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Criminal Justice

Name: Criminal Justice
Genre: Crime, Drama
Released: 2008-06-30
Cast: Maxine Peake, Denis Lawson, Steven Mackintosh, Matthew Macfadyen, Sophie Okonedo

2008 | 2 seasons | 60 min | Crime, Drama

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With a short run with a modest audience and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Made for crime-drama fans. If you loved How to Get Away with Murder or The Lincoln Lawyer, start here.
The mood: Dark and gritty.
The pace: 2 seasons: a few weeks of evenings, hour-long episodes, about 10 hours in all.
What might put you off: Nothing much for most grown-ups.

Thriller by Peter Moffat about the challenges and politics of the criminal justice system seen through the eyes of the accused.

How it earned its rating

CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
Reach & staying powerBelow par
Ran for 2 seasons and reached a small audience so far
Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 63K people sought it out in the past year

Season by season

The show overall is a Weeknight Watch. Here's how each season stacks up; Season 2 is the high point.

Season 12008 · 5 episodes · 6.8 out of 10
Weeknight
Season 22009 · 5 episodes · 8.0 out of 10
Saturday

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Cast & crew

Created by Peter Moffat

Maxine PeakeJuliet Miller
Denis LawsonBill Faber
Steven MackintoshChris Sexton
Matthew MacfadyenJoe Miller
Sophie OkonedoJackie Woolf
Zoe TelfordAnna Klein
Alice SykesElla Miller
Kate HardieFlo Sexton
Eddie MarsanSaul
Nadine MarshallNorma