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← Judge John Deed

Season 1

4 episodes · 26th November 2001

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01 Rough Justice still Rough Justice Episode 126th November 2001 A charismatic MI5 informer appears in Deed's court charged with battering his wife, and the judge comes under pressure from on high to let him off, as he is an important source of information about 'The Real IRA'. In a second case, three men are accused of using Rohypnol to carry out a date rape, and a pushy young defence counsel rubs the judge up the wrong way.Outside court, Deed flirts with Francesca, a publisher who is married to his antagonist Ian Rochester: their resulting short affair is caught on camera, and a jealous husband is quickly looking for revenge. 02 Duty of Care still Duty of Care Episode 23rd December 2001 Deed presides over the case of a young man's death on a building site, in which the well-connected construction company boss is trying to lay the blame on his employees. Deed's determination to get at the truth is strangely unwelcome to the Lord Chancellor's department. At the same time, Charlie Deed is getting herself into hot water by 'liberating' a dog from a laboratory in the name of animal rights. With the police hot on her trail, Charlie adroitly dumps the dog on Deed and a blackmailer gets to work. 03 Appropriate Response still Appropriate Response Episode 310th December 2001 Romero, a serial rapist sentenced by Deed to twelve years imprisonment, is out on parole after serving eight years. As a sex offender, Romero has had a rough time inside and he plans to get even with the Judge who sent him down. After harassing Deed himself, Romero turns his attentions to the judge's daughter Charlie. 04 Hidden Agenda still Hidden Agenda Episode 417th December 2001 Deed presides over a murder trial. An old man suffering from cancer died from a morphine overdose, and his attractive young woman doctor has been charged with murder, on the accusation of the dead man's niece. The doctor is acquitted, following a patholigist's evidence that the cause of death was beta blockers in the medication building up in the old man's liver, so the increase in dose from 50mg to 200mg had not affected the outcome... But then the doctor comes to Deed and confesses that she intended to kill her patient. When the Lord Chancellor's Department gets wind of this development, they suggest Deed was sleeping with the doctor - but with Jo's help, he is able to neutralize this threst.
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01 Jenny Seagrove profile Jenny Seagroveas Jo Mills 02 Martin Shaw profile Martin Shawas Judge John Deed 03 Louisa Clein profile Louisa Cleinas Charlie Deed 04 Donald Sinden profile Donald Sindenas Sir Joseph Channing 05 Simon Chandler profile Simon Chandleras Sir Ian Rochester 06 Caroline Langrishe profile Caroline Langrisheas Georgina Channing 07 Simon Ward profile Simon Wardas Sir Joseph Channing
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