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The Brief

Drama, Crime, Legal · 2004

Last aired: S2 E4, The Architect's Wife · 2005-10-28

In this engaging blend of courtroom drama, suspense, intrigue, humour and humanity, Henry Farmer is a crusading barrister who is honorably engaged in the fight for truth and justice in the courtroom. Possessing a tremendous gift for cross-examination and a silver tongue in vital closing speeches, Henry is a formidable opponent...

Cast

Alan Davies Henry Farmer

Cherie Lunghi Cleo Steyn QC

Christopher Fulford Ray Scanlon

Linda Bassett Maureen Tyler

Robert Whitelock Ben Halliwell

Steven Alvey Paul Bracewell

Edward Petherbridge Sir Marshall Gillespie

Zara Turner Polly Graham

Camilla Power Millie Marsh

Season 2

Season 1 Season 2

E1 Blame 2005-10-07 · 90 min Defense attorney Henry Farmer knows all about train wrecks: his love life has derailed, and his financial situation has crashed, leaving him temporarily homeless. Now he must deal with his own father as a witness in the trial of a train driver.

E2 Lack of Affect 2005-10-14 · 90 min Henry's newest client, a sufferer Asperger's syndrome accused of murdering his mother, may be the only habitually honest person involved in the case. Revelations of adultery and a suspicious bruise complicate matters almost as much as Henry's own life.

E3 Forever on the Mind 2005-10-21 · 90 min Henry defends a nurse accused of murdering an elderly patient who added her to his will two day before his death. Unfortunately, she's determined to speak out and clear her name no matter what Henry says.

E4 The Architect's Wife 2005-10-28 · 90 min With almost no evidence in hand, Henry's case against an accused rapist falls to pieces, and the civil action he takes up on behalf of the victim tears his life apart. Couch surfing and fiscally reeling, he is unprepared to see his father is seriously ill.

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