Much more has been riding on the outcome of the Roger Rogerson and Glen McNamara murder trial than it would seem.

Wednesday's guilty verdict opens the way for a raft of new books and films to make their way into the public domain.

Tony Martin as Neddy Smith, and Richard Roxburgh as Roger Rogerson, in the original mini-series, Blue Murder.

PS can reveal actor Richard Roxburgh is in the process of reprising his role as the disgraced ex-detective Rogerson from the 1995 TV mini-series, Blue Murder.