Crown Court

Season 1

1972 · 72 episodes

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.

1. Doctor's Neglect? (1)
1972-11-10
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. Doctor's Neglect? (2)
1972-12-10
3. Doctor's Neglect? (3)
4. Liberman v Savage (1)
1972-10-18
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. Liberman v Savage (2)
1972-10-19
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. Liberman v Savage (3)
1972-10-20
On the final day the live-in maid Florence Ferguson is called to give evidence, as is Lieberman's son Mark.
7. Regina v Lord (1)
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. Regina v Lord (2)
9. Regina v Lord (3)
10. Regina v Bryant (1)
1972-01-11
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. Regina v Bryant (2)
1972-02-11
12. Regina v Bryant (3)
1972-03-11
13. Euthanasia: Regina v Webb (1)
14. Euthanasia: Regina v Webb (2)
15. Euthanasia: Regina v Webb (3)
16. Regina v Vennings & Vennings (1)
1972-11-22
17. Regina v Vennings & Vennings (2)
18. Regina v Vennings & Vennings (3)
19. The Eleventh Commandment (1)
20. The Eleventh Commandment (2)
21. The Eleventh Commandment (3)
22. A Genial Man: Regina v Bolton (1)
23. A Genial Man: Regina v Bolton (2)
24. A Genial Man: Regina v Bolton (3)
25. Espionage (1)
26. Espionage (2)
27. Espionage (3)
28. Conspiracy: Regina v Luckhurst and Sawyer (1)
1972-12-13
29. Conspiracy: Regina v Luckhurst and Sawyer (2)
1972-12-14
One of the accused, Trevor Luckhurst, takes the witness stand, but his behaviour doesn't help his case.
30. Conspiracy: Regina v Luckhurst and Sawyer (3)
1972-12-15
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. Who is Benedetto Trovato? Regina v Starkie (1)
32. Who is Benedetto Trovato? Regina v Starkie (2)
33. Who is Benedetto Trovato? Regina v Starkie (3)
34. Criminal Libel: Regina v Maitland (1)
35. Criminal Libel: Regina v Maitland (2)
36. Criminal Libel: Regina v Maitland (3)
37. The Medium: Regina v Purbeck (1)
38. The Medium: Regina v Purbeck (2)
39. The Medium: Regina v Purbeck (3)
40. The Open Invitation
1973-07-18
41. Beggar on Horseback
1973-07-27
42. The Night for Country Dancing
1973-08-01
43. Mrs. Moresby's Scrapbook
1973-08-08
44. The Judgement of Soloman
1973-08-22
45. Destruct, Destruct
1973-08-29
98. Good and Faithful Friends
1974-09-11
99. Strange Past
1974-09-18
100. On Impulse
1974-09-25
103. The Messenger Boy
1974-10-16
105. Winklers
1974-11-06
106. The Alb of St. Honoratus
1974-11-13
107. Cover Up
1974-11-20
108. Beloved Alien
1974-11-27
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.
109. Arson
1974-12-04
112. The Quest
1975-01-08
113. A Difference in Style
1975-01-15
115. The Personator
1975-01-29
116. Two in the Mind of One
1975-02-05
117. The Murder Monitor
1975-02-12
118. Who Cares
1975-02-19
119. Saboteur
1975-02-26
120. The Trees
1975-03-05
121. Bad Day at Black Cape
1975-03-12
122. The Mad, Mad Man
1975-03-19
123. Contempt of Court
1975-03-25
124. Possessed
1975-04-02
125. The Also Ran
1975-04-09
126. Take Back Your Mink
1975-04-16
127. Light the Blue Touch-Paper
1975-04-30
128. The Healing Hand
1975-05-07
129. The Obsession
1975-05-14
130. My Mother Said I Never Should...
1975-05-21

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