9 Most Emotional TV Moments Of 2016

9. Marcia's Breakdown - The People V O.J. Simpson

The People V O.J. Simpson was many things: a detailed, dramatised retelling of one of the biggest stories of the 1990s; a meticulously plotted courtroom drama; a scathing comment on celebrity culture; an examination of institutionalised racism within America. It was also a character study, or more character rebuilding, of Marcia Clark.

Brilliantly played by Sarah Paulson, the series humanises Clark, a person who was turned into a caricature by the media at the time.

After some negative press, Clark decided to get a new haircut, and is genuinely impressed with the results. She strides into the courtroom with newfound confidence, only to find all eyes gawking and mouths sniggering.

She tries to maintain composure, but gradually crumples, with Paulson showing us every bit of pain and stress she's going through - which is only exemplified when we soon learn of the toil the trial is taking on her ability to look after her children.