-offs, as well as having starred in Chernobyl, Time and, more recently, BBC\u2019s The Gallows Pole<\/a>.<\/p>

According to the official series synopsis: \u201cWhen high-profile climate activist Marcus Calderwood (Barney Fishwick) is left for dead in a violent hit and run, he uses his dying moments to apparently identify his killer \u2013 a serving policeman.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut who is this unnamed Officer X? What does his own history reveal about the nature of trauma and revenge, and was Marcus\u2019s death a tragic accident or pre-meditated murder?\u201d<\/p>\n

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Michael Socha as Justin Mitchell in Showtrial season 2.<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

It continues: \u201cAs public outrage reaches fever pitch, the series asks what happens when a trial is dominated by cultural divisions and if the truth is ever clear cut. Is a fair trial even possible when tensions are riding so high?\u201d<\/p>\n

The new series comes from World Productions, known for producing the likes of Vigil, Line of Duty and Save Me, so you just know this instalment of Showtrial is set to be a nail-biting one.<\/p>\n

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