The Courtroom - Season 1

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Five Below Zero

1 - Five Below Zero

Air Date: June 21, 2004

A case of a depressed mother who has drawned her own baby.

The Right to die with Dignity

2 - The Right to die with Dignity

Air Date: June 22, 2004

Ralph Gordon complied with his wive wishes and helped her to die however, he now finds himself on trial for her murder. With his daughter, Samantha, against him can he convince the jury of his innocence?

Dear Daddy

3 - Dear Daddy

Air Date: June 23, 2004

Christine Green is planning to take her children to Cornwall to start a new life but their father, and her ex husband, Michael Gaynor has other ideas. He believe his children aren't happy and think he has evidence to prove it.

One in Six

4 - One in Six

Air Date: June 24, 2004

When an evening's idle drinking between three soldiers on guard duty escalates into a game of Russian Roulette, tempers flare, passions rise and a life is lost. It's the cue for a dramatic trial to begin.

Twice Bitten

5 - Twice Bitten

Air Date: June 25, 2004

Pub landlord Steven Smith is charged with biting his chef Brian White after an angry dispute involving Smith's ravernous dog. But there's food for thought when the court learns Smith's dog had been deliberately fed with spicy chillies.

Five Below Zero (Delayed Repeat)

6 - Five Below Zero (Delayed Repeat)

Air Date: June 28, 2004

A depressed mother drawns her own baby.

Bones

7 - Bones

Air Date: June 29, 2004

The discovery of a body at the bottom of a well re-opens a case dating back to 1976. When a finger bone belonging to erstwhile odd-job man Arthur Boughman is unearthed along with the victim's remains, a thirty-year old feud is exposed.

Wasted

8 - Wasted

Air Date: June 30, 2004

Bar owner Brian Gwinnett stands accused of being an accessory to the death of his ex-girlfriend Rachel Sinclair by adding sleeping pills to her drinks. But it soon becomes clear that nobody is entirely sure if the pills were added in Brian's bar or not.

Gatsos

9 - Gatsos

Air Date: July 1, 2004

Tom Briley is on trial for taking his grudge against the police to an extreme and attacking a speed camera with a JCB. Briley has already done time for refusing to pay a fine, but the defendant claims at the time of the incident he was at home with his sick wife.

Beloved Daughter

10 - Beloved Daughter

Air Date: July 2, 2004

Nurse Diane Eaton has always blamed Sean O'Brien for introducing her daughter Jennifer to heroin. Now she stands charged of deliberately failing to help revive Sean from a drug-induced coma at Jennifer's eighteenth birthday party.

Slaves & Donkeys

11 - Slaves & Donkeys

Air Date: July 5, 2004

An illegal immigrant is accused of stealing from his exploitative gang-master boss.

Bully for You

12 - Bully for You

Air Date: July 6, 2004

A teacher is in the dock for assaulting a pupil, but claims he only stepped in to break up a fight.

One-Hit Wonder

13 - One-Hit Wonder

Air Date: July 7, 2004

Can a popstar involved in a hit and run case really turn the press interest in the case into good publicity?

Responsible Adults

14 - Responsible Adults

Air Date: July 8, 2004

Having denied rape, a man is charged with manslaughter when the alleged victim kills herself.

Breaking Point

15 - Breaking Point

Air Date: July 9, 2004

A householder claims he acted in self-defence when he assaulted a teenager who had entered his home.

One More Night

16 - One More Night

Air Date: July 12, 2004

A bridesmaid accuses the groom of rape.

Owzat

17 - Owzat

Air Date: July 13, 2004

A well known Judge finds himself in the dock on a charge that isn't cricket!

Man Overboard

18 - Man Overboard

Air Date: July 14, 2004

A ferry worker is accused of murdering his best friend by pushing him overboard.

Tragey

19 - Tragey

Air Date: July 15, 2004

Can a man convince the jury that the death of his wife and daughter were a tragic accident?

The Kidnap

20 - The Kidnap

Air Date: July 16, 2004

A financial advisor sues an elderly couple found guilty of flasely imprisioning him.

Mother Love

21 - Mother Love

Air Date: July 19, 2004

The case seems simple enough: a mother has accused her son-in-law of GBH after she rejected his advances. But as ever there's a deeper story to tell, and it's up to the defence team to unpick the truth from a particularly tricky fabric of lies and deception.

Head over Heels

22 - Head over Heels

Air Date: July 20, 2004

A school mountaineering trip ends in tragedy when a student falls to their death down a ravine. Is headmaster Scott Dalton directly responsible, or does the fact the victim had sneaked off to smoke a joint qualify as mitigating circumstances?

Nudist Beech

23 - Nudist Beech

Air Date: July 21, 2004

Financial advisor Edward Palmer has struck William Shawcross in the face, yet stands charged not just with assault but also outraging public decency - thanks to the fact he wasn't wearing any clothes at the time. Taking down his particulars is about to prove tricky...

Like A Robot

24 - Like A Robot

Air Date: November 8, 2004

A former soilder accussed of murdering a mugger denies that he intended to kill.

Bookends

25 - Bookends

Air Date: November 9, 2004

A man charged with assualting an opld woman and her son springs a few surprises.

These Foolish Things

26 - These Foolish Things

Air Date: November 10, 2004

A teenager stands accused of aiding her best friends suicide.

Zero

27 - Zero

Air Date: November 11, 2004

A defendant who stole a car with a baby inside faces manslaughter charges.

A Family Business

28 - A Family Business

Air Date: November 15, 2004

The owner of a shop strongly denies an allegation of indecent assualt.

Deep Cover

29 - Deep Cover

Air Date: November 16, 2004

A jury considers the case of a football holigan who was stabbed after a match.

Fists of Fury

30 - Fists of Fury

Air Date: November 17, 2004

When a half-time prank at a football match leads to more than a playfight the court must decided who's guilty and who's not.

Reckless

31 - Reckless

Air Date: November 19, 2004

A teenager obsessed with rap-music has burnt down his old school. But why?

Dicky Heart

32 - Dicky Heart

Air Date: November 23, 2004

When a local vandal breaks into a house he is charged with manslaughter when the owner has a heart attack.

Penned In

33 - Penned In

Air Date: November 29, 2004

A man with a gun attempts to teach two teenagers a lesson.

Caught in the Wheels

34 - Caught in the Wheels

Air Date: November 30, 2004

A father is accussed of assault by his own son.

Over the Edge

35 - Over the Edge

Air Date: December 2, 2004

A wife is charged with attempting to murder her terminally ill husband.

Caught Dead Handed

36 - Caught Dead Handed

Air Date: December 7, 2004

Despiting being dead a man's fingerprints are found at a crime scene.

The Postman

37 - The Postman

Air Date: December 15, 2004

A postman us accussed of stealing cash from a recently deceased woman.

Ballon Rage

38 - Ballon Rage

Air Date: December 16, 2004

A court hears about a hot air ballon ride that turned into a nightmare.