The End of the Law: The legal eagle is asked to take on the case of a convicted murderer, but his mind is on other things - like becoming a judge. Last episode of the drama, with John Thaw. [S]
End Games: The establishment closes ranks to prevent Kavanagh overturning a murder conviction, reminding him that the law and justice are not necessarily the same thing. [S]
Time of Need: A politician is charged with seducing a minor, and Kavanagh agrees to defend her - only to discover the truth is stranger than he could ever have imagined. [S]
The More Loving One: A man charged with killing his girlfriend is defended by Kavanagh, who is frustrated by his client's reluctance to explain what happened. [S]
Previous Convictions: The barrister defends a political activist accused of causing the deaths of 22 people, but as the case progresses he finds an echo of his own youthful idealism. [S]
Dead Reckoning: The owner of a trawler is charged with manslaughter after his vessel sinks off the North Yorkshire coast, killing everyone on board except the captain. [S]
Blood Money: A woman asks Kavanagh to ensure justice is done on behalf of her husband, who died on the operating table in mysterious circumstances. [S]
Mute of Malice: The resourceful barrister defends an Army chaplain accused of murdering his brother, but his efforts are not exactly helped by the client's refusal to speak. [S]
A Sense of Loss: A policewoman is murdered, and when a blood-soaked shoe is found in a suspect's wardrobe, it seems to be an open-and-shut case - but Kavanagh is not convinced. [S]
The Burning Deck: The old poem about a boy standing on the burning deck takes on new meaning as Kavanagh defends two Navy officers accused of arson - and finds he can't use his only defence. [S]
Dead Reckoning: The owner of a trawler is charged with manslaughter after his vessel sinks off the North Yorkshire coast, killing everyone on board except the captain. [S]
The Innocency of Life: A vicar is accused of sexual harassment but as a result of Kavanagh's investigations the widow lodging the complaint ends up accused of murder. John Thaw stars. [S]
Bearing Witness: The veteran barrister reluctantly agrees to represent a Jehovah's Witness who wants to prevent doctors giving a blood transfusion to her son. [S]
Briefs Trooping Gaily: The normally resourceful barrister struggles to come up with a defence when confronted with a client who openly admits that she killed her husband. John Thaw stars. [S]
The Ties That Bind: The parents of a murder victim ask Kavanagh to pursue a private prosecution on their behalf - but he faces shadowy underworld figures determined to suppress the truth. [S]
Diplomatic Baggage: The barrister defends a British ambassador's daughter accused of murdering an Austrian journalist and learns a lesson in the realities of political and diplomatic power. [S]
Ancient History: A doctor is prosecuted for his alleged involvement in Nazi war crimes, forcing victims of persecution to relive their harrowing experiences in concentration camps. [S]
Blood Money: A woman asks Kavanagh to ensure justice is done on behalf of her husband, who died on the operating table in mysterious circumstances. [S]
Mute of Malice: The resourceful barrister defends an Army chaplain accused of murdering his brother, but his efforts are not exactly helped by the client's refusal to speak. [S]
Briefs Trooping Gaily: The normally resourceful barrister struggles to come up with a defence when confronted with a client who openly admits that she killed her husband. John Thaw stars. [S]
Care in the Community: James returns to his home town of Bolton to defend a couple living in a run-down flat who have been accused of murdering their baby daughter.
Memento Mori: A family GP is accused of murdering his wife, and Kavanagh, back in chambers following compassionate leave, is assigned to his defence. [S]
In God We Trust: Former colleague Julia Piper asks Kavanagh if he will fly out to the States and help her fight the appeal of a convicted murderer on death row. [S]
The Ties That Bind: The parents of a murder victim ask Kavanagh to pursue a private prosecution on their behalf - but he faces shadowy underworld figures determined to suppress the truth. [S]
Diplomatic Baggage: The barrister defends a British ambassador's daughter accused of murdering an Austrian journalist and learns a lesson in the realities of political and diplomatic power. [S]
Ancient History: A doctor is prosecuted for his alleged involvement in Nazi war crimes, forcing victims of persecution to relive their harrowing experiences in concentration camps. [S]
Blood Money: A woman asks Kavanagh to ensure justice is done on behalf of her husband, who died on the operating table in mysterious circumstances. [S]
Mute of Malice: The resourceful barrister defends an Army chaplain accused of murdering his brother, but his efforts are not exactly helped by the client's refusal to speak. [S]
Job Satisfaction: A brother and sister stand accused of murdering their father and stepmother, and pleading for them proves to be the most complex assignment of Kavanagh's entire career. [S]
A Stranger in the Family: Julia's assigned a compensation case brought by a man who has sustained spinal and brain damage in an accident at work, and tries to persuade Kavanagh to lead her. [S]
The Burning Deck: The old poem about a boy standing on the burning deck takes on new meaning as Kavanagh defends two Navy officers accused of arson - and finds he can't use his only defence. [S]
True Commitment: Kavanagh defends a left-wing activist accused of murdering someone from the opposite end of the political spectrum - and learns a harsh lesson in the process. [S]
The Sweetest Thing: Beleaguered barrister Kavanagh defends a prostitute on a murder charge - a tricky case made even more difficult by the discovery that she has many enemies.
A Family Affair: The barrister reluctantly agrees to act on behalf of a recently released jailbird accused of kidnapping his infant son, and gets caught up in a bitter tug-of-love battle.
Heartland: A single mother from Sunderland asks Kavanagh to prosecute the neighbourhood vigilante she suspects of attempting to murder her teenage tearaway son in a hit-and-run incident.
Nothing But the Truth: The barrister tries to clear an Oxbridge undergraduate accused of rape, but his home life begins to interfere with work. First episode, guest starring Ewan McGregor.
New. The End of the Law: The legal eagle is asked to take on the case of a convicted murderer, but his mind is on other things - like becoming a judge. Last episode of the drama, with John Thaw. [S]
New. Previous Convictions: The barrister defends a political activist accused of causing the deaths of 22 people, but as the case progresses he finds an echo of his own youthful idealism.
New. Dead Reckoning: The owner of a trawler is charged with manslaughter after his vessel sinks off the North Yorkshire coast, killing everyone on board except the captain.
New. The Innocency of Life: A vicar is accused of sexual harassment but as a result of Kavanagh's investigations the widow lodging the complaint ends up accused of murder. John Thaw stars.
New. Bearing Witness: The veteran barrister reluctantly agrees to represent a Jehovah's Witness who wants to prevent doctors giving a blood transfusion to her son.
New. Briefs Trooping Gaily: The normally resourceful barrister struggles to come up with a defence when confronted with a client who openly admits that she killed her husband. John Thaw stars.
New. Care in the Community: James returns to his home town of Bolton to defend a couple living in a run-down flat who have been accused of murdering their baby daughter.
New. Memento Mori: A family GP is accused of murdering his wife, and Kavanagh, back in chambers following compassionate leave, is assigned to his defence.
New. In God We Trust: Former colleague Julia Piper asks Kavanagh if he will fly out to the States and help her fight the appeal of a convicted murderer on death row. [S]
New. The Ties That Bind: The parents of a murder victim ask Kavanagh to pursue a private prosecution on their behalf - but he faces shadowy underworld figures determined to suppress the truth. [S]
New. Diplomatic Baggage: The barrister defends a British ambassador's daughter accused of murdering an Austrian journalist and learns a lesson in the realities of political and diplomatic power.
New. Ancient History: A doctor is prosecuted for his alleged involvement in Nazi war crimes, forcing victims of persecution to relive their harrowing experiences in concentration camps.
New. Blood Money: A woman asks Kavanagh to ensure justice is done on behalf of her husband, who died on the operating table in mysterious circumstances.
New. Mute of Malice: The resourceful barrister defends an Army chaplain accused of murdering his brother, but his efforts are not exactly helped by the client's refusal to speak.