Overview
Second Verdict is a six-part 1976 BBC television series, a dramatised documentaries of classic criminal cases and unsolved crimes from history re-appraised by fictional police officers. Stratford Johns and Frank Windsor reprised for a final time their double-act as Detective Chief Superintendents Barlow and Watt, hugely popular with TV audiences from the long-running series Z-Cars; Softly, Softly; and Barlow at Large.
Seasons & Episodes
Miniseries
A dramatised documentaries of classic criminal cases and unsolved crimes from history re-appraised by fictional police officers.
Key Information
Cast & Crew

Stratford Johns
DCS Charles Barlow

Frank Windsor
DCS John Watt

Robert Henderson
Judge Blaisdell

Peter Marinker
Bruno Richard Hauptmann

Burnell Tucker
Charles A. Lindbergh

Weston Gavin
David Wilentz
Thick Wilson
Edward J. Reilly

Shane Rimmer
Harold Giles Hoffman

Paul Chapman
Thomas More
Michael Tudor Barnes
Chronicler
Brian Hayes
Professor William Wright

Terrence Hardiman
Dominic Mancini
Frequently Asked Questions
Second Verdict is a six-part 1976 BBC television series, a dramatised documentaries of classic criminal cases and unsolved crimes from history re-appraised by fictional police officers. Stratford Johns and Frank...
Second Verdict has 1 season with 6 episodes.
Second Verdict premiered on May 27, 1976.
No, Second Verdict has ended. The final episode aired on July 1, 1976.
Second Verdict originally aired on BBC One. Check your local streaming services for availability.
Second Verdict was created by Troy Kennedy Martin.
Second Verdict has a rating of 7.0/10 based on user reviews.
Second Verdict is classified as Crime, Drama.