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FRIDAY 07 OCTOBER



Drama

The Brief

9:00pm - 10:30pm

ITV1 London




VIDEO Plus+: 7484
Subtitled

Episode written by Dusty Hughes





1/4 - Blame

The series featuring Alan Davies as a loose-cannon lawyer returns after proving a hit first time around. If you remember, this is the drama that asks us to feel sympathy for a high-flying barrister called Henry Farmer because he's a wee bit strapped for cash. Henry's case tonight involves a rail crash for which the train driver is being accused of manslaughter. Cross-examining a victim's mother, Henry is all sympathy. "Nobody can underestimate the horror and grief you must have felt at that time," he says. Either he means "overestimate" or he's being rather cruel. Maybe that's why he's poverty stricken - he's a barrister who keeps saying the opposite of what he means. And as if the threat of bankruptcy isn't enough, a pet rabbit has been eating Henry's wig.

RT reviewer: David Butcher



Henry Farmer - Alan Davies


Cleo Steyn QC - Cherie Lunghi


Rennie Nicholson - Melanie Hill


Ben Halliwell - Robert Whitelock


Robin Cazalet - Michael Cochrane


Michael Westlake - Dean Lennox Kelly


Sir Marshall Gillespie - Edward Petherbridge


Millie Marsh - Camilla Power


Paul Bracewell - Steven Alvey


Mo Tyler - Linda Bassett


Ray Scanlon - Christopher Fulford


DS Greer - Robert Blythe


Malcolm Tebbott - Andy de la Tour


Hunter - Bill Thomas


Bobbi - Rebekah Stanton


Nicola - Emily Hillier


Melanie - Courtenay Akers


Zak Farmer - George MacKay


DS Dearlove - Sean Gilder


Barry Gee - Clifford Barry


Judge Campion - Roger Hammond


Arraignment judge - George Little


Corporate judge - Sylvester Morand


Crown Court judge - Sarah Douglas


Clerk - Anthony Shuster


Chairman of the jury - Ian Swann

[RTKMonherBroomstick]

You guys surprize me sometimes

I thought there would be some fans for this

That had been waiting for it's return

I have never watched it though

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[buffytheharpsichordcarrier]

I like it
well I like Alan Davies...

[RTKMonherBroomstick]

Thank you

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FRIDAY 14 OCTOBER



Drama

The Brief

9:00pm - 10:30pm

ITV1 London




VIDEO Plus+: 1424
Subtitled

Episode written by Amanda Coe





2/4 - Lack of Affect

Henry Farmer's case this week involves a young man called Dan with Asperger's syndrome who, the evidence suggests, has killed his own mother. Dan (excellently played by Tom Burke) is said to have problems with human emotions, but he's not the only one. The QC for whom Henry is working on the case is a charmless swine who once went out with Henry's boss, Cleo, and if anyone's got problems with emotions it's clearly him. The scene where Dan candidly points this out is a treat. Meanwhile, Henry and his new flatmate, Millie, are becoming more attached, only poor Henry's so hard up he hasn't even got the money to buy her a Chinese takeaway. However, Henry teaches his son (who lives in Australia) poker over the internet, which given the disastrous way we saw Henry play last week, may not bode well for the youngster's pocket money.

RT reviewer: David Butcher



Henry Farmer - Alan Davies


Cleo Steyn QC - Cherie Lunghi


Jess - Melissa Lloyd


Dan Ottway - Tom Burke


Bridget Ottway - Virginia Denham


Ray Scanlon - Christopher Fulford


Mo Tyler - Linda Bassett


Paul Bracewell - Steven Alvey


Millie Marsh - Camilla Power


Meredith Tallis QC - Jonathan Hyde


Sir Marshall Gillespie - Edward Petherbridge


Graham Ottway - Robert Pugh


Mia Ottway - Jemima Rooper


Chrissie Ottway - Susan Wooldridge


Heather Lawrenson - Sakuntala Ramanee


Ben Halliwell - Robert Whitelock


Damien Peel - Craig Crosbee


Mr Justice Rean - Roger Brierly


Zak Farmer - George MacKay


DS Kitson - David Gyasi


Dr Raeburn - Stephen Churchett


Kiera Allen - Claire Lams

[Miaou]

Thanks Kanga - knew I could rely on you to decide for me what I should be watching

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You're welcome

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