EPISODE
SEASON
Trial and Error - Season 1
A poetry professor from South Carolina, is accused of brutally murdering his beloved wife. He is arrested and made to face trial in court but he hired a young lawyer to defend him.
22 November 1988, White Rock, British Columbia, Canada
17 October 1980, Los Angeles, California, USA
6 November 1973, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
15 November 1945, Santa Monica, California, USA
1954, Helena, Montana, USA
15 June 1955, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
23 July 1969, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
March 16, 2017
Lithgow's performance coupled with the serialized murder mystery element both serve to add a little flavor to an enjoyable but otherwise formulaic comedy.
March 21, 2017
Clichéd courtroom comedy is funnier than it should be.
March 13, 2017
Trial and Error is blunter in its punchlines, but still frequently charming, mostly thanks to Lithgow's daffy appeal and D'Agosto's genial frustration as the straight man in a room full of kooks.
March 20, 2017
It's great to see Lithgow, who won a Golden Globe earlier this year for playing Winston Churchill in Netflix's series The Crown, but there's not much challenge here for him and too few laughs.
March 14, 2017
If you like your comedy dark and twisted, Trial & Error could be just your cup of cyanide-laced coffee.
March 13, 2017
In 3rd Rock From the Sun, Lithgow was an alien trying to get by. In Trial & Error, he's a human trying to get by. His brilliance gives Trial & Error a good chance of succeeding.
April 19, 2017
Ah, look, it's okay. Not for now, but later. Perhaps for the flu season when you're lying on the couch, half-conscious, dosing up on Lemsip. Then it'll be suitably soothing and untaxing.
March 14, 2017
A featherweight entertainment with a good cast, some charm, and not nearly enough laughs.
March 14, 2017
It's Lithgow, as the hopelessly self-centered, sneakily endearing suspect, who steals every scene he's in.
