Kavanagh Q.C.

Season 6 - Kavanagh Q.C.

• Season 6 Episode 1: The End of the Law (2001) The legal eagle is asked to take on the case of a man convicted of murder whose daughter is willing to lay everything on the line to prove his innocence. Unfortunately, Kavanagh's mind is on other things : like becoming a judge. Feature-length episode of the courtroom drama, starring John Thaw and Nicholas Jones

Season 5 - Kavanagh Q.C.

• Season 5 Episode 4: End Games (1999) The establishment closes ranks to prevent Kavanagh overturning a murder conviction, and the ensuing wall of silence reminds him, not for the first time, that law and justice are not necessarily the same thing. Legal drama, starring John Thaw
• Season 5 Episode 3: Time of Need (1999) A high-flying female politician is charged with seducing a juvenile, and although the accusation is subsequently dropped, her career is ruined. She promptly sues the police for malicious prosecution and Kavanagh reluctantly agrees to take her case : only to discover the truth is stranger than he could ever have imagined. Legal drama, starring John Thaw, Penelope Wilton and Virginia McKenna
• Season 5 Episode 2: The More Loving One (1999) A man charged with killing his girlfriend is defended by Kavanagh, who is frustrated by his client's reluctance to explain what happened. Away from the courtroom, the steely barrister spends a relaxing weekend in Sussex with Eleanor Harker. Legal drama, starring John Thaw, Geraldine James, Corin Redgrave and Hugh Dancy
• Season 5 Episode 1: Previous Convictions (1999) The barrister defends a political activist accused of causing the deaths of 22 people. As the case progresses, he finds an echo of his own youthful idealism in the defendant's dedication to her cause - and starts to wonder if she's been set up as a scapegoat. Legal drama, starring John Thaw, Alec McCowen, Amanda Ryan and Penny Downie

Season 4 - Kavanagh Q.C.

• Season 4 Episode 8: Seasons of Mist (1998) Kavanagh and Aldermarten defend two convicts in a flawed double-murder case.
• Season 4 Episode 7: Ceremony of Innocence (1995) A member of Parliament is accused of sexual abuse.
• Season 4 Episode 6: Dead Reckoning (1998) The owner of a trawler is charged with manslaughter after his vessel sinks off the North Yorkshire coast, killing everyone on board except the captain. Kavanagh is assigned to prosecute, but faces uproar from the local community who refuse to believe it was deliberate. Legal drama, starring John Thaw and Nicholas Jones
• Season 4 Episode 5: Innocence of Life (1998) A vicar accused of sexual harassment is defended by Kavanagh, who approaches the case with his usual quiet determination. Unfortunately, his investigations prove so thorough that the widow who lodged the complaint suddenly finds herself accused of murdering her former husband - and the prosecuting counsel is none other than Eleanor Harker. John Thaw stars, with a guest appearance by Geraldine James
• Season 4 Episode 4: Bearing Witness (1998) The veteran barrister reluctantly agrees to represent a Jehovah's Witness who wants to prevent doctors giving a blood transfusion to her son - who later dies amid a flurry of recriminations. Meanwhile, Aldermarten's personal prejudices threaten to undermine his defence of an environmental protestor. John Thaw stars
• Season 4 Episode 3: Briefs Trooping Gaily (1998) The normally resourceful barrister struggles to come up with a defence when confronted with a client who openly admits to the court that she killed her husband. To make matters worse, he's also co-opted into acting on behalf of wayward colleague Jeremy Aldermarten, whose tendency to take liberties has led to accusations of professional misconduct. Drama, starring John Thaw and Lynda Steadman
• Season 4 Episode 2: Care in the Community (1998) James returns to his home town of Bolton to defend a couple living in a run-down flat who have been accused of murdering their baby daughter. However, conflicting testimony soon brings him up against his learned friend, Head of Chambers Peter Foxcott. Starring John Thaw, Oliver Ford Davies and Haydn Gwynne
• Season 4 Episode 1: Memento Mori (1998) A family GP is accused of murdering his wife, and Kavanagh, back in chambers following compassionate leave, is assigned to his defence. As the trial progresses, the battling barrister gradually comes to realise just how much he has in common with his client. Also starring Tom Courtenay, Oliver Ford Davies, Nicholas Jones and Valerie Edmond

Season 3 - Kavanagh Q.C.

• Season 3 Episode 6: In God We Trust (1997) Former colleague Julia Piper asks Kavanagh if he'll fly out to the States and help her fight the appeal of a convicted murderer on death row. Once in the Land of the Free, he finds himself up against a governor determined to ensure sentence is carried out - and realises that where justice is concerned, the Americans sometimes just don't play cricket. Legal drama, starring John Thaw, Anna Chancellor and Lisa Harrow
• Season 3 Episode 5: The Ties That Bind (1997) The parents of a teenage murder victim ask Kavanagh to pursue a private prosecution on their behalf and he promptly agrees, despite the fact they're unemployed and can't afford to pay a fee. Unfortunately, the accused is related to a powerful local crook, and finding witnesses prepared to testify proves no easy task. John Thaw stars, with Lisa Harrow and Nicholas Jones.
• Season 3 Episode 4: Diplomatic Baggage (1997) The barrister defends a British ambassador's daughter accused of murdering an Austrian journalist, and learns a harsh lesson in the realities of political and diplomatic power. Foxcott is singed by an old flame, while Matt risks his father's anger by moving into a squat. Legal drama, starring John Thaw, Lena Headey, Michael Feast and Oliver Ford Davies
• Season 3 Episode 3: Ancient History (1997) A respected Polish-born doctor is prosecuted for his alleged involvement in Nazi war crimes during World War Two, forcing victims of persecution to relive their harrowing experiences in concentration camps. Kavanagh finds it difficult to remain professionally detached from such an emotive case and discovers that, after 50 years, witness testimony is not always reliable. Legal drama, starring John Thaw, Frederick Treves, Warren Mitchell and Peter Firth
• Season 3 Episode 2: Blood Money (1997) A woman asks Kavanagh to ensure justice is done on behalf of her husband, who died on the operating table in mysterious circumstances - despite the surgeon's claims that he was alive and well when she stitched him up. As if that isn't a tough enough assignment, the redoubtable barrister also faces the task of convincing son Matt that failing his A levels isn't the end of the world. John Thaw stars with his real-life wife Sheila Hancock, Josette Simon, Lisa Harrow and Tom Brodie
• Season 3 Episode 1: Mute of Malice (1997) The resourceful barrister defends an Army chaplain accused of murdering his brother. His efforts aren't exactly helped by the client's refusal to speak - leaving him to wonder whether he is suffering from shell-shock brought on by a tour of Bosnia or has something to hide. Starring John Thaw, with John Wood, Richard Pasco, Lisa Harrow and Nicholas Jones

Season 2 - Kavanagh Q.C.

• Season 2 Episode 6: Job Satisfaction (1996) A brother and sister stand accused of murdering their father and stepmother, and pleading for them proves to be the most complex assignment of Kavanagh's entire career. The task is made doubly difficult by the man's insistence on defending himself and a tragedy within his own family - and Julia's decision to leave chambers doesn't help either. Legal drama, starring John Thaw, Anna Chancellor and Art Malik
• Season 2 Episode 5: A Stranger in the Family (1996) Julia is assigned a compensation case brought by a man who has sustained spinal and brain damage in an accident at work, and tries to persuade Kavanagh to lead her. Unfortunately, he already has his hands full with a tricky compensation case and son Matt's attempts to get the better of him. John Thaw stars, with Ned Sherrin, Frances Tomelty and TP McKenna
• Season 2 Episode 4: A Sense of Loss (1996) A policewoman is murdered, and when a blood-soaked shoe is found in a suspect's wardrobe, it seems to be an open-and-shut case - but Kavanagh isn't convinced the right man is in the dock. John Thaw stars
• Season 2 Episode 3: The Burning Deck (1996) The old poem about the boy standing on the burning deck takes on new meaning as Kavanagh defends two Navy officers accused of arson, and finds he can't use his only defence. It's a tough case, and the last thing he needs is extra stress at home - but that doesn't stop the children planning an anniversary party without telling him. John Thaw stars as the crusty QC
• Season 2 Episode 2: Men of Substance (1996) Customs seize a massive heroin shipment and Kavanagh agrees to prosecute the importer, a self-made man with all the trappings of success, including a yacht and a villa in Portugal. Unfortunately, he also has a staff of hired heavies who make the mistake of threatening Lizzie in a bid to get him off the hook - thus setting the scene for a bitterly personal courtroom wrangle. John Thaw and Lisa Harrow star
• Season 2 Episode 1: True Commitment (1996) Kavanagh defends a left-wing activist accused of murdering someone from the opposite end of the political spectrum - and learns a harsh lesson in the process. To make matters worse, he finds out daughter Kate is having an affair with her married tutor, thus setting the scene for further fireworks. John Thaw stars, with Lisa Harrow and Michael Williams

Season 1 - Kavanagh Q.C.

• Season 1 Episode 4: The Sweetest Thing (1995) The beleaguered barrister puts aside his domestic problems to defend a prostitute on the charge of murdering a high-profile businessman - a tricky case made all the more difficult by the discovery that she has many enemies, all of them determined to blacken her character. Drama, starring John Thaw
• Season 1 Episode 3: A Family Affair (1995) The barrister reluctantly agrees to act on behalf of a recently released jailbird accused of kidnapping his infant son, and gets caught up in a bitter tug-of-love battle. Returning home in search of solace, he clashes with daughter Kate over her growing independence - and finds himself forced to accept she is now a woman. John Thaw stars in the legal drama, with guest appearances by Phyllis Logan, George Costigan, Holly Aird and Toyah Willcox
• Season 1 Episode 2: Heartland (1995) A single mother from Sunderland asks Kavanagh to prosecute the neighbourhood vigilante she suspects of attempting to murder her teenage tearaway son in a hit-and-run incident. At first he has misgivings about accepting a case so far from home, but finally agrees : only to find his already strained family life suffering as a result. Tense legal drama, starring John Thaw and Lisa Harrow
• Season 1 Episode 1: Nothing but the Truth (1995) Acclaimed legal drama, starring John Thaw as ace barrister James Kavanagh who tries to clear an Oxbridge undergraduate accused of raping a housewife, but his home life begins to interfere with work and the cracks in his marriage to independent and successful wife Lizzie re-emerge. Co-starring Alison Steadman, Lisa Harrow and Anna Chancellor, with a guest appearance by Ewan McGregor

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