On Trial

Season 1

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

Where to Watch On Trial • Season 1

10 Episodes

  • Sir Roger Casement
    E1
    Sir Roger CasementOnce a national hero in Britain, Sir Roger Casement, an Irishman, is tried for treason during the First World War.
  • The Baccarat Scandal
    E2
    The Baccarat ScandalAn account of the notorious "Tranby Croft affair", which threatened to envelop the Prince of Wales in a gambling scandal.
  • Admiral Byng
    E3
    Admiral ByngAfter the fall of Minorca, a British admiral is tried for cowardice.
  • Spencer Cowper
    E4
    Spencer CowperA seventeenth-century lawyer is tried for the murder of a Quaker woman.
  • Oscar Wilde
    E5
    Oscar WildeThe controversial writer Oscar Wilde is tried for gross indecency after his libel suit against the Marquess of Queensberry has failed.
  • The Dilke Case
    E6
    The Dilke CaseAn eminent Victorian political figure is involved in a sex scandal.
  • The Tichborne Case
    E7
    The Tichborne CaseA man is accused of impersonating an aristocrat to gain his fortune.
  • W.T. Stead
    E8
    W.T. SteadA 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.
  • Governor Wall
    E9
    Governor WallAn Irishman is, after serving as a governor in an African colony, accused of two murders when he returns to Britain.
  • Horatio Bottomley, MP
    E10
    Horatio Bottomley, MPA member of Parliament is accused of perpetrating a swindle.

 

  •   
  •   
  •   
  •   
  •   
  •   
  •   

Take Plex everywhere

Watch free anytime, anywhere, on almost any device.
See the full list of supported devices