The Brief

Latest Episodes

• Season 2 Episode 4: The Architect's Wife

  After the collapse of a high-profile rape trial, Henry takes on a civil action against the defendant. He finds himself crossing swords in court with head of chambers Cleo once more, and to make matters worse she has taken on Millie as her junior - which means Henry has to find somewhere else to live. Last in series, starring Alan Davies and Cherie Lunghi

• Season 2 Episode 3: Forever on the Mind

  Henry puts in the performance of a lifetime in defence of a nurse accused of murdering an elderly patient. Despite damning testimony from an embittered colleague and the revelation that the victim altered his will in the defendant's favour two days before he died, the latterday Florence Nightingale is determined to take the stand. Guest starring Jennifer Ellison, with Alan Davies and Cherie Lunghi

• Season 2 Episode 2: Lack of Affect

  When a boy with Asperger's syndrome is accused of killing his own mother, Henry is called on to defend him. Pleading his innocence and unable to lie due to his condition, the boy's case seems straightforward, but the case is complicated with rumours of an extramarital affair. Meanwhile, Cleo is struggling to come to terms with the breakdown of her own marriage. Courtroom drama, starring Alan Davies and Cherie Lunghi