Celebrity Lineup Revealed For BBC2′s The Verdict
BBC2 have just announced the lineup for their show surrounding a mock rape trial, which will feature 12 celebrity jurors.
The full line up is:
Jeffrey Archer – former Tory MP and author;
Honor Blackman – actress;
Stan Collymore – footballer;
Jennifer Ellison – actress;
Jacqueline Gold – head of the Ann Summers empire;
Alex James – Blur band member;
MegaMan – So Solid Crew member;
Dominic McVey – millionaire teen entrepreneur;
Patsy Palmer – actress;
Sara Payne – mother who campaigned for Sarah’s law;
Michael Portillo – former Conservative MP and broadcaster;
Ingrid Tarrant – separated from TV presenter Chris Tarrant.
The trial lasted for four days and Stephen Lambert, head of TV company RDF which made the show, said: “We were amazed by how seriously they treated the task and how emotionally involving it became for all of them.” He added that despite accusations of sensationalism, they decided on a rape case “because it is so clearly two interpretations of reality.”
