Cases Involving Female Barristers
Margaret Lockwood, a renowned actress from the 1940s and '50s, stars here as Harriet Peterson, an intuitive, tenacious, principled barrister. The film "Justice" was adapted from the play "Justice Is A Woman," which she also starred in on ITV Playhouse as Julia Stanford, an English barrister defending a teenager charged with rape and murder in a Scottish court.
1. The Most Important Thing of All
Aired: Oct 8, 1971Struck-off solicitor and ex-con James Kirby persuades his former wife, Barris...
2. By Order of the Magistrates
Aired: Oct 15, 1971A group of three officials has to decide whether two troubled boys should sta...
Aired: Oct 22, 1971A sleazy defense lawyer has a racket going with a fixer who collects funds fr...
Aired: Oct 29, 1971The son of Harriet's friend is bullied by two older delinquent boys into brea...
Aired: Nov 4, 1971The law says, if someone dies as a result of a previous crime within a year a...
6. To Help an Old School Friend
Aired: Nov 11, 1971Conflict between the legal system and the new Cold War security state: when a...
Aired: Nov 18, 1971A Chicago style gangster manages to intimidate any cronies who could testify ...
8. When Did You First Feel the Pain?
Aired: Nov 25, 1971Two stories: a couple squabble over "maintenance" as they separate (the husba...
9. A Nice Straightforward Treason
Aired: Dec 2, 1971A female patient of Harriet's doctor friend is caught up in a spy scandal. A ...
10. People Have Too Many Rights
Aired: Dec 9, 1971After an ambitious young policeman fails to bring a case against two ruffians...
11. You Didn't Pay for Justice
Aired: Dec 16, 1971Cajoled into doing a morning motoring group case labelled a quick guilty plea...
12. A License to Build Your Own Money
Aired: Jan 6, 1972Harriet's partner offers a lucrative case, an appeal to a county council deci...
Aired: Jan 13, 1972After anonymous letters, a woman's previous husband is disinterred and she is...
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