Running Time: 60 minutes (approx)Production Year: 2008Production Country: UKSorry but we don't appear to have a description for Criminal Justice Main Cast
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Criminal Justice is a Drama programme that first aired in 2008. Criminal Justice is a 4 star programme.
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I have thoroughly enjoyed this series and I can tell you from bitter personal experience
that yes this is very realistic and yes the prison scenes are accurate.
Several years ago it was my misfortune to be dating a lunatic from Coventry and although in my case,
my supposed offence was not nearly as serious as the one portrayed here, I felt chilled to the marrow to be watching it.
My heart went out to the character of "Ben Coulter", which was a sterling performance.
The trouble is in this country we have too many stupid laws made by Labour since 1997 and yes THE TRUTH really does not matter in the slightest. I wanted to tell the truth too but
was prevented from doing so. I only wish that I had had a lawyer like "Stone", played briliantly
by Con O'Neill.
Trust me this was very very accurate. I complained about the treatment that I received and the way my case
was investigated, to the IPCC - This resulted in me being remanded. Even when I got out they stil wanted to
pursue my complaint. The Police are not whiter than white and the IPCC is a biased "Lame Duck", run by the Police
for the Police, They're certainly not there for the likes of you and me.
They distort the rules as to how
[in my case] cases are investigated.
they also distirt the facts, to suit themselves. As long as they're ok nothing and no one else matters.
As for lawyers and barristers, they were not interested at all in the truth, just the best story thats all.
Fortunately I never went to a jury trial. I wish I had now, they would have laughed the case out of court !!
Years ago there used to be a lot of cannabis in prison and the officers used to turn a blind-eye - why ?
because cannabis has a "calming effect" and makes their job easier. Unfortunately it stays in your system for about a month.
Then in about 1984 they changed the prison drug testing rules and now everyone takes heroin,
because it only stays in your system for about 24 hours. Unfortunately it can make some people
violent, erratic or just plain jumpy.
That's the answer to the "drugs in prison" question, for all those who have been asking on this and the
various other blogs about this drama.
What we actually have in this country is in fact a "Police State", with a thin veneer of democracy,
or if you prefer "Do as I say, not do as I do" mentality. Prisons are for dangerous people.
trouble is the CPS do not really know what is and what is not dangerous.
Brilliantly scripted, brilliantly written, please lets have more. I loved the idea of putting the inappropriate
relationships in, as a bit of a side plot.
Bill Patterson is a fab actor too, i've liked him since his Auf-Weidersen Pet days,
I am glad he had doubts about his evidence right at the end and realised that "Ben" did not do the murder. I think they could have made more of this, rather than just showing "Ben"
walking out of the prison.
When all said and done, drama or not. The Police and prosecution were WRONG in this albeit fictionalised case.
My tip, never ever trust a copper, however nice they seem and never ever be interviewed by one alone. If you are make sure it is recorded - They do !!!
Hopefully Mr Moffatt will write some more. Very well done.
It was a very good insight into the appalling state of our so called Justice System. As was said in 1st episode,"we are not interested in the truth"..... "it depends on who can tell the best story on the day"
Time and time again innocent people are wrongly convicted. This shows graphically and harrowingly what these poor individuals have to go through.
This can happen to anyone of us!!!
I was a bit disapointed with the ending, especially after the first 4 episodes were so well done. Certainly I was totally drawn in to the first few eps despite me originall saying I'd rather eat my own foot than watch it ;)
I thought it was excellent; Ben was very convincing. Although i thought the last one lacked the tension that was there all the way through. All in all I enjoyed it very much.
Quite excellent. A terrific cast. Easily the best drama series on the BBC in recent years.
The quality of the actors' performances translated a superficially implausible plot into something which was eminently credible.
I loved the first part of this gripping thriller. There should be alot more of these programes on the bbc. Im a profesional actress so from my point of view the quolity of the young actors abiltity was very high.