Home › Entities › miniseries › The Witness for the Prosecution

The Witness for the Prosecution

British TV drama serial
Movie miniseries Q27995585
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

The Witness for the Prosecution

Summary

The Witness for the Prosecution is a miniseries[1]. It draws 220 Wikipedia views per month (miniseries category, ranking #208 of 738).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Witness for the Prosecution's instance of is recorded as miniseries[3].
  • The Witness for the Prosecution's instance of is recorded as television film broadcast in two parts[4].
  • The Witness for the Prosecution was directed by Julian Jarrold[5].
  • Sarah Phelps wrote the screenplay for The Witness for the Prosecution[6].
  • The Witness for the Prosecution's genre is mystery fiction[7].
  • The Witness for the Prosecution's genre is film based on literature[8].
  • The Witness for the Prosecution's based on is recorded as The Witness for the Prosecution[9].
  • A cast member of The Witness for the Prosecution was Billy Howle[10].
  • A cast member of The Witness for the Prosecution was Andrea Riseborough[11].
  • A cast member of The Witness for the Prosecution was Monica Dolan[12].
  • A cast member of The Witness for the Prosecution was Kim Cattrall[13].
  • A cast member of The Witness for the Prosecution was Toby Jones[14].
  • A cast member of The Witness for the Prosecution was David Haig[15].
  • A cast member of The Witness for the Prosecution was Tim McMullan[16].
  • A cast member of The Witness for the Prosecution was Robert East[17].
  • A cast member of The Witness for the Prosecution was Dorian Lough[18].
  • A cast member of The Witness for the Prosecution was Hayley Carmichael[19].
  • A cast member of The Witness for the Prosecution was Paul Ready[20].
  • The original language of The Witness for the Prosecution was English[21].
  • The Witness for the Prosecution's language of work or name is recorded as English[22].
  • The Witness for the Prosecution's original broadcaster is recorded as BBC One[23].
  • The Witness for the Prosecution's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[24].
  • The Witness for the Prosecution began on +2016-12-26T00:00:00Z[25].
  • The Witness for the Prosecution ended on +2016-12-27T00:00:00Z[26].
  • The Witness for the Prosecution's has edition or translation is recorded as Q113563792[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Witness for the Prosecution was directed by Julian Jarrold[5]. Sarah Phelps wrote the screenplay for it[6]. Cast members include Billy Howle[10], Andrea Riseborough[11], Monica Dolan[12], Kim Cattrall[13], Toby Jones[14], and David Haig[15].

Publication

The original language of The Witness for the Prosecution was English[21]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[22]. Genres include mystery fiction[7] and film based on literature[8].

Why It Matters

The Witness for the Prosecution draws 220 Wikipedia views per month (miniseries category, ranking #208 of 738).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

Related Entities

Andrea Riseborough Kim Cattrall Toby Jones United Kingdom

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). The Witness for the Prosecution. Retrieved April 11, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-witness-for-the-prosecution-q27995585
MLA “The Witness for the Prosecution.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 11 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-witness-for-the-prosecution-q27995585.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_the-witness-for-the-prosecution-q27995585_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{The Witness for the Prosecution}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-witness-for-the-prosecution-q27995585}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-11}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): The Witness for the Prosecution — https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-witness-for-the-prosecution-q27995585 (retrieved 2026-04-11)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-witness-for-the-prosecution-q27995585 · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 9w ago · Zestier · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of origin → United Kingdom
    End time → +2016-12-27T00:00:00Z
    Instance of → miniseries, television film broadcast in two parts
    Original language of film or tv show → English
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30656|batch #30656]]: TVmaze #2.7"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.