 Similar effects were frequently used in other series such as "24" and "Spooks", and in later episodes of the ITV police-soap series, "The Bill".The camera angles used in the split-screen configuration of "Trial & Retribution" tended to be used to present the situation from different perspectives, including the angle from the suspects, angle from behind and in front of the characters, angle from the crime-scene and/or angle from different sides of the town.Series five was originally recorded and due for broadcast in October 2001, continuing the regular yearly broadcasts in October.