Crown Court

Season 1

1972 · 72 episodes · 7.5/10

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. 1

   1. Doctor's Neglect? (1)

   18 Oct 1972 · 8.0/10

   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. 2

   2. Doctor's Neglect? (2)

   19 Oct 1972 · 8.0/10

3. 3

   3. Doctor's Neglect? (3)

   20 Oct 1972 · 8.0/10

4. 4

   4. Liberman v Savage (1)

   18 Oct 1972 · 8.0/10

   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. 5

   5. Liberman v Savage (2)

   19 Oct 1972 · 8.0/10

   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. 6

   6. Liberman v Savage (3)

   20 Oct 1972 · 8.0/10

   On the final day the live-in maid Florence Ferguson is called to give evidence, as is Lieberman's son Mark.

7. 7

   7. Regina v Lord (1)

   25 Oct 1972 · 7.0/10

   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. 8

   8. Regina v Lord (2)

   26 Oct 1972 · 7.0/10

9. 9

   9. Regina v Lord (3)

   27 Oct 1972 · 7.0/10

10. 10

    10. Regina v Bryant (1)

    11 Jan 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. 11

    11. Regina v Bryant (2)

    2 Nov 1972

12. 12

    12. Regina v Bryant (3)

    3 Nov 1972

13. 13

    13. Euthanasia: Regina v Webb (1)

    8 Nov 1972

14. 14

    14. Euthanasia: Regina v Webb (2)

    9 Nov 1972

15. 15

    15. Euthanasia: Regina v Webb (3)

    10 Nov 1972

16. 16

    16. Regina v Vennings & Vennings (1)

    15 Nov 1972

17. 17

    17. Regina v Vennings & Vennings (2)

    16 Nov 1972

18. 18

    18. Regina v Vennings & Vennings (3)

    17 Nov 1972

19. 19

    19. The Eleventh Commandment (1)

    22 Nov 1972

20. 20

    20. The Eleventh Commandment (2)

    23 Nov 1972

21. 21

    21. The Eleventh Commandment (3)

    24 Nov 1972

22. 22

    22. A Genial Man: Regina v Bolton (1)

    29 Nov 1972

23. 23

    23. A Genial Man: Regina v Bolton (2)

    30 Nov 1972

24. 24

    24. A Genial Man: Regina v Bolton (3)

    1 Dec 1972

25. 25

    25. Espionage (1)

    6 Dec 1972

26. 26

    26. Espionage (2)

    7 Dec 1972

27. 27

    27. Espionage (3)

    8 Dec 1972

28. 28

    28. Conspiracy: Regina v Luckhurst and Sawyer (1)

    13 Dec 1972 · 7.0/10

29. 29

    29. Conspiracy: Regina v Luckhurst and Sawyer (2)

    14 Dec 1972 · 7.0/10

    One of the accused, Trevor Luckhurst, takes the witness stand, but his behaviour doesn't help his case.

30. 30

    30. Conspiracy: Regina v Luckhurst and Sawyer (3)

    15 Dec 1972 · 7.0/10

    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. 31

    31. Who is Benedetto Trovato? Regina v Starkie (1)

    20 Dec 1972

32. 32

    32. Who is Benedetto Trovato? Regina v Starkie (2)

    21 Dec 1972

33. 33

    33. Who is Benedetto Trovato? Regina v Starkie (3)

    22 Dec 1972

34. 34

    34. Criminal Libel: Regina v Maitland (1)

    27 Dec 1972

35. 35

    35. Criminal Libel: Regina v Maitland (2)

    28 Dec 1972

36. 36

    36. Criminal Libel: Regina v Maitland (3)

    29 Dec 1972

37. 37

    37. The Medium: Regina v Purbeck (1)

    29 Dec 1972

38. 38

    38. The Medium: Regina v Purbeck (2)

    30 Dec 1972

39. 39

    39. The Medium: Regina v Purbeck (3)

    31 Dec 1972

40. 40

    40. The Open Invitation

    18 Jul 1973

41. 41

    41. Beggar on Horseback

    27 Jul 1973

42. 42

    42. The Night for Country Dancing

    1 Aug 1973

43. 43

    43. Mrs. Moresby's Scrapbook

    8 Aug 1973

44. 44

    44. The Judgement of Soloman

    22 Aug 1973

45. 45

    45. Destruct, Destruct

    29 Aug 1973

46. 98

    98. Good and Faithful Friends

    11 Sept 1974

47. 99

    99. Strange Past

    18 Sept 1974

48. 100

    100. On Impulse

    25 Sept 1974

49. 103

    103. The Messenger Boy

    16 Oct 1974

50. 105

    105. Winklers

    6 Nov 1974

51. 106

    106. The Alb of St. Honoratus

    13 Nov 1974

52. 107

    107. Cover Up

    20 Nov 1974

53. 108

    108. Beloved Alien

    27 Nov 1974

    Doubt is thrown on Emma Lakeland's account about being held captive by Grigori Petrov, as she could have escaped. Inspector Clement believed Lakeland was in danger. Mr. Harvesty says Lakeland's role was a bluff to allow Petrov to escape.

54. 109

    109. Arson

    4 Dec 1974

55. 112

    112. The Quest

    8 Jan 1975

56. 113

    113. A Difference in Style

    15 Jan 1975

57. 115

    115. The Personator

    29 Jan 1975

58. 116

    116. Two in the Mind of One

    5 Feb 1975

59. 117

    117. The Murder Monitor

    12 Feb 1975

60. 118

    118. Who Cares

    19 Feb 1975

61. 119

    119. Saboteur

    26 Feb 1975

62. 120

    120. The Trees

    5 Mar 1975

63. 121

    121. Bad Day at Black Cape

    12 Mar 1975

64. 122

    122. The Mad, Mad Man

    19 Mar 1975

65. 123

    123. Contempt of Court

    25 Mar 1975

66. 124

    124. Possessed

    2 Apr 1975

67. 125

    125. The Also Ran

    9 Apr 1975

68. 126

    126. Take Back Your Mink

    16 Apr 1975

69. 127

    127. Light the Blue Touch-Paper

    30 Apr 1975

70. 128

    128. The Healing Hand

    7 May 1975

71. 129

    129. The Obsession

    14 May 1975

72. 130

    130. My Mother Said I Never Should...

    21 May 1975