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Series revisiting 12 high-profile and memorable court cases which shocked Scotland.

From the longest criminal trial in UK history, to headline-hitting murder prosecutions, this series revisits 12 high-profile and memorable court cases which shocked Scotland.

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The Trials That Shocked Scotland: Series 1: Episode 1

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Featuring the trial of a man accused of the murder of a well-known gangland figure.

Revisiting two high-profile cases, this episode focuses on the trial of a man accused of the murder of a well-known gangland figure and a family’s 18-year fight for justice.

Through testimony, interviews and archive footage, this series examines high-profile court cases that have shocked Scotland.

This episode features a family’s 18-year fight for justice following the 1998 murder of Surjit Singh Chhokar in Overtown. There is also the 2015 trial of William Paterson at the High Court in Glasgow. Paterson stood accused of shooting to death a well-known gangland figure in a busy supermarket car park five years earlier.

The Trials That Shocked Scotland: Series 1

A BBC TV channel for Scotland which will broadcast every evening and will show drama, factual, comedy and news programmes made in Scotland


Revisiting 12 high-profile and memorable court cases which shocked Scotland.

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