Showtrial season two review - this outrageous legal drama sucks you straight back in

It's full of holes, lacks nuance and feels flabby - but the excellent performances, as well as the tense and twisty plotting, make this frothy tale a compelling watch Despite its daftness, I was fond of the first series of Showtrial, which took the death of a working-class student at a posh university and used it to explore themes of privilege and justice in the British legal system. Viewers liked it, too: it was brash, popular Sunday night fare, an airport novel of a TV series that pirouetted a...