In It Together: The Joint Enterprise Podcast

About In It Together: The Joint Enterprise Podcast

Hosted by Maxine Peake, ‘In It Together: The Joint Enterprise Podcast’ is a four-part series shining a light on joint enterprise: when multiple people are held responsible for the same crime. Maxine Peake, who starred in ‘Say Nothing’, ‘Peterloo’, ‘Anne’ and ‘Silk’, explores how joint enterprise works, who it affects, and why campaigners are arguing that justice is not being served by these vague laws. There are no winners when a violent crime is committed, and many parties are affected. This podcast looks at the grey areas, where the law doesn’t function as it should, where it is not delivering justice, whilst respecting the victims and their families who’ve had to deal with the devastating consequences of violent crime. Featuring powerful testimonies from ex-prisoners and their families, as well as legal experts, lawyers, MPs and campaigners. Join Maxine as she tries to make sense of joint enterprise and asks, are those convicted under these laws always ‘in it together’ and what needs to change? Listen now on Acast (https://shows.acast.com/in-it-together-the-joint-enterprise-podcast), Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/7LfKw0QAKO9LZtjldpPqOB), Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/in-it-together-the-joint-enterprise-podcast/id1806260234), and all the usual podcast apps. Credits: Presenter: Maxine Peake | IG @betteblavatsky (https://www.instagram.com/betteblavatsky/?hl=en) Series Producers: Melissa FitzGerald X @melissafitzg (https://x.com/Melissafitzg) & Steve Langridge X @SMANGLERS (https://x.com/SMLANGERS) Series Editor: Helen Mills, The Centre for Crime and Justice Studies Artwork: Kellie O'Hanlon & AFJ Ink Produced by EarWorm Productions in collaboration with the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies and JENGbA. The project has been funded by the Institute of Now and the Barry Amiel & Norman Melburn Trust. JENGbA (Joint Enterprise Not Guilty by Association) is a not-for-profit organisation that offers support to families and friends of those who believe they have suffered a wrongful conviction under Joint Enterprise. Follow @jengba (https://www.instagram.com/jengba_/) on Instagram, Tiktok and X and at the website: www.jengba.co.uk (http://www.jengba.co.uk/) The Centre for Crime and Justice Studies is an education charity established in 1931. It advances public understanding of crime and criminal justice. www.crimeandjustice.org.uk (http://www.crimeandjustice.org.uk/) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

Publisher

Maxine Peake

Category

society & culture · society & culture · true crime

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

3 Apr 2025

Latest episode

24 Apr 2025

Latest episodes

6 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   24 Apr 2025

   In It Together: The Joint Enterprise Podcast | EXTENDED TRAILER

   Introducing 'In It Together', a powerful podcast hosted by Maxine Peake, the series delves deep into the complex world of joint enterprise, questioning whether those convicted are always truly "in it together" and exploring what changes are urgently needed in the justice system. Across four compelling episodes, you’ll hear firsthand testimonies from ex-prisoners and their families, alongside insights from legal experts, lawyers, MPs, and campaigners. Tune in for a thought-provoking conversation that challenges the status quo and amplifies the voices that often go unheard. Search ‘In It Together: The Joint Enterprise podcast’, on Acast (https://shows.acast.com/in-it-together-the-joint-enterprise-podcast), Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/7LfKw0QAKO9LZtjldpPqOB), Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/in-it-together-the-joint-enterprise-podcast/id1806260234), and all the usual podcast apps to listen now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

2. 

   17 Apr 2025

   The Campaign

   Maxie Peake explores the beginnings of the campaign group JENGbA: Joint Enterprise, Not Guilty by Association, and how they have developed and grown over the past 15 years. Featuring families, legal experts, MPs and others who describe their experience of JENGbA and the grassroots campaign to challenge misuse of the joint enterprise laws. Contributors in order of appearance: Jan Cunliffe, co-founder, JENGbA Gloria Morrison, co-founder, JENGbA Simon Natas, Solicitor advocate, one of the founder partners of ITN Solicitors, London Dr. Nisha Waller, Racial Justice Lead, Appeal Joseph Appiah aka Cleeshay, former prisoner, justice campaigner Felicity Gerry, KC, Libertas Chambers, London and Crocket Chambers, Melbourne Kim Johnson MP, Liverpool Riverside Richard Garside, Director of the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies Helen Mills Head of Programmes, Centre for Crime and Justice Studies Families’ voices: Kevin Smith, Amy Jenkins, Charlotte Henry, Sally Halsall End music by Goddaz (mailto:goddaz@mineout-music.com) @ Mineout Music | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vx2Jt3bsUVU (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vx2Jt3bsUVU) Credits: Presenter: Maxine Peake | IG @betteblavatsky (https://www.instagram.com/betteblavatsky/?hl=en) Series Producers: Melissa FitzGerald X @melissafitzg (https://x.com/Melissafitzg) & Steve Langridge X @SMANGLERS (https://x.com/SMLANGERS) Series Editor: Helen Mills, The Centre for Crime and Justice Studies Artwork: Kellie O'Hanlon & AFJ Ink Produced by EarWorm Productions in collaboration with the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies and JENGbA. The project has been funded by the Institute of Now and the Barry Amiel & Norman Melburn Trust. JENGbA (Joint Enterprise Not Guilty by Association) is a not-for-profit organisation that offers support to families and friends of those who believe they have suffered a wrongful conviction under Joint Enterprise. Follow @jengba (https://www.instagram.com/jengba_/) on Instagram, Tiktok and X and at the website: www.jengba.co.uk (http://www.jengba.co.uk/) The Centre for Crime and Justice Studies is an education charity established in 1931. It advances public understanding of crime and criminal justice. www.crimeandjustice.org.uk (http://www.crimeandjustice.org.uk/) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

3. 

   17 Apr 2025

   Rough Justice

   Maxine Peake explores how broad, vague concepts like ‘foresight’ or ‘encouragement’ are compounded when the legal system doesn’t take into account conditions like autism, which can affect someone’s ability to anticipate or understand other people’s behaviour. Featuring Alex Henry, Anthony Wallder and Maureen and Kelly Smith’s experiences of conviction under joint enterprise, as shared by their families. Contributors in order of appearance: Opening voices: Charlotte Henry, Sally Halsall, Amy Jenkins, Josh Wallder, Kevin Smith. Charlotte Henry, Alex Henry’s sister, justice campaigner Sally Halsall, Alex Henry’s mother, justice campaigner Prof Simon Baron-Cohen, Director of the Autism Research Centre, University of Cambridge Felicity Gerry, KC, Barrister, Libertas Chambers, London & Crocket Chambers, Melbourne Dr. Nisha Waller, Racial Justice Lead, Appeal Josh Wallder, Anthony Wallder’s brother Amy Jenkins, Anthony Wallder’s partner Kevin Smith, Maureen and Kelly Smith’s father, justice campaigner Becky Clarke. Senior Lecturer, Manchester Metropolitan University Read ‘The criminalisation of women convicted under joint enterprise laws’ report here: https://barrowcadbury.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Stories-of-Injustice-women-and-JE.pdf (https://url.uk.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/fD8cCB11NF7o0AjCWt1c21NVF?domain=barrowcadbury.org.uk) Credits: Presenter: Maxine Peake | IG @betteblavatsky (https://www.instagram.com/betteblavatsky/?hl=en) Series Producers: Melissa FitzGerald X @melissafitzg (https://x.com/Melissafitzg) & Steve Langridge X @SMANGLERS (https://x.com/SMLANGERS) Series Editor: Helen Mills, The Centre for Crime and Justice Studies Artwork: Kellie O'Hanlon & AFJ Ink Produced by EarWorm Productions in collaboration with the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies and JENGbA. The project has been funded by the Institute of Now and the Barry Amiel & Norman Melburn Trust. JENGbA (Joint Enterprise Not Guilty by Association) is a not-for-profit organisation that offers support to families and friends of those who believe they have suffered a wrongful conviction under Joint Enterprise. Follow @jengba (https://www.instagram.com/jengba_/) on Instagram, Tiktok and X and at the website: www.jengba.co.uk (http://www.jengba.co.uk/) The Centre for Crime and Justice Studies is an education charity established in 1931. It advances public understanding of crime and criminal justice. www.crimeandjustice.org.uk (http://www.crimeandjustice.org.uk/) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

4. 

   10 Apr 2025

   Race and Joint Enterprise

   Maxine Peake looks at how and why race affects joint enterprise. Joseph Appiah aka Cleeshay, shares his story of conviction under joint enterprise and we hear from some of Britain’s leading criminal barristers, who are calling for changes to tackle racism in the legal system. Contributors in order of appearance: Joseph Appiah aka Cleeshay, former prisoner and justice campaigner Dr. Nisha Waller, Racial Justice Lead, Appeal Simon Natas, Solicitor advocate, one of the founder partners of ITN Solicitors, London Dr. Felicity Gerry, KC, Barrister, Libertas Chambers, London & Crocket Chambers, Melbourne Kier Monteith, KC, Barrister, Garden Court Chambers Matt Dyson, Professor of Civil and Criminal Law at the University of Oxford. Becky Clarke, Senior Lecturer, Manchester Metropolitan University. Richard Garside, Director of the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies. Read ‘The Legal Dragnet’ report here: https://www.crimeandjustice.org.uk//sites/default/files/2025-01/The%20Legal%20Dragnet%2C%20Sep%202024.pdf (https://url.uk.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/M06VCA88NFNYBV4SYszcGlLhQ?domain=crimeandjustice.org.uk) Credits: Presenter: Maxine Peake | IG @betteblavatsky (https://www.instagram.com/betteblavatsky/?hl=en) Series Producers: Melissa FitzGerald X @melissafitzg (https://x.com/Melissafitzg) & Steve Langridge X @SMANGLERS (https://x.com/SMLANGERS) Series Editor: Helen Mills, The Centre for Crime and Justice Studies Artwork: Kellie O'Hanlon & AFJ Ink Produced by EarWorm Productions in collaboration with the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies and JENGbA. The project has been funded by the Institute of Now and the Barry Amiel & Norman Melburn Trust. JENGbA (Joint Enterprise Not Guilty by Association) is a not-for-profit organisation that offers support to families and friends of those who believe they have suffered a wrongful conviction under Joint Enterprise. Follow @jengba (https://www.instagram.com/jengba_/) on Instagram, Tiktok and X and at the website: www.jengba.co.uk (http://www.jengba.co.uk/) The Centre for Crime and Justice Studies is an education charity established in 1931. It advances public understanding of crime and criminal justice. www.crimeandjustice.org.uk (http://www.crimeandjustice.org.uk/) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

5. 

   10 Apr 2025

   Ongoing Injustice

   Maxine Peake asks what is joint enterprise? Where did these laws come from and how have they evolved over time? She focuses on the principle of ‘foresight’, and how it was wrongly applied in Joint Enterprise cases for over thirty years. Felicity Gerry KC recounts how she won a landmark case R vs Jogee at the Supreme Court and Christopher Richards shares his experience of conviction under joint enterprise. Contributors in order of appearance: Opening voices: Jan Cunliffe, Kevin Smith, Charlotte Henry, Felicity Gerry, Gloria Morrison, Becky Clarke, Joseph Appiah aka Cleeshay and Christopher Richards. Dr. Nisha Waller, Racial Justice Lead, Appeal Simon Natas, Solicitor advocate, one of the founder partners of ITN Solicitors, London Christopher Richards, former prisoner and justice campaigner. Dr. Felicity Gerry, KC, Barrister, Libertas Chambers, London & Crocket Chambers, Melbourne Matt Dyson, Professor of Civil and Criminal Law at the University of Oxford Gloria Morrison, co-founder of the Joint Enterprise campaign group, JENGbA Helen Mills Head of Programmes, Centre for Crime and Justice Studies. Richard Garside, Director of the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies. Read ‘The Usual Suspects’ report here: https://www.crimeandjustice.org.uk//sites/default/files/Usual%20Suspects%202nd%20edition%20final%20version%208%20nov_1.pdf (https://www.crimeandjustice.org.uk/sites/default/files/Usual%20Suspects%202nd%20edition%20final%20version%208%20nov_1.pdf) Credits: Presenter: Maxine Peake | IG @betteblavatsky (https://www.instagram.com/betteblavatsky/?hl=en) Series Producers: Melissa FitzGerald X @melissafitzg (https://x.com/Melissafitzg) & Steve Langridge X @SMANGLERS (https://x.com/SMLANGERS) Series Editor: Helen Mills, The Centre for Crime and Justice Studies Artwork: Kellie O'Hanlon & AFJ Ink Produced by EarWorm Productions in collaboration with the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies and JENGbA. The project has been funded by the Institute of Now and the Barry Amiel & Norman Melburn Trust. JENGbA (Joint Enterprise Not Guilty by Association) is a not-for-profit organisation that offers support to families and friends of those who believe they have suffered a wrongful conviction under Joint Enterprise. Follow @jengba (https://www.instagram.com/jengba_/) on Instagram, Tiktok and X and at the website: www.jengba.co.uk (http://www.jengba.co.uk/) The Centre for Crime and Justice Studies is an education charity established in 1931. It advances public understanding of crime and criminal justice. www.crimeandjustice.org.uk (http://www.crimeandjustice.org.uk/) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

6. 

   3 Apr 2025

   In It Together: The Joint Enterprise Podcast | TRAILER

   Hosted by Maxine Peake, ‘In It Together: The Joint Enterprise Podcast’ is a four-part series shining a light on Joint Enterprise: when multiple people are held responsible for the same crime. Maxine Peake, who starred in ‘Say Nothing’, ‘Peterloo’, ‘Anne’ and ‘Silk’, explores how joint enterprise works, who it affects, and why campaigners are arguing that justice is not being served by these vague laws. There are no winners when a violent crime is committed, and many parties are affected. This podcast looks at the grey areas, where the law doesn’t function as it should, where it is not delivering justice, whilst respecting the victims and their families who’ve had to deal with the devastating consequences of violent crime. Featuring powerful testimonies from ex-prisoners and their families, as well as legal experts, lawyers, MPs and campaigners. Join Maxine as she tries to make sense of joint enterprise and asks, are those convicted always ‘in it together’ and what needs to change? Listen now on Acast, Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. ---- Produced by EarWorm Productions in collaboration with the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies and JENGbA. It has been funded by the Institute of Now and the Barry Amiel & Norman Melburn Trust. JENGbA (Joint Enterprise Not Guilty by Association) is a not-for-profit organisation that offers support to families and friends of those who believe they have suffered a wrongful conviction under Joint Enterprise. Follow @jengba (https://www.instagram.com/jengba_/) on Instagram, Tiktok and X and at the website: www.jengba.co.uk (http://www.jengba.co.uk/) The Centre for Crime and Justice Studies is an education charity established in 1931. It advances public understanding of crime and criminal justice. www.crimeandjustice.org.uk (http://www.crimeandjustice.org.uk/) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.

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