Series

The Verdict Is Yours

1958 · 3 seasons · 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.

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

• Max Morgan WittsDirector
• Eric PriceDirector
• Mike WoollerDirector
• Peter PlummerDirector
• James OrmerodDirector
• Cedric WallisWriter
• H.V. KershawWriter
• John HopkinsWriter
• Phillip Grenville MannWriter
• Cyril AbrahamWriter

First aired

May 28, 1958

Last aired

March 15, 1963

Status

Ended

Original language

English

Episodes

48

Genres

Reality

• Season 111 episodes · 1958
• Season 28 episodes · 1959
• Season 329 episodes · 1962