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Trial of the Century

Trial of the Century

2016 1 Seasons 3 Episodes ⭐ 9.0 Drama War & Politics

A fictional courtroom drama which shows how the trial of Pádraig Pearse, one of the leaders of the 1916 Easter Rising, might have gone.

A fictional courtroom drama which shows how the trial of Pádraig Pearse, one of the leaders of the 1916 Easter Rising, might have gone.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

The Prosecution of Patrick H. Pearse

In this speculative historical fiction drama instead of a court martial and execution, rebel leader Padraig Pearse is gi

EP 2

The Defence of Patrick H. Pearse

Pearse, having dismissed his own legal team, defends his actions and makes the moral case for the Rising.

EP 3

The Jury Decides

The final episode features a panel deliberating the outcome of the trial based on the evidence presented in the first tw

Popular Cast

Tom Vaughan-Lawlor

Tom Vaughan-Lawlor

Padraig Pearse

Andrew Bennett

Andrew Bennett

Sebastian Banks

Frankie McCafferty

Frankie McCafferty

Father Aloysius Travers

Mark Huberman

Mark Huberman

George Gavan Duffy

Keith McErlean

Keith McErlean

James Connolly

John Cronin

John Cronin

Joseph Mary Plunkett

Jane Brennan

Jane Brennan

Margaret Pearse

Aoibhinn McGinnity

Aoibhinn McGinnity

Catherine Foster

Nick Lee

Nick Lee

Bulmer Hobson

Anthony Brophy

Anthony Brophy

Eoin MacNeill