
Defending Jacob(2020)
A family's lives are irreparably disrupted when the 14-year-old son is accused of murdering a fellow classmate.


The black sheep of the Argyll family, Jack Argyll, was accused of murdering their matriarch a year ago, but now a man shows up on their doorstep claiming Jack’s innocence. The family must come to terms with this news and the fact that the real killer might still be among them.

Bill Nighy
Leo Argyll

Anthony Boyle
Jack Argyll

Anna Chancellor
Rachel Argyll

Morven Christie
Kirsten Lindstrom

Crystal Clarke
Tina Argyll

Christian Cooke
Mickey Argyll

Alice Eve
Gwenda Vaughan

Matthew Goode
Philip Durrant

Ella Purnell
Hester Argyll

Eleanor Tomlinson
Mary Durrant
Ordeal by Innocence is a crime, drama, mystery series that first aired in 2018 exploring themes of based on novel or book, miniseries, murder mystery. Created by Agatha Christie, it stars Bill Nighy, Anthony Boyle, Anna Chancellor. The black sheep of the Argyll family, Jack Argyll, was accused of murdering their matriarch a year ago, but now a man shows up on their doorstep claiming Jack’s innocence. The family must come to terms with this news and the fact that the real killer might still be among them.
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