The Brief (2004)

Name: The Brief
Rating: 7.0

Rating: 7.0

Synopsis

Henry Farmer is a clever minded criminal practice attorney whose every day is a juggling act between surviving his messy personal life and pleading cases only he can win. Whether he's trying to keep an innocent person from going to jail or save himself from financial ruin, Henry's life is a symphony of chaos. His long list of problems includes a mountain of gambling debts, an affair with an important politician's wife, a distant son, and a sharp-tongued father who's also a judge.

First Air Date: 2004-04-25

Last Air Date: 2005-10-28

Number of Seasons: 2

Number of Episodes: 8

Created By: Dusty Hughes

Networks: ITV1

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Top Cast

Alan Davies as Henry Farmer
Cherie Lunghi as Cleo Steyn QC
Christopher Fulford as Ray Scanlon
Linda Bassett as Maureen Tyler
Edward Petherbridge as Gillespie
Zara Turner as Polly Graham
Jennifer Ellison as Alice Rae
Robert Whitelock as Ben Halliwell
Frank Mills as Alfie
Nancy Lodder as Gwen Rogers

Seasons

Season 1 (2004)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: The Road to Hell (2004-04-25)

Henry takes on three cases at once in order to close his financial shortfall, including an immigrant rug dealer accused of false advertising, an alleged fence dealing in stolen property, and a former mental patient accused of drowning her boyfriend's two children.
Ep. 2: So Long, Samantha (2004-05-02)

Henry deals with accusations of misconduct in his latest case after offering help to an aggrieved father who believes his Anglo-Greek daughter was raped and murdered before falling to her death in Jakarta - but local police have declared that it was suicide or an accident.
Ep. 3: Children (2004-05-09)

Henry switches over to a prosecution role, but he's far from happy about it. The defendant is a 12-year-old girl accused of murdering a nine-year-old child, and the trial becomes a choice between one bad verdict and another that could be even worse.
Ep. 4: A Sort of Love (2004-05-16)

Henry works on the appeal for a man convicted of killing his partner in a twisted sexual triangle, while his own love triangle takes on a few new twists of its own. A missing Ferrari, long-hidden secrets, and difficult clients all push Henry to his limits.