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When 20 year old Ben Coulter embarks upon a spontaneous evening of fun
with a sexy stranger, Melanie, he doesn’t expect to wake up beside
her dead body, covered in her blood and holding the murder weapon; ending
the night in a police cell. All the evidence points to him. But he didn’t
do it. He can’t remember all the events of the night, but he’s
sure he didn’t.
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This is the story of Ben’s odyssey through the police, prison
and legal system. It's a system where the truth is optional; where what
counts is playing the game, in order to come out on top. From the start
no one wants to hear Ben’s side of things. A game of cat
and mouse starts as soon as he is arrested, between DCI Box, an old school
policeman and Stone, Ben’s world weary, second division duty solicitor.
In the middle are Ben’s parents, at sea in the system, with the
certainties they held about their son turned upside down; could their
son really be a murderer?
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A five episode thriller with sex, murder, action all played out through young and engaging characters.
‘Criminal Justice’ takes us into its own particular world, where Ben’s story and subsequent series are uncovered in a bold, thrilling ride that banishes grit grime for a stylish and cinematic experience.
5 x one-hour drama series for
BBC One
to be aired in Autumn
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Running time
5 x 1 hour
Starring
Ben Winshaw
Perfume; I'm Not There
Con O'Neill
Learners; Waking The Dead
Pete Postlethwaite
Jurassic Park ; The Constant Gardener
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Writer Peter Moffat is a former
barrister who wrote award winning series ‘North Square’, and BAFTA and Emmy nominated ‘Hawking’. Other
credits include ‘Cambridge Spies’ and ‘Macbeth’.
Director Otto Bathurst is a rising talent who brought a distinctive vision to series like ‘Hustle’ and earlier this year won many plaudits for his stylish and riveting direction of ‘Five Days’.
Producer Pier Wilkie has produced a range of projects including ‘When I’m Sixty-four’ winner of many international awards including the Prix Europa and ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’, nominated for best television film at BANFF World Television festival.
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