Showtrial star gives TRACY IFEACHOR, who plays solicitor advocate Cleo Roberts in BBC One’s Showtrial, became a Christian after examining the evidence for Jesus on an Alpha course. She explains why, whatever role she plays, her faith will always be centre stage in her life Interview by Claire Brine
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Tracy Ifeachor plays solicitor advocate Cleo Roberts in BBC One’s ‘Showtrial’ 8 • WAR CRY • 27 November 2021
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ILENCE falls in court. The jury has reached its verdict. In the final instalment of BBC One drama Showtrial tomorrow (Sunday 28 November), solicitor advocate Cleo Roberts will find out whether the client she has been defending has been found guilty of murder. For the past four episodes, the question of who killed student Hannah Ellis has gripped armchair detectives across the nation. But for Tracy Ifeachor, who plays Cleo, the series is about far more than the thrill of uncovering whodunnit and why. What attracted her most to the project, she explains, was its exploration of the justice system – and the opportunity it gave her to play a role that she hadn’t seen on British television before. ‘Cleo is such an interesting character because she goes above and beyond to help her client, Talitha – and indeed all of her clients,’ says Tracy, who grew up in Plymouth, but now splits her time between London and New York. ‘When I took on this project, I was fascinated to learn