Rough Justice (British TV programme)
| Rough Justice | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Peter Hill Martin Young |
| Presented by | Martin Young (1982-86) David Jessel (1987-92) John Ware (1993-97) Kirsty Wark (1998-2007) |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Production | |
| Producers | Peter Hill (1980-86) Steve Haywood (1987-92) Charles Hunter Dinah Lord |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC One/BBC Two |
| Release | 1982 – 2007 |
Rough Justice is a British television programme that was broadcast on BBC, and which investigated alleged miscarriages of justice. It was broadcast between 1982 and 2007 and played a role in overturning the convictions of 18 people involved in 13 separate cases where miscarriages of justice had occurred. The programme was similar in aim and approach to The Court of Last Resort, the NBC programme that aired in the United States from 1957–58. It is credited with contributing to the establishment of the Criminal Cases Review Commission in 1997.
Rough Justice was cancelled in 2007 due to budget restraints, leading to criticism from the media as the announcement came just as the BBC launched an £18 million Gaelic-language channel which would serve only 86,000 viewers.