- Radio Times
- Review by:
- David Butcher
Newcomers may not be aware of some essential back story that hangs over this episode like a stormcloud. Crown prosecutor Alesha (Freema Agyeman) was raped at the end of the first series, under strange and awful circumstances. Since then, any case involving rape causes her colleagues to shoot nervous glances at her, though she generally carries on regardless — as tonight, when she takes the lead against three teenage boys who had sex with a 14-year-old girl. They filmed it and circulated it on the net (the plot is best avoided if you’re of a delicate disposition). With evidence like that, a conviction seems a formality, but that’s reckoning without the ugliness of a rape trial.
About this programme
5/7. A murder inquiry is launched when the police are alerted to shocking internet footage showing a teenage girl being attacked and shot. The investigation is hindered by the lack of a body, but the video provides enough clues to eventually put a name to the victim and track down her killers. However, a vow of silence between the defendants means Jake and Alesha face one of their toughest court battles yet.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Ronnie Brooks
- Bradley Walsh
- Sam Casey
- Paul Nicholls
- Natalie Chandler
- Harriet Walter
- Jacob Thorne
- Dominic Rowan
- Alesha Phillips
- Freema Agyeman
- Henry Sharpe
- Peter Davison
- Renay Everett
- Eva Pope
- Gino Russo
- Dorian Lough
- Anna Russo
- Jessica Lester
- Danny Heywood
- Laurie Duncan
- Justice Reynolds
- Philip Voss
- Angela
- Jessica Gunning
- Rita Russo
- Sara Stephens
- Wendy Heywood
- Rachel Clarke
- Wyatt Ressler
- Andrew Shire
- Mrs Preston
- Katie Males
- Christian Preston
- Ben Folly
- Isaac Johnson
- Mark Springer
- Jadie
- Georgia Henshaw
- Reece Leighwood
- Reece Beaumont
- Morgan Braithe
- Mark Straker
- Tristan Forbes-Langton
- Will Ashcroft
- Monique
- Jade Camille
Crew
- Director
- MT Adler
- Executive Producer
- Dick Wolf
- Executive Producer
- Andrew Woodhead
- Executive Producer
- Stephen Garrett
- Executive Producer
- Jane Featherstone
- Producer
- Richard Stokes
- Writer
- Emilia Di Girolamo
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