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Tracy Ifeachor and Celine Buckens in Showtrial. Image: BBC/World Productions

TV PICKS OF THE WEEK

Showtrial

Tonight, 9pm, BBC One

From the producers of Vigil and Bodyguard comes another high-octane Sunday night drama. Showtrial tells the story of entitled university undergraduate Talitha Campbell (Celine Buckens), the daughter of a wealthy entrepreneur who is arrested in connection with the disappearance of hardworking, underprivileged student Hannah Ellis. The Originals actress Tracy Ifeachor plays solicitor Cleo Roberts, who attempts to dismantle Talitha’s aloof facade to reach the truth. The story moves from the arrest to the trial, switching between the defence and prosecution arguments, focusing on hot-button themes such as media prejudice, privilege and political influence on certain court cases. JG