The Prosecutors: Real Crime and PunishmentMarch 2, 2016

The Crown Prosecution Service is often under scrutiny for its decision-making. Now for the first time the CPS has allowed cameras in. Filmed over 18 months with prosecutors in Merseyside, Cheshire and the South East, including the director of public prosecutions, Alison Saunders, this groundbreaking series goes behind the scenes to reveal how our criminal justice system really works and what it takes to secure a conviction. Each episode focuses on a different part of the process, following prosecutions and those involved in the case from start to finish.

The Prosecutors: Real Crime and Punishment was broadcast on BBC4 at Wednesday 2 March 2016, 22:58. This episode was initially placed on Wednesday 24 February 2016.