The Verdict Is Yours

The Verdict Is Yours (1958)

Reality

'The Verdict Is Yours' premiered on September 2, 1957, in the CBS Daytime lineup. Unscripted, the show featured real lawyers playing the lawyers and judge. The defendants and witnesses on the program were professional actors who ad-libbed their dialogue, although they were given a general outline of what they were supposed to say. Sportscaster Jim McKay was the original reporter, providing commentary on the trials. He was succeeded in 1960 by newsman Bill Stout.

  • First Air Date: 1958-05-28
  • Last Air Date: 1963-03-15
  • Total Seasons: 3
  • Total Episodes: 48
  • Episode Runtime: 30 min.
  • Network: CBS
  • Directors: Max Morgan Witts, Eric Price, Mike Wooller, Peter Plummer, Claude Whatham, James Ormerod.
  • Creator: Peter Wildeblood, Harry Elton, Claude Whatham

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Seasons

  • Season 1

    11 Episodes

  • Season 2

    8 Episodes

  • Season 3

    29 Episodes

Cast

  • Geoffrey Sutcliffe

  • David Ensor

    The Judge

  • John McGregor

    Television Reporter

  • Jim McKay

    Self - Commentary Reporter

  • James Fox

    Council for the Prosecution

  • Anthony Hartwell

    Junior Prosecuting Council

  • Jane Hylton

    Mrs. Vickers

  • Daphne Anderson

  • Richard Caldicot

  • Micheál Mac Liammóir

  • Anthony Sharp

  • David Markham

  • Harold Lang

  • William Squire

    Counsel for Defence

  • George Bancroft