This video production and the Walker Cox and Box were made about the same time and originally broadcast on the same evening. However, while Cox and Box turned out to be one of the best entries in the Walker series, Trial was one of the worst. Eager to fill out the program, the producers prepended a totally superfluous opening scene showing the Plaintiff, et al, getting dressed for the day's proceedings. Frankie Howerd was cast for his name recognition with British and American audiences, but his hamming destroys the dramatic balance of the piece. Scenery and costumes are opulent, but poor casting and some directorial misjudgements impair what could otherwise have been a strong production.