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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

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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I like it
well I like Alan Davies...

Thank you

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

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

You're welcome

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