06-05-2025
You Be the Judge review — Anne Robinson turns the law into a game show
Given her erstwhile incarnation as the nation's off-message headteacher, rudely insulting contestants on one of the country's most popular game shows, you can see why Anne Robinson was chosen to present You Be the Judge: Crime & Punishment (5), a recriminatory look at the prison sentencing system. You are the weakest link, M'Lud. Goodbye.
It felt like a nifty idea. Reconstructions of the courtroom submissions made in four real-life cases before a final reveal of the actual sentences, all shown to four panels made up of the relatives of victims of other violent crimes, and three others composed of ex-judges, ex-police officers and, most colourful of all, a trio of Cockney ex-criminals.
'I'd have liked to have had that judge at a few of my
