The Brief (2004)
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
Networks: ITV1
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)
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Episodes:
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Ep. 1: The Road to Hell
Henry defends a woman who is accused of drowning her boyfriend's two children by driving them into a lake. Even though she has pleaded guilty, Henry suspects that she is merely protecting her boyfriend. And the boyfriend, who is also being tried for this double murder, has an agenda of his own.
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Ep. 2: So Long, Samantha
Henry finds himself accused of misconduct when he takes up the cause of a father convinced his daughter was raped and murdered at a party in the Far East, while an unexpected meeting with MP Gerry Graham puts a damper on his affair with the politician's wife - Polly.
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Ep. 3: Children
Henry reluctantly agrees to prosecute a 12-year-old girl accused of murder, but underhand tactics by the devious defence barrister and doubts surrounding the innocence of his own child witnesses soon reveal the case is more complex than it first appeared. Meanwhile, the arrival of his son Zak from Australia threatens to throw his life into turmoil.
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Ep. 4: A Sort of Love
In the last programme of the series, Henry takes on the appeal of a convicted murderer involved in a bizarre sex triangle with his girlfriend and a younger man - a case which mirrors the barrister's own tangled love life, as his lover Polly finally leaves her husband. Meanwhile, Henry's father has information which brings him closer to Cleo in an unexpectedly personal way.
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