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The Courtroom

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Episode 130 min2004-06-21

Five Below Zero

A case of a depressed mother who has drawned her own baby.

Episode 230 min2004-06-22

The Right to die with Dignity

Ralph Gordon complied with his wive wishes and helped her to die however, he now finds himself on trial for her murder. With his daughter, Samantha, against him can he convince the jury of his innocence?

Episode 330 min2004-06-23

Dear Daddy

Christine Green is planning to take her children to Cornwall to start a new life but their father, and her ex husband, Michael Gaynor has other ideas. He believe his children aren't happy and think he has evidence to prove it.

Episode 430 min2004-06-24

One in Six

When an evening's idle drinking between three soldiers on guard duty escalates into a game of Russian Roulette, tempers flare, passions rise and a life is lost. It's the cue for a dramatic trial to begin.

Episode 530 min2004-06-25

Twice Bitten

Pub landlord Steven Smith is charged with biting his chef Brian White after an angry dispute involving Smith's ravernous dog. But there's food for thought when the court learns Smith's dog had been deliberately fed with spicy chillies.

Episode 630 min2004-06-28

Five Below Zero (Delayed Repeat)

A depressed mother drawns her own baby.

Episode 730 min2004-06-29

Bones

The discovery of a body at the bottom of a well re-opens a case dating back to 1976. When a finger bone belonging to erstwhile odd-job man Arthur Boughman is unearthed along with the victim's remains, a thirty-year old feud is exposed.

Episode 830 min2004-06-30

Wasted

Bar owner Brian Gwinnett stands accused of being an accessory to the death of his ex-girlfriend Rachel Sinclair by adding sleeping pills to her drinks. But it soon becomes clear that nobody is entirely sure if the pills were added in Brian's bar or not.

Episode 930 min2004-07-01

Gatsos

Tom Briley is on trial for taking his grudge against the police to an extreme and attacking a speed camera with a JCB. Briley has already done time for refusing to pay a fine, but the defendant claims at the time of the incident he was at home with his sick wife.

Episode 1030 min2004-07-02

Beloved Daughter

Nurse Diane Eaton has always blamed Sean O'Brien for introducing her daughter Jennifer to heroin. Now she stands charged of deliberately failing to help revive Sean from a drug-induced coma at Jennifer's eighteenth birthday party.

Episode 1130 min2004-07-05

Slaves & Donkeys

An illegal immigrant is accused of stealing from his exploitative gang-master boss.

Episode 1230 min2004-07-06

Bully for You

A teacher is in the dock for assaulting a pupil, but claims he only stepped in to break up a fight.

Episode 1330 min2004-07-07

One-Hit Wonder

Can a popstar involved in a hit and run case really turn the press interest in the case into good publicity?

Episode 1430 min2004-07-08

Responsible Adults

Having denied rape, a man is charged with manslaughter when the alleged victim kills herself.

Episode 1530 min2004-07-09

Breaking Point

A householder claims he acted in self-defence when he assaulted a teenager who had entered his home.

Episode 1630 min2004-07-12

One More Night

A bridesmaid accuses the groom of rape.

Episode 1730 min2004-07-13

Owzat

A well known Judge finds himself in the dock on a charge that isn't cricket!

Episode 1830 min2004-07-14

Man Overboard

A ferry worker is accused of murdering his best friend by pushing him overboard.

Episode 1930 min2004-07-15

Tragey

Can a man convince the jury that the death of his wife and daughter were a tragic accident?

Episode 2030 min2004-07-16

The Kidnap

A financial advisor sues an elderly couple found guilty of flasely imprisioning him.

Episode 2130 min2004-07-19

Mother Love

The case seems simple enough: a mother has accused her son-in-law of GBH after she rejected his advances. But as ever there's a deeper story to tell, and it's up to the defence team to unpick the truth from a particularly tricky fabric of lies and deception.

Episode 2230 min2004-07-20

Head over Heels

A school mountaineering trip ends in tragedy when a student falls to their death down a ravine. Is headmaster Scott Dalton directly responsible, or does the fact the victim had sneaked off to smoke a joint qualify as mitigating circumstances?

Episode 2330 min2004-07-21

Nudist Beech

Financial advisor Edward Palmer has struck William Shawcross in the face, yet stands charged not just with assault but also outraging public decency - thanks to the fact he wasn't wearing any clothes at the time. Taking down his particulars is about to prove tricky...

Episode 2430 min2004-11-08