The victim is a thriller told through the eyes of the plaintiff and the accused.set within scotland's unique legal system, the show asks who is really 'the victim'?kelly macdonald plays anna dean, whose son was murdered fifteen years ago'. '.strtoupper('s')he is accused of revealing his killer's new identity online and conspiring to have him murdered'. '.strtoupper('h')as the anger of a grieving mother turned her into a criminal'? '.strtoupper('w')hat is she capable of doing in her son's name'? '.strtoupper('h')ard working family man craig myers is viciously attacked, after being identified online as a notorious child murderer'. '.strtoupper('s')hould craig keep his head down or try to prove his innocence'? '.strtoupper('i')s he a convicted murderer, or simply the tragic victim of mistaken identity?the victim follows the progress of a trial in edinburgh's high court, while also covering the events leading up to the legal proceedings and the criminal investigation, led by d.i'. '.strtoupper('s')teven grover, who has his own reasons for wanting to crack the case'. '.strtoupper('c')raig and anna are pitted against each other, but our sympathies will be divided.new potential suspects will be revealed and long buried secrets unearthed as the story builds to a final, devastating climax'. '.strtoupper('s')tarring kelly macdonald puzzle, boardwalk empire, the child in time, john hannah four weddings and a funeral, agents of s.h.i.e.l.d., james harkness rogue one, darkest hour.writer creator executive producer rob williams the man in the high castle, killing eve, chasing shadows executive producer sarah brown oliver twist, the interceptor, lark rise to candleford director niall maccormick the long walk to finchley, wallander, complicit producer jenny frayn the a word, case histories