Crown Court
Season 1
1972 • 72 Episodes
Courtroom drama, each case takes three episodes. At the end of the third episode, a jury of "ordinary people" comes to a verdict on the evidence presented.
Episodes
1. Doctor's Neglect? (1)
November 10, 1972
Mr Simpson was admitted to hospital following a car crash in Fulchester. He was examined by doctors and treated for minor injuries before being discharged. Moments later, Mr Simpson collapsed on the forecourt of the hospital and was rushed back inside for emergency brain surgery, from which he died. His widow Mrs Simpson is suing the hospital for neglect, claiming that the doctors who initially treated her husband missed the injury.
2. Doctor's Neglect? (2)
December 10, 1972
No overview available.
3. Doctor's Neglect? (3)
No overview available.
4. Liberman v Savage (1)
October 18, 1972
Wealthy Property developer Emmanuel Lieberman is trying to evict his former fiancé Delia Savage from an exclusive penthouse apartment overlooking London's Green Park. He claims that he merely allowed her to live in the apartment until they were married, but Ms Savage insists that Mr Lieberman gave her the property as an engagement gift. Mr Lieberman says the engagement was called off when he discovered his own son naked with Ms Savage when he returned home unexpectedly from a trip to San Francisco. Did he really give the apartment as a gift? Or is he simply trying to recover the prestigious property in order to sell it on at huge profit?
5. Liberman v Savage (2)
October 19, 1972
Ms Savage's evidence appears to suggest that her relationship with Mark Lieberman was platonic and that his presence in her flat was merely coincidental.
6. Liberman v Savage (3)
October 20, 1972
On the final day the live-in maid Florence Ferguson is called to give evidence, as is Lieberman's son Mark.
7. Regina v Lord (1)
Helen Lord, a maths teacher at Fulchester's John Fordhurst secondary school, is accused of wounding a police officer with a chisel. The court will hear that Miss Lord went to Calderley police station to speak to Detective Bretherton about the contents of a letter which he had sent to the headmistress of the school, advising her that Miss Lord was not suitable to work with children. When she was denied access to Detective Bretherton, she 'went berserk' and attacked the desk sergeant. The decision of the headmistress to employ Miss Lord without checking references is also being brought into question.
8. Regina v Lord (2)
No overview available.
9. Regina v Lord (3)
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10. Regina v Bryant (1)
January 11, 1972
Following an armed raid by four masked men on a Fulchester bank in which £30,000 was stolen, local villain Harry Bryant was identified as one of the robbers. In court, he decides to sack his defence team at the start of the trial and defend himself. He bases his defence on unreliable identification and on the fact that due to his criminal background, the police are determined to 'fit him up' for a crime that he did not commit.
11. Regina v Bryant (2)
February 11, 1972
No overview available.
12. Regina v Bryant (3)
March 11, 1972
No overview available.
13. Euthanasia: Regina v Webb (1)
No overview available.
14. Euthanasia: Regina v Webb (2)
No overview available.
15. Euthanasia: Regina v Webb (3)
No overview available.
16. Regina v Vennings & Vennings (1)
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17. Regina v Vennings & Vennings (2)
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18. Regina v Vennings & Vennings (3)
No overview available.
19. The Eleventh Commandment (1)
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20. The Eleventh Commandment (2)
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21. The Eleventh Commandment (3)
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22. A Genial Man: Regina v Bolton (1)
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23. A Genial Man: Regina v Bolton (2)
No overview available.
24. A Genial Man: Regina v Bolton (3)
No overview available.
25. Espionage (1)
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26. Espionage (2)
No overview available.
27. Espionage (3)
No overview available.
28. Conspiracy: Regina v Luckhurst and Sawyer (1)
December 13, 1972
No overview available.
29. Conspiracy: Regina v Luckhurst and Sawyer (2)
December 14, 1972
One of the accused, Trevor Luckhurst, takes the witness stand, but his behaviour doesn't help his case.
30. Conspiracy: Regina v Luckhurst and Sawyer (3)
December 15, 1972
In his summing up, the defence barrister James Elliot QC accuses the night watchman of extreme anti-left wing bias. Could this save the young couple?
31. Who is Benedetto Trovato? Regina v Starkie (1)
No overview available.
32. Who is Benedetto Trovato? Regina v Starkie (2)
No overview available.
33. Who is Benedetto Trovato? Regina v Starkie (3)
No overview available.
34. Criminal Libel: Regina v Maitland (1)
No overview available.
35. Criminal Libel: Regina v Maitland (2)
No overview available.
36. Criminal Libel: Regina v Maitland (3)
No overview available.
37. The Medium: Regina v Purbeck (1)
No overview available.
38. The Medium: Regina v Purbeck (2)
No overview available.
39. The Medium: Regina v Purbeck (3)
No overview available.
40. The Open Invitation
July 18, 1973
No overview available.
41. Beggar on Horseback
July 27, 1973
No overview available.
42. The Night for Country Dancing
August 1, 1973
No overview available.
43. Mrs. Moresby's Scrapbook
August 8, 1973
No overview available.
44. The Judgement of Soloman
August 22, 1973
No overview available.
45. Destruct, Destruct
August 29, 1973
No overview available.
98. Good and Faithful Friends
September 11, 1974
No overview available.
99. Strange Past
September 18, 1974
No overview available.
100. On Impulse
September 25, 1974
No overview available.
103. The Messenger Boy
October 16, 1974
No overview available.
105. Winklers
November 6, 1974
No overview available.
106. The Alb of St. Honoratus
November 13, 1974
No overview available.
107. Cover Up
November 20, 1974
No overview available.
108. Beloved Alien
November 27, 1974
No overview available.
109. Arson
December 4, 1974
No overview available.
112. The Quest
January 8, 1975
No overview available.
113. A Difference in Style
January 15, 1975
No overview available.
115. The Personator
January 29, 1975
No overview available.
116. Two in the Mind of One
February 5, 1975
No overview available.
117. The Murder Monitor
February 12, 1975
No overview available.
118. Who Cares
February 19, 1975
No overview available.
119. Saboteur
February 26, 1975
No overview available.
120. The Trees
March 5, 1975
No overview available.
121. Bad Day at Black Cape
March 12, 1975
No overview available.
122. The Mad, Mad Man
March 19, 1975
No overview available.
123. Contempt of Court
March 25, 1975
No overview available.
124. Possessed
April 2, 1975
No overview available.
125. The Also Ran
April 9, 1975
No overview available.
126. Take Back Your Mink
April 16, 1975
No overview available.
127. Light the Blue Touch-Paper
April 30, 1975
No overview available.
128. The Healing Hand
May 7, 1975
No overview available.
129. The Obsession
May 14, 1975
No overview available.
130. My Mother Said I Never Should...
May 21, 1975
No overview available.