Defending The Guilty
- TV sitcom
- BBC Two
- 2018 - 2019
- 7 episodes (1 series)
Comedy about a pupil barrister and the chambers he works at. Stars Will Sharpe, Katherine Parkinson, Gwyneth Keyworth, Hugh Coles, Hanako Footman and more.
Episode menu
- Series 1, Episode 3
Further details
Caroline and Will take on a last-minute prosecution case, only to find that the system has conspired to make it almost impossible to win.
Faced with an elderly skittish victim who just wants it all to be over, and an underfunded chaotic system that thwarts them at every turn, Caroline and Will ride their luck alongside a harassed CPS and an unhelpful volunteer in a wacky race to bring a thug to justice.
Meanwhile the pupils' competition heats up and Liam and Danielle find incriminating evidence against Pia. Things get figuratively and literally dirty. Will, still juggling the deceit in his personal life, wants no part of it. But, in this world, who can afford to be an idealist?
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 1st October 2019
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- BBC Two
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Will Sharpe | Will Packham |
| Katherine Parkinson | Caroline Bratt |
| Gwyneth Keyworth | Danielle |
| Hugh Coles | Liam |
| Hanako Footman | Pia |
| Prasanna Puwanarajah | Ashley |
| Claudia Jessie | Nessa |
| Patricia Brake | Annie |
| Vicki Pepperdine | Beth |
| Peter Polycarpou | Judge |
| Laurence Howarth | Graham |
| Oliver Lansley | Matt |
| Aki Omoshaybi | Sergent Wells |
| Mia Rodgers | Kirsten |
| Kieron Quirke | Writer |
| Tom George | Director |
| Georgie Fallon | Producer |
| Kenton Allen | Executive Producer |
| Saurabh Kakkar | Executive Producer |
| Jim Field Smith | Executive Producer |
| Kieron Quirke | Executive Producer |
| Matthew Justice | Executive Producer |
| Alex McBride | Associate Producer |
| Lucy Jack | Line Producer |
| Jo Walker | Editor |
| Jonathan Paul Green | Production Designer |
| Rachel Freck | Casting Director |
| Wiz Francis | Costume Designer |
| Nick Martin | Director of Photography |
| Emily Bilverstone | Make-up Designer |
| Katie Rodgers | Graphics |
| Lara Singer | Development Editor |
| Paul Judges | 1st Assistant Director |
| Kate Daughton | Commissioning Editor |
Press
Caroline (Katherine Parkinson) and Will (Will Sharpe) viciously butt heads with Lady Justice once again, this time over the case of an elderly victim and an unrepentant thug. The real aggression, however, is reserved for the pupils' competition back at chambers. What new dirt has Danielle dug up on Pia?
Ellen E. Jones, The Guardian, 1st October 2019