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Serija Judge John Deed emitirala se na BBC-ju od 2001. do 2007. godine. Snimljeno je šest sezona s ukupno 29 epizoda. Ulogu suca Johna Deeda tumači poznati engleski glumac Martin Shaw.

Dommer John Deed (spillet af Martin Shaw) er en inkarneret idealist, og hans mere traditionelle kollegaer ser ham som en farlig og uforudsigelig enspænder. Deed er beviset på, at magt ikke nødvendigvis fordærver folk. Bevæbnet med et skarpt intellekt, flabet charme, stærk intelligens og en lidenskabelig tro på retfærdighed er han nået til tops på sine egne betingelser. Han er frygtløs, selvstændig og har svoret at tjene sit fædreland – og han nægter at lade sig påvirke af regeringens lakajer. Også selvom det betyder, at han pådrager sig en række magtfulde fjender undervejs.

Judge John Deed is a British legal drama television series produced by the BBC in association with One-Eyed Dog for BBC One. It was created by G.F. Newman and stars Martin Shaw as Sir John Deed, a High Court judge who tries to seek real justice in the cases before him. It also stars Jenny Seagrove as the barrister Jo Mills, frequently the object of Deed's desire. A pilot episode was broadcast on 9 January 2001, followed by the first full series on 26 November 2001. The sixth and last series concluded on 18 January 2007. The programme then went on an indefinite break after Shaw became involved in another television programme, and he and Seagrove expressed a wish for the format of the series to change before they filmed new episodes. By 2009, the series had officially been cancelled. The six series produced make it the longest-running BBC legal drama.

The factual accuracy of the series is often criticised by legal professionals and journalists; many of the decisions taken by Deed are unlikely to happen in a real court. The romanticised vision of the court system created by Newman caused a judge to issue a warning to a jury not to let the series influence their view of trials—referring to an episode where Deed flouts rules when called up for jury duty. Another episode led to complaints about biased and incorrect information about the MMR vaccine, leading the BBC to ban repeats of it in its original form. All six series have been released on DVD in the UK.

Tuomari John Deed (Martin Shaw) on sydämeltään idealisti. Hänen taantuneemmat kollegansa pitävät häntä vaarallisena ja oikullisena kapinallisena. Deed on todiste siitä, ettei kaikki valta ole korruptoitunutta. Hänen terävä älynsä, reipas charminsa, nokkeluutensa ja intohimoinen uskonsa oikeuteen ovat nostaneet hänet huipulle hänen omilla ehdoillaan. Pelottomana ja itsenäisenä hän on vannonut palvelevansa valtiota ja sen hallitsijaa, eikä hän alistu hallituksen lakeijoiden uhkailuille. Vaikka se merkitseekin sitä, että hänelle on kertynyt voimakkaita vihollisia.

Ο Sir John Deed ( Martin Shaw ) είναι πρόσφατα διορισμένος δικαστής του Ανώτατου Δικαστηρίου που επιδιώκει πραγματική δικαιοσύνη στις υποθέσεις του, ενώ ταυτόχρονα προσπαθεί να αναζωπυρώσει ένα παλιό ειδύλλιο με την πρώην μαθητρια του Jo Mills QC ( Jenny Seagrove ), που εμφανίζεται τακτικά στα δικαστήρια.