Seasons & episodes
1 season · 38 episodes
Episode 01
Five Below Zero
A case of a depressed mother who has drawned her own baby.
Episode 02
The Right to die with Dignity
Ralph Gordon complied with his wive wishes and helped her to die however, he now finds himself on trial for her murder. With his daughter, Samantha, against him can he convince the jury of his innocence?
Episode 03
Dear Daddy
Christine Green is planning to take her children to Cornwall to start a new life but their father, and her ex husband, Michael Gaynor has other ideas. He believe his children aren't happy and think he has evidence to prove it.
Episode 04
One in Six
When an evening's idle drinking between three soldiers on guard duty escalates into a game of Russian Roulette, tempers flare, passions rise and a life is lost. It's the cue for a dramatic trial to begin.
Episode 05
Twice Bitten
Pub landlord Steven Smith is charged with biting his chef Brian White after an angry dispute involving Smith's ravernous dog. But there's food for thought when the court learns Smith's dog had been deliberately fed with spicy chillies.
Episode 06
Five Below Zero (Delayed Repeat)
A depressed mother drawns her own baby.
Episode 07
Bones
The discovery of a body at the bottom of a well re-opens a case dating back to 1976. When a finger bone belonging to erstwhile odd-job man Arthur Boughman is unearthed along with the victim's remains, a thirty-year old feud is exposed.
Episode 08
Wasted
Bar owner Brian Gwinnett stands accused of being an accessory to the death of his ex-girlfriend Rachel Sinclair by adding sleeping pills to her drinks. But it soon becomes clear that nobody is entirely sure if the pills were added in Brian's bar or not.
Episode 09
Gatsos
Tom Briley is on trial for taking his grudge against the police to an extreme and attacking a speed camera with a JCB. Briley has already done time for refusing to pay a fine, but the defendant claims at the time of the incident he was at home with his sick wife.
Episode 10
Beloved Daughter
Nurse Diane Eaton has always blamed Sean O'Brien for introducing her daughter Jennifer to heroin. Now she stands charged of deliberately failing to help revive Sean from a drug-induced coma at Jennifer's eighteenth birthday party.
Episode 11
Slaves & Donkeys
An illegal immigrant is accused of stealing from his exploitative gang-master boss.
Episode 12
Bully for You
A teacher is in the dock for assaulting a pupil, but claims he only stepped in to break up a fight.
Episode 13
One-Hit Wonder
Can a popstar involved in a hit and run case really turn the press interest in the case into good publicity?
Episode 14
Responsible Adults
Having denied rape, a man is charged with manslaughter when the alleged victim kills herself.
Episode 15
Breaking Point
A householder claims he acted in self-defence when he assaulted a teenager who had entered his home.
Episode 16
One More Night
A bridesmaid accuses the groom of rape.
Episode 17
Owzat
A well known Judge finds himself in the dock on a charge that isn't cricket!
Episode 18
Man Overboard
A ferry worker is accused of murdering his best friend by pushing him overboard.
Episode 19
Tragey
Can a man convince the jury that the death of his wife and daughter were a tragic accident?
Episode 20
The Kidnap
A financial advisor sues an elderly couple found guilty of flasely imprisioning him.
Episode 21
Mother Love
The case seems simple enough: a mother has accused her son-in-law of GBH after she rejected his advances. But as ever there's a deeper story to tell, and it's up to the defence team to unpick the truth from a particularly tricky fabric of lies and deception.
Episode 22
Head over Heels
A school mountaineering trip ends in tragedy when a student falls to their death down a ravine. Is headmaster Scott Dalton directly responsible, or does the fact the victim had sneaked off to smoke a joint qualify as mitigating circumstances?
Episode 23
Nudist Beech
Financial advisor Edward Palmer has struck William Shawcross in the face, yet stands charged not just with assault but also outraging public decency - thanks to the fact he wasn't wearing any clothes at the time. Taking down his particulars is about to prove tricky...
Episode 24
Like A Robot
A former soilder accussed of murdering a mugger denies that he intended to kill.
Episode 25
Bookends
A man charged with assualting an opld woman and her son springs a few surprises.
Episode 26
These Foolish Things
A teenager stands accused of aiding her best friends suicide.
Episode 27
Zero
A defendant who stole a car with a baby inside faces manslaughter charges.
Episode 28
A Family Business
The owner of a shop strongly denies an allegation of indecent assualt.
Episode 29
Deep Cover
A jury considers the case of a football holigan who was stabbed after a match.
Episode 30
Fists of Fury
When a half-time prank at a football match leads to more than a playfight the court must decided who's guilty and who's not.
Episode 31
Reckless
A teenager obsessed with rap-music has burnt down his old school. But why?
Episode 32
Dicky Heart
When a local vandal breaks into a house he is charged with manslaughter when the owner has a heart attack.
Episode 33
Penned In
A man with a gun attempts to teach two teenagers a lesson.
Episode 34
Caught in the Wheels
A father is accussed of assault by his own son.
Episode 35
Over the Edge
A wife is charged with attempting to murder her terminally ill husband.
Episode 36
Caught Dead Handed
Despiting being dead a man's fingerprints are found at a crime scene.
Episode 37
The Postman
A postman us accussed of stealing cash from a recently deceased woman.
Episode 38
Ballon Rage
A court hears about a hot air ballon ride that turned into a nightmare.
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