'The Jury' has reportedly been commissioned for a second series.

Channel 4 is bringing back The Jury

Channel 4 is bringing back The Jury

The Channel 4 legal reality show - which was based on a real life murder trial - was a TV experiment featuring actors playing the judge, barristers, defendant and witnesses, while two separate juries watched proceedings, with each group unaware of the other.

The aim of the show was to see whether the jurors would reach different verdicts despite getting the same evidence.

According to The Sun newspaper's TVBiz column, the show is set to return for another series, which this time will feature a staged terrorism trial.

The programme first aired last month, and bosses Andy Vasey and Dan Warner, Creative Directors at 4creative, described the project as "fascinating".

They said in a joint statement just before the first series aired: "The show is an innovative true crime experiment that gives the public an insight into the British jury system.

"Our campaign spotlights how, for example, a juror being hungover or tired might be as likely to sway a verdict as the facts of the case.

"With one trial and two juries, it’s fascinating to see whether the same verdict will be reached by both.”

The show was filmed over 10 days in a former Essex courthouse, taking a "forensic look at the inner workings of justice".

Before the first series, Channel 4 teased: "The two juries will be asked to judge on the real case of a man who admits he killed his wife, but whose defence maintains that he lost control, and is therefore not guilty of murder."

Names, dates and locations were changed for the dramatisation, but the facts were all based on official transcripts from the original case.