The Verdict Is Yours

Overview

'The Verdict Is Yours' premiered on September 2, 1957, in the CBS Daytime lineup. Unscripted, the show featured real lawyers playing the lawyers and judge. The defendants and witnesses on the program were professional actors who ad-libbed their dialogue, although they were given a general outline of what they were supposed to say. Sportscaster Jim McKay was the original reporter, providing commentary on the trials. He was succeeded in 1960 by newsman Bill Stout.

Created by Peter Wildeblood, Harry Elton

Top cast

G

Geoffrey Sutcliffe

D

David Ensor

The Judge

J

John McGregor

Television Reporter

J

Jim McKay

Self - Commentary Reporter

James Fox

Council for the Prosecution

A

Anthony Hartwell

Junior Prosecuting Council

Jane Hylton

Mrs. Vickers

Daphne Anderson

Richard Caldicot

Micheál Mac Liammóir

Anthony Sharp

D

David Markham

Harold Lang

William Squire

Counsel for Defence

G

George Bancroft

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