Trial & Retribution: Conviction - Part One
11:50 pm - 12:50 am, Tuesday, February 17 on ITV3 (10)
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Conviction - Part One
Season 11, Episode 5
Part one of two. A recently released convicted murderer returns to London in a bid to prove his innocence - only to be shot in the arm by the aggrieved father of his alleged victim. But even he eventually begins to doubt the man's guilt, and when Walker and Connor investigate, they unearth a tale of buried secrets, injustice and revenge. David Hayman and Victoria Smurfit star, with Maurice Roeves and Johnny Harris
subtitles
16x9
Detective/Thriller
Movie/Drama
Cast & Crew
David Hayman
(Actor)
.. Chief Supt Michael Walker
Victoria Smurfit
(Actor)
.. DCI Roisin Connor
Dorian Lough
(Actor)
.. DS David Satchell
Vince Leigh
(Actor)
.. DS Sam Palmer
Lorraine Stanley
(Actor)
.. Sarah Randle
Maurice Roeves
(Actor)
.. Ken Randle
Johnny Harris
(Actor)
.. Terry Dyer
Tom Ellis
(Actor)
.. Nick Fisher
Kierston Wareing
(Actor)
.. Leigh Fisher
Gemma Jones
(Actor)
.. Jean Mullins
Eleanor Matsuura
(Actor)
.. Angela Clark
Robbie Jarvis
(Actor)
.. Mark Randle
Alexander Scott
(Actor)
.. Young Terry
Gavin Brocker
(Actor)
.. Young Nick
Julie Dixon
(Writer)
Jolyon Symonds
(Producer)
Paul Wilmshurst
(Director)
More Information
Did You Know..
David Hayman
(Actor)
.. Chief Supt Michael Walker
Born:
February 09, 1948
in
Glasgow, Scotland
Best Known For:
Playing Chief Superintendent Michael Walker in Trial and Retribution.
Early-life:
Born in Glasgow, Scotland on February 9, 1948. He studied at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow before starting his acting career at the city's Citizens Theatre. He began to get recognised nationally after starring in A Sense of Freedom (1981).
Career:
Hayman's film credits include Sid and Nancy (1986), Hope and Glory (1987) and The Jackal (1997). Between 1997 and 2009, he played Chief Superintendent Michael Walker in the TV crime drama Trial and Retribution. As well as acting, Hayman has also directed film and television productions, including Silent Scream (1990) and The Hawk (1993). More recently, he was cast as Brace in the television series Taboo.
Quote:
"There's a lot of my industry I'm very disenamoured with. Like the world, television is run on greed and ego. It's not creative integrity, and that wears thin after a while."
Trivia:
He founded the humanitarian charity Spirit Aid.
Victoria Smurfit
(Actor)
.. DCI Roisin Connor
Quote:
On working with Jonathan Rhys Meyers in Dracula: "He makes you very comfortable, which is great. He knows what he wants from a scene and he knows how to do it, and you trust him."
Trivia:
Smurfit is a patron of children's charity World Vision Ireland.
Best Known For:
Ballykissangel, Trial & Retribution and Dracula.
Early-life:
Victoria was born in Dublin in 1974. Her family, headed by her uncle Michael, is one of the richest in Ireland. Victoria was educated at Saint Columbia's College, Dublin, and St George's School, Ascot. After completing an A Level in theatre studies, she studied acting at the Bristol Old Vic theatre school.
Career:
In 1997, Smurfit starred in BBC miniseries Ivanhoe, and a year later, she appeared in another period drama, Berkeley Square, before making a name for herself as Orla O'Connell in Ballykissangel. After two series of the BBC drama, the year 2000 saw Smurfit star on the big screen in The Wedding Tackle and The Beach and on the small screen in drama North Square and comedy Cold Feet. Her other credits include About a Boy (2002), Bulletproof Monk (2003), the lead role on TV in Trial & Retribution between 2003 and 2009, and Irish drama The Clinic. More recently, Smurfit has been playing glamorous society queen and vampire slayer Lady Jayne Wetherby in TV horror drama Dracula.
Dorian Lough
(Actor)
.. DS David Satchell
Vince Leigh
(Actor)
.. DS Sam Palmer
Lorraine Stanley
(Actor)
.. Sarah Randle
Maurice Roeves
(Actor)
.. Ken Randle
Johnny Harris
(Actor)
.. Terry Dyer
Tom Ellis
(Actor)
.. Nick Fisher
Born:
November 17, 1978
in
Bangor
Best Known For:
Miranda.
Early-life:
Thomas Ellis was born in Bangor on November 17, 1978. A teacher persuaded him to take theatre studies for A level and he later went to drama school in Glasgow, where he became friends with fellow actor James McAvoy. After leaving drama school, Tom quickly landed roles in ITV drama Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby and BBC sitcom Kiss Me Kate.
Career:
After a flying start to his professional acting career, strong parts became hard to come by. He had one-off roles in the likes of Holby City, Doctors, Midsomer Murders and Waking the Dead and a stint in EastEnders as Dr Oliver but he didn't really start to get noticed until he began playing Miranda Hart's love interest in her BBC sitcom Miranda. The success of that show has opened a number of doors for Ellis. Away from Miranda, he has starred in Gates, The Secret of Crickley Hall, Once Upon a Time and ABC pilot Gothica.
Quote:
"I don't take myself too seriously. But that doesn't stop me being a bad person sometimes and doing things I regret."
Trivia:
Ellis supports Arsenal.
Kierston Wareing
(Actor)
.. Leigh Fisher
Gemma Jones
(Actor)
.. Jean Mullins
Eleanor Matsuura
(Actor)
.. Angela Clark
Best Known For:
Spooks: The Greater Good, Utopia and Cuffs.
Early-life:
Eleanor was born in Tokyo in 1983 and raised in England. She graduated from the Central School of Speech and Drama in 2004.
Career:
Matsuura has worked on the stage in Enron, Danton's Death, The Changeling, Bull and Here We Go. On TV, her credits include Hustle, Holby City, After You've Gone, My Family, Doctor Who, The Royal Bodyguard and Casualty. More recently, she has starred in Utopia, The Smoke, Silk, Da Vinci's Demons, Cuffs and Comic Strip Presents: Red Top. Her film credits include Spooks: The Greater Good (2015), The Lady in the Van (2015) and Burn Burn Burn (2015).
Quote:
"Don't save things for best. Wear things you love whenever you want - they're supposed to be worn."
Trivia:
Matsuura supports Battersea Dogs and Cats Home.
Robbie Jarvis
(Actor)
.. Mark Randle
Alexander Scott
(Actor)
.. Young Terry
Gavin Brocker
(Actor)
.. Young Nick
Julie Dixon
(Writer)
Jolyon Symonds
(Producer)
Paul Wilmshurst
(Director)
