Synopsis
Crown Court is an afternoon television courtroom drama produced by Granada Television for the ITV network that ran from 1972, when the Crown Court system replaced Assize courts and Quarter sessions in the legal system of England and Wales, to 1984.
Episodes
1E1Doctor's Neglect? (1)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.2E2Doctor's Neglect? (2)3E3Doctor's Neglect? (3)4E4Liberman v Savage (1)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?5E5Liberman v Savage (2)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.6E6Liberman v Savage (3)On the final day the live-in maid Florence Ferguson is called to give evidence, as is Lieberman's son Mark.7E7Regina 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.8E8Regina v Lord (2)9E9Regina v Lord (3)10E10Regina v Bryant (1)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.11E11Regina v Bryant (2)12E12Regina v Bryant (3)13E13Euthanasia: Regina v Webb (1)14E14Euthanasia: Regina v Webb (2)15E15Euthanasia: Regina v Webb (3)16E16Regina v Vennings & Vennings (1)17E17Regina v Vennings & Vennings (2)18E18Regina v Vennings & Vennings (3)19E19The Eleventh Commandment (1)20E20The Eleventh Commandment (2)21E21The Eleventh Commandment (3)22E22A Genial Man: Regina v Bolton (1)23E23A Genial Man: Regina v Bolton (2)24E24A Genial Man: Regina v Bolton (3)25E25Espionage (1)26E26Espionage (2)27E27Espionage (3)28E28Conspiracy: Regina v Luckhurst and Sawyer (1)29E29Conspiracy: Regina v Luckhurst and Sawyer (2)One of the accused, Trevor Luckhurst, takes the witness stand, but his behaviour doesn't help his case.30E30Conspiracy: Regina v Luckhurst and Sawyer (3)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?31E31Who is Benedetto Trovato? Regina v Starkie (1)32E32Who is Benedetto Trovato? Regina v Starkie (2)33E33Who is Benedetto Trovato? Regina v Starkie (3)34E34Criminal Libel: Regina v Maitland (1)35E35Criminal Libel: Regina v Maitland (2)36E36Criminal Libel: Regina v Maitland (3)37E37The Medium: Regina v Purbeck (1)38E38The Medium: Regina v Purbeck (2)39E39The Medium: Regina v Purbeck (3)40E40The Open Invitation41E41Beggar on Horseback42E42The Night for Country Dancing43E43Mrs. Moresby's Scrapbook44E44The Judgement of Soloman45E45Destruct, Destruct98E98Good and Faithful Friends99E99Strange Past100E100On Impulse103E103The Messenger Boy105E105Winklers106E106The Alb of St. Honoratus107E107Cover Up108E108Beloved AlienDoubt 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.109E109Arson112E112The Quest113E113A Difference in Style115E115The Personator116E116Two in the Mind of One117E117The Murder Monitor118E118Who Cares119E119Saboteur120E120The Trees121E121Bad Day at Black Cape122E122The Mad, Mad Man123E123Contempt of Court124E124Possessed125E125The Also Ran126E126Take Back Your Mink127E127Light the Blue Touch-Paper128E128The Healing Hand129E129The Obsession130E130My Mother Said I Never Should...
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