The Innocence Project (BBC TV Series)

The Innocence Project (BBC TV Series)

:"For other uses, see The Innocence Project"

infobox television
show_name = The Innocence Project


rating = TV-PG
format = Drama
runtime = Varies
creator =
starring = Lloyd Owen, Christine Bottomley, Ruth Bradley, Stephen Graham, Oliver James, Luke Treadaway, Shelley Conn
country = UK
filmed =
network = BBC
first_aired = 9 November 2006 - 7 February 2007
last_aired =
num_episodes = 8
website = http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/drama/innocenceproject/index.shtml
imdb_id = 0815057
tv_com_id =

"The Innocence Project" is a BBC drama television show.

ynopsis

"Champion of the underdog and a brilliant teacher, Professor Jon Ford sets up The Innocence Project, peopled entirely by a hand-picked group of law students. His passion for his subject ignites something new and exciting in his students. They take on cases pro bono that nobody else wants to know about, cases that people have forgotten, cases that others have given up on. They take on 'clients' with no hope – who have possibly been wrongly convicted. Fact – sometimes the English justice system fails. Smart and with an infectious enthusiasm, Ford's team is made up of fresh faced 19-year-old uni students who choose to make a difference while still going through the serious business of growing up. Their job is part investigator, part lawyer - and all before they're out of full time education."

Background

The series is based on a UK version of the Innocence Project, which refers to a number of non-profit legal clinics in the United States.

The most well known is based at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law of Yeshiva University. It directly serves defendants who can conclusively be proven innocent by DNA testing of evidence done "after" their convictionsCite web|url=http://www.innocenceproject.org/about/|title=About Us|accessdate=2006-12-12|publisher=Innocence Project] .

Foundation

The clinic was founded in 1992 by Barry Scheck and Peter Neufeld. In addition to working on behalf of those who may have been wrongfully convicted of crimes throughout the United States, the Innocence Project performs research and advocacy related to the causes of wrongful convictions. The Innocence Project is a member of the recently formed Innocence Network, which brings together a number of innocence organizations from across the United States.Cite web|url=http://www.innocencenetwork.org/|title=Mission Statement|accessdate=2006-12-12|publisher=Innocence Network]

As of 23 August 2008, 218 defendants previously convicted of serious crimes in the United States had been exonerated by DNA testing. Almost all of these convictions involved some form of sexual assault and approximately 25% involved murder.Cite web|url=http://www.innocenceproject.org/case/|title=Case Profiles|accessdate=2006-12-12|publisher=Innocence Project]

UK Innocence Project

Several similar pro bono legal clinics and legal advice centres have been set up attached to universities throughout the UK – including University of Manchester, University of Leeds, Cardiff University and University of Bristol. In 2006, over 300 students signed up at Manchester University's voluntary legal advice centre to work on pro bono casesCite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2006/10_october/05/innocence_facts.shtml|title=Press Release facts|accessdate=2007-01-22|publisher=BBC Press Office] .

Cast

Episodes

Cancellation

The Innocence Project fared particularly poorly for a BBC primetime drama, and received a number of negative reviews. In an unusual move for a BBC programme, it was pulled from the schedules mid-run [ [http://observer.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,1962794,00.html Innocence lost on BBC1 viewers | UK News | The Observer ] ] . The BBC has confirmed that there will not be a second series.

ee also

*The Innocence Project, which refers to a number of non-profit legal clinics in the United States
*In Justice, an American TV series with a similar premise

References

External links

* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/drama/innocenceproject/index.shtml Official BBC website]
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2006/05_may/16/project.shtml BBC Press Release re start of filming]
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2006/10_october/05/innocence.shtml BBC Press Release re showing of first episode]
* [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/education/student/student_life/article1685105.ece Times Online article about Innocence Projects in the UK]
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0815057 The Innocence Project] at the Internet Movie Database
* [http://www.tightropepictures.com/the_innocence_project.html/ "The Innocence Project"] at Tightrope Pictures.


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