British Comedy Guide
Trial And Error
Trial And Error

Trial And Error

  • 1962 film

Legal satire. A seedy barrister is given the dock brief for a man who freely admits he murdered his wife; he is acquitted owing to incompetent defence, and they both continue their fantasy lives. Stars Peter Sellers, Richard Attenborough, Beryl Reid, David Lodge, Frank Pettingell and more.

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Key details

Genre
Film
Released
1962
Creator
John Mortimer
Stars
Peter Sellers, Richard Attenborough, Beryl Reid, David Lodge, Frank Pettingell, Tristram Jellinek, Audrey Nicholson, Eric Woodburn and more
Writer
Pierre Rouve
Director
James Hill
Producers
Dimitri De Grunwald and John Mortimer

Additional details

UK certificate
U
Duration
90 minutes
UK release
Tuesday 25th September 1962
Distributors

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Also known as
  • The Dock Brief (Original play title)
Production
Studio
Picture
Black and white

Website links

Broadcast details

Most recent repeats
  • Tuesday 23rd January 2018 at 1:20am on TPTV
  • Monday 22nd January 2018 at 12:20pm on TPTV
  • Sunday 5th November 2017 at 9:40am on TPTV

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