Kingdom Episode Guide

Episode Guide

Kingdom: Season 3

• Season 3 Episode 6: EPISODE: 6

  Peter helps an aristocrat whose brother has started selling off titles, and the solicitor receives some shocking news. Meanwhile, Lyle aids a small-holder taking on a pharmaceutical giant, and Beatrice learns to fish. Drama, starring Stephen Fry, Karl Davies and Hermione Norris

• Season 3 Episode 5: EPISODE: 5

  Lyle travels home to Stockport to help save his mother's allotment, Scott is suspended from school after being caught misbehaving on CCTV, while Peter helps a family avoid accusations of paedophilia over the issue of recording a school concert. Elsewhere, Mr Snell surprises everyone by getting married. With Stephen Fry, Karl Davies and Tony Slattery

• Season 3 Episode 4: EPISODE: 4

  Philandering lawyer Judge Harding (guest star Jack Dee) is convinced he is being blackmailed by a mystery woman out to destroy his reputation and turns to Kingdom for help. But as Peter gets to know Harding, he faces the repercussions of the man's past relationship with Beatrice. Meanwhile, Lyle tries to mediate in a land dispute between golfers and druids. Stephen Fry, Hermione Norris and Karl Davies star

• Season 3 Episode 3: EPISODE: 3

  Peter takes on a complex legal and moral case at the local medical research facility, while Nigel and Lyle try to save an order of nuns from eviction. Beatrice launches an adult chatline to fund Petra's school fees - but the new venture soon attracts a call from none other than the girl's father. Guest starring Jaye Griffiths and Anna Massey, with Stephen Fry, John Thomson and Karl Davies

• Season 3 Episode 2: EPISODE: 2

  Crop circles in a field grab the attention of the local sci-fi community, and a farmer initially angry about all the vandalism on her land soon sees an opportunity to charge people to view them. Meanwhile, Lyle falls for a paralegal working against him on a case and Beatrice fills in for Gloria on reception. Guest starring Sandi Toksvig, with Stephen Fry, Karl Davies and Hermione Norris

• Season 3 Episode 1: EPISODE: 1

  Peter has the difficult task of trying to help an injured Iraq War veteran come to terms with his future, and Lyle meets a woman who claims she was sexually discriminated against by the Army. Meanwhile, Gloria deals with a demanding father and Beatrice adjusts to motherhood in her own way. Guest starring June Whitfield and Peter Sallis, with Stephen Fry and Karl Davies

Kingdom: Season 2 (2008)

• Season 2 Episode 6: EPISODE: 6

  In a watery series finale, rehearsals for the annual summer play at Aunt Auriel's home suffer setbacks from a faulty sprinkler system, and a raging storm floods the streets of Market Shipborough causing chaos and wrecking homes - but Simon sees it as an opportunity to solve his problems, causing more stress to Peter. Elsewhere, Lyle takes up the case of 12-year-old Ellie Lawson, the sole carer of her sick mother and young sister Mia

• Season 2 Episode 5: EPISODE: 5

  Peter attends a conference with Barkway, his old professor from Cambridge (played by Richard Wilson), and finds himself drawn into a battle over some research papers. Meanwhile, Lyle is left to his own devices and soon finds himself inundated with clients wanting to take advantage of his generous will-making service - and an office full of cats. Elsewhere, Beatrice is close to her due date and has chosen her birthing partner. Drama, starring Stephen Fry, with guest star Diana Quick

• Season 2 Episode 4: EPISODE: 4

  Simon is ready to take on legal duties again, but his old ways soon see him involved with the wife of local cricket captain Nigel Pearson, who is currently in dispute over a sponsorship deal with Olivia Godfrey, the owner of a sex shop, who hires Peter to resolve the situation. Meanwhile, Henny Leach, a self-professed eco-warrior, proves to be a bit of a handful for Lyle and not as innocent as she makes out. Drama, starring Stephen Fry, with guest stars Miriam Margolyes and John Thomson

• Season 2 Episode 3: EPISODE: 3

  When Peter refuses to post bail for Simon, Lyle manages to secure his release using a case of money left behind when he was arrested. Cammie, a well-to-do woman, seeks the services of Kingdom and Kingdom to force Brad Johnson, an American pilot, to support her unborn baby - but investigations reveal neither party is being completely honest about their circumstances

• Season 2 Episode 2: EPISODE: 2

  Peter is forced to hide his brother Simon, but fears for the integrity of the business if the Market Shipborough gossips get wind of the fugitive. Elsewhere, at Aunt Auriel's nursing home, a woman suspects her elderly father's attractive nurse may be after his money, but no amount of persuasion prevents the man (guest Richard Briers) from making a will in her favour. Meanwhile, Lyle employs an unusual tactic to settle a dispute between a naturist community and local residents. Stephen Fry stars, with guest Lucy Benjamin

• Season 2 Episode 1: EPISODE: 1

  Peter enjoys playing surrogate father to his missing brother's infant son, and the local Women's Institute calls for his help to save a lighthouse from closure. Meanwhile, pub landlord Ted, tries to claim damages for being stabbed in the buttock by a rogue antler. Stephen Fry stars

Kingdom: Season 1 (2007)

• Season 1 Episode 6: EPISODE: 6

  Polish concentration camp survivor John Narbutowicz (Joss Ackland) seeks Peter's help when the council insists on entering his home to clear it of rubbish. Beatrice hopes to bond with Gloria and ropes her in on a girls' day out. Meanwhile, Snell has a dream that sets him off on an adventure, and Mrs Thing is persuaded to leave her money to the church. Rory Bremner guest stars as the local vicar. Last in the series

• Season 1 Episode 5: EPISODE: 5

  Lyle helps horse trainer Herb Griffiths lease a field for his prize racer Market Mischief, but finds his loyalties tested when a group of travellers take up residence and are then accused of stealing the racehorse. Peter has been instructed by his client Mrs Collins to file for divorce from her cross-dressing husband, but the optimistic solicitor believes a reconciliation is possible with his intervention. Hill returns to seek payment on Simon's debt. Robert Bathurst guests

• Season 1 Episode 4: EPISODE: 4

  Angela and Tony Forshaw want to sue for damages when their daughter Laura is refused a place at Cambridge. Peter discovers why Gloria and her son Scott are both acting strangely, and Snell takes on the gas company when they threaten to build on sheep grazing land. Meanwhile, more information comes to light about Simon's lifestyle

• Season 1 Episode 3: EPISODE: 3

  A trawlerman enlists the help of Kingdom and Kingdom when an insurance company refuses to settle his claim. Beatrice takes a shine to a local artist and makes a big impression as a life model at his painting class. Meanwhile, the council comes up with imaginative ways to target Snell. Trevor Peacock guest stars

• Season 1 Episode 2: EPISODE: 2

  A beautiful woman arrives at the Kingdom office asking for help to recover her kidnapped baby, but it transpires the accused is not only her former employer but also the father of the child. Meanwhile, preparations are under way for the annual dyke-leaping championships in Market Shipborough, and a mysterious figure is seen lurking around Simon's house. Drama, starring Stephen Fry

• Season 1 Episode 1: EPISODE: 1

  Drama series, starring Stephen Fry. Following the mysterious disappearance six months previously of his brother and business partner Simon, Peter Kingdom collects his sibling's belongings from the police station. But although he's still mourning his loss, life for the respected provincial market town solicitor must go on. With Hermione Norris and Celia Imrie