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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0743457171823
Format: Box set, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Label: Goldhil Home Media
Manufacturer: Goldhil Home Media
Number Of Items: 3
Publisher: Goldhil Home Media
Region Code: 1
Release Date: February 25, 2003
Sales Rank: 49890
Studio: Goldhil Home Media
Theatrical Release Date: 2002
Editorial Review:
Description:
Is Duvinder guilty? Or is he innocent? Share the tension and the excitement as the jury decides.
John Maher (Billy Scott) lay dead in the grass, the victim of 28 well-placed stab wounds. A stolen sword coated in blood lands near the 15-year-old schoolboy's body. It's clearly a case of unrestrained vengeance. John's Sikh schoolmate, Duvinder Singh (Sonnell Dadral), hated him. Hated him enough to commit murder. A horrendous, premeditated murder in cold blood. Or so we're told.
We're also told this gentle, intelligent boy is incapable of killing. He's innocent. Chilling suspense fills 'The Jury' as the highly publicized trial pits Sikh and Anglo communities against each other. Logic against intuition. Pride against shame. The jurors must decide what side they're on - both inside the courtroom, and outside.
Award-winning actor Sir Derek Jacobi (Gosford Park; Gladiator; I, Claudius) stars as George Cording QC (queen's council). As Duvinder's lawyer, he must convince the jury of the young boy's innocence in the face of compelling evidence that suggests otherwise. Cording knows his only hope is to confront the evidence head on and expose a scathing case of prejudice. His powers of persuasion have never been sharper.
Gerald Lewis QC (esteemed actor Sir Antony Sher, Shakespeare in Love, Alive & Kicking, Superman II) can be arrogant-he's entitled. After all, his witness saw blood on the accused's shirt. His witness saw an agitated Duvinder running away. His witness found the body. An impassioned relating of the events will certainly bring the guilty verdict Lewis demands.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating: - Gerard Butlers finest moment
This series was amazing. YOu can not miss a moment and it is long but well worth it. Gerard Butler played what I think was the best part in his career. He was absolutely amazing. The pain and agony he experienced you almost felt. Rose was great! The ending was shocking and left you wondering. Great writer and acting. Well worth every penny and every minute.
Rating: - Couldn't WATCH just one!
I received "The Jury" yesterday from vdoWarehouse and had planned on watching it today; however, I couldn't wait. Around 11:00 p.m., I put the first disc into the player, intending to watch just the first episode of six. Oh, well. I was up until 4:00 a.m. The story was exceptional and engrossing; the acting outstanding; and the music was haunting and beautiful. As usual, the British put on another great series. I understand Hollywood is planning a remake, which I'm sure they'll ruin, as they ... Read More
Rating: - first rate, and gerard breaks your heart
I bought The Jury because Gerard Butler has a role in it, and he does not disappoint. But every single actor inhabits their character to an astonishing degree. The story reminds me a modern day version of 12 Angry Men, but we get outside the jury room into the lives of the jurors. Gerard does some of his best work here. So does everyone else. I can't think of a more absorbing, compelling way to spend a day than watching the entire series. Everything else recedes...
Rating:  - STRONG DRAMATICALLY, WITH GERARD BUTLER AS STANDOUT
Everyone is agreed, I think, that the Brits put out great drama. This is no exception. THE JURY is a very interesting ensemble piece - almost a soaper - interweaving the lives of seven of the twelve members of a present-day jury that is hearing a teenage murder case in London's Old Bailey courthouse. Antony Sher (Shakespeare In Love), as coldly calculating and always smiling Prosecuting Attorney Gerald Lewis, is exceptionally riveting. Derek Jacobi (I, Claudius, Gladiator, Gosford Park) gives a warmer, ... Read More
Rating: - Brilliant British production....
Positively riveting British drama about a Sikh teen, played by Sonnell Dadral, on trial for the brutal murder of a fellow classmate who was bullying him.
This 6 episode mini-series explores prejudice on all levels, intolerance, hatred and cruelty..not only between the victim and the accused, but in the diverse lives that make up the jury.
Jurors can't help but explore their own feelings, inadequacies, prejudices when trying to reach a verdict. Not only does the trial become life ... Read More
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