Episode
Showtrial: Officer X
Overview
When a climate activist is left for dead after a hit-and-run, he uses his dying words to name his killer - a serving police officer. With the country divided, will defence solicitor Sam Malik take on the trial of the decade?
Details
- Series
- Showtrial
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 1
- Air date
- 2024-10-06
- Runtime
- 57 min
Episode context
Officer X is Episode 1 in Series 2 of Showtrial. It aired on 2024-10-06. The runtime is 57 min.
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