TV Trial & Retribution Trial & Retribution 6.8/10 by 13 users Trial & Retribution is a feature-length ITV police procedural television drama series that began in 1997. It was devised and written by Lynda La Plante as a follow-on from her successful television series Prime Suspect. Each episode of the Trial & Retribution series is broadcast over two nights. The 2008 series 10 had 10 episodes, the longest run of the drama so far. The latest series was number 12 which aired in February 2009. Details Casts Posters Images Title Trial & Retribution Alternative Titles First Air Date 1997-10-19 Last Air Date 2009-02-13 Number of Episodes 44 Number of Seasons 12 Genres Crime, Drama, Networks ITV1, Casts David Hayman, Victoria Smurfit, Dorian Lough, Mitchell Ray Plot Keywords , Det. Supt. Michael Walker David Hayman DCI Roison Connor Victoria Smurfit DS David Satchell Dorian Lough Jason Harris Mitchell Ray