Season 1 (2004)
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Episodes 38
Five Below Zero
A case of a depressed mother who has drawned her own baby.
Read MoreThe Right to die with Dignity
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?
Read MoreDear Daddy
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.
Read MoreOne in Six
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.
Read MoreTwice Bitten
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.
Read MoreFive Below Zero (Delayed Repeat)
A depressed mother drawns her own baby.
Read MoreGatsos
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.
Read MoreBeloved Daughter
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.
Read MoreSlaves & Donkeys
An illegal immigrant is accused of stealing from his exploitative gang-master boss.
Read MoreBully for You
A teacher is in the dock for assaulting a pupil, but claims he only stepped in to break up a fight.
Read MoreOne-Hit Wonder
Can a popstar involved in a hit and run case really turn the press interest in the case into good publicity?
Read MoreResponsible Adults
Having denied rape, a man is charged with manslaughter when the alleged victim kills herself.
Read MoreBreaking Point
A householder claims he acted in self-defence when he assaulted a teenager who had entered his home.
Read MoreOne More Night
A bridesmaid accuses the groom of rape.
Read MoreMan Overboard
A ferry worker is accused of murdering his best friend by pushing him overboard.
Read MoreThe Kidnap
A financial advisor sues an elderly couple found guilty of flasely imprisioning him.
Read MoreMother Love
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.
Read MoreHead over Heels
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?
Read MoreNudist Beech
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...
Read MoreLike A Robot
A former soilder accussed of murdering a mugger denies that he intended to kill.
Read MoreThese Foolish Things
A teenager stands accused of aiding her best friends suicide.
Read MoreA Family Business
The owner of a shop strongly denies an allegation of indecent assualt.
Read MoreDeep Cover
A jury considers the case of a football holigan who was stabbed after a match.
Read MoreFists of Fury
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.
Read MoreDicky Heart
When a local vandal breaks into a house he is charged with manslaughter when the owner has a heart attack.
Read MoreCaught in the Wheels
A father is accussed of assault by his own son.
Read MoreOver the Edge
A wife is charged with attempting to murder her terminally ill husband.
Read MoreCaught Dead Handed
Despiting being dead a man's fingerprints are found at a crime scene.
Read MoreThe Postman
A postman us accussed of stealing cash from a recently deceased woman.
Read MoreBallon Rage
A court hears about a hot air ballon ride that turned into a nightmare.
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