Showtrial: is it based on a true story?

• The BBC’s new six-part drama Showtrial is well underway and has the nation gripped by its compelling plot. But now viewers are wondering, is the series based on true events? MORE: Is Netflix's The Harder They Fall based on a true story? From the producers of Line of Duty and Vigil, the highly-anticipated series follows the trial of Talitha Campbell, a privileged university student and estranged daughter of a wealthy property developer, who is a prime suspect after the murder of a fellow student.