The Trial of Christine Keeler
Metascore
71

Generally favorable reviews - based on 4 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4

Critic Reviews

  1. The Times
    Reviewed by: Carol Midgley
    Dec 9, 2020
    80
    This doesn't have the wit and verve of that production [A Very English Scandal], but it does have two terrific actors in the roles of Keeler (Sophie Cookson is magnetic) and Mandy Rice-Davies (Ellie Bamber, recently Cosette in Les Misérables). ... I did like much of Amanda Coe's script, which dropped occasional gems and evoked the dry wit of Rice-Davies.
  2. The Guardian
    Reviewed by: Lucy Mangan
    Dec 9, 2020
    80
    If The Trial doesn’t quite reach the dizzying heights of last year’s A Very English Scandal, about the 70s equivalent of Keeler and its fallout, it remains a furiously fast, fun ride which doesn’t let the deeper, darker issues fall from its grasp.
  3. IndieWire
    Reviewed by: Steve Greene
    Dec 9, 2020
    67
    If only more of this show had the visual and narrative daring to take what it posits as a Trial of the Decade and push beyond what’s a matter of public record. But as it is, it still harnesses the innate momentum of the scandal that preceded it and spins a tale that becomes a canvas for whatever you want to bring to help fill in.