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COLLECTION · Series · 1995

Kavanagh Q.C.

John Thaw dons the silks as barrister James Kavanagh Q.C., one of the most highly respected criminal advocates in London, commanding admiration from colleagues and opponents alike. However, all this has come at a price as his dedication to work has taken its toll on his private life… Going beyond traditional courtroom dramas, “Kavanagh Q.C.” uncovers the pressures of legal battles and the problems of defining the truth, providing a compelling representation of the euphoric ups and costly downs of success and failure in the legal world.

Source: TMDB
* 7.3 (11)CrimeDramaUnited Kingdom
Creators
Ted Childs · Susan Rogers
Countries
United Kingdom
Studios
ITV1 · Carlton Television · Carlton UK Productions
Runtime
75–101 min/ep
Age rating
TV-MA
Release
03/01/1995
Score
7.3 / 10 (11)
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Seasons and episodes
Specials
1 episodes · 2001
Episode 1. The End of Law
2001-04-25 · 99 min

Kavanagh gets the once-in-a-lifetime chance to become a High Court judge - but there are strings attached.

Season 1
Season 1
4 episodes · 1995
Episode 1. Nothing But the Truth
1995-01-03 · 101 min

Kavanagh is called upon to defend an alleged rapist, David Armstrong, a young labourer accused of attacking the housewife he works for in her home.

Episode 2. Heartland
1995-01-10 · 76 min

Kavanagh is asked to prosecute an ex-police officer turned vigilante when he is the driver of a car which hits a teenager.

Episode 3. A Family Affair
1995-01-17 · 76 min

Kavanagh represents a determined father in a bitter custody battle, but finds himself having to persuade the eager dad not to take matters into his own hands after learning of his previous kidnappings.

Episode 4. The Sweetest Thing
1995-01-24 · 76 min

Kavanagh defends a prostitute accused of murdering a wealthy and prominent businessman who was also a client. Everything points to her guilt except her own passionate protestations of innocence. Meanwhile, Kavanagh's daughter, Lizzie, has…

Season 2
Season 2
6 episodes · 1996
Episode 1. True Commitment
1996-02-26 · 76 min

The daughter of a wealthy Jewish businessman and her boyfriend plan to murder a member of the neo-Nazi opposition. They are successful in killing a 17-year-old skinhead at a demonstration, yet when Mark, the boyfriend, is arrested, he…

Episode 2. Men of Substance
1996-03-04 · 75 min

Kavanagh is forced to replace the prosecutor who suffers a heart attack while on a Customs case involving the importation of drugs from Holland.

Episode 3. The Burning Deck
1996-03-11 · 76 min

Kavanagh represents the son of a Vice Admiral charged with arson. Despite his best efforts, the court finds Kavanagh's client guilty. The truth of the matter, however, turns out to be more complex. Meanwhile, the Kavanagh children…

Episode 4. A Sense of Loss
1996-03-19 · 76 min

What appears to be a open and shut case in the murder of a young policewoman turns out not to be what it initially seems under cross examination.

Episode 5. A Stranger in the Family
1996-03-26 · 76 min

Even though he has not done a personal injury case for 20 years, Kavanagh is chosen as the leader in a case against a Thames River Recycling Centre, whose employee sustained spinal and brain damage from being struck by a swinging…

Episode 6. Job Satisfaction
1996-04-02 · 76 min

The son and daughter of a prosperous farmer are charged with the murder of their father and stepmother. A planted shotgun seems to provide the only evidence linking them to the gruesome killings. Kavanagh represents the daughter and loses…

Season 3
Season 3
6 episodes · 1997
Episode 1. Mute of Malice
1997-03-03 · 76 min

Kavanagh defends a client who has become mute after announcing that he has killed his brother.

Episode 2. Blood Money
1997-03-10 · 76 min

When surgeon Hilary Jameson successfully operates on a computer tycoon involved in a car accident, she has every reason to suppose he'll survive. Within a matter of minutes, however, the patient's wife learns that he is dead. What…

Episode 3. Ancient History
1997-03-17 · 76 min

Kavanagh prosecutes an apparently blameless family doctor in an unprecedented war crime trial. The court hears devastating testimony as victims of Nazi atrocities re-live their experiences in concentration camps, but it's left to a…

Episode 4. Diplomatic Baggage
1997-03-24 · 75 min

Kavanagh discovers how dark the corridors of power can be when he defends the daughter of a British ambassador on a charge of murdering an Austrian journalist. Meanwhile, Kavanagh's son moves into a squat.

Episode 5. The Ties That Bind
1997-04-07 · 76 min

Kavanagh fights for justice on behalf of a young man brutally killed, in a rare private prosecution for murder. The odds, however, are against him, since there are powerful reasons for the truth to be kept hidden.

Episode 6. In God We Trust
1997-04-14 · 76 min

Driven by a desire for justice, and to help his former colleague Julia Piper, now married to an American lawyer, Kavanagh flies to the US to assist with the appeal of a convicted murderer on Florida's death row.

Season 4
Season 4
6 episodes · 1998
Episode 1. Memento Mori
1998-03-17 · 76 min

Kavanagh defends a doctor accused of murdering his wife. Although the prosecution has several witnesses who provide evidence, the accused maintains his innocence. After the verdict, however, Kavanagh learns of an ironic twist.

Episode 2. Care in the Community
1998-03-24 · 76 min

Kavanagh heads to his hometown of Bolton to defend a man who, together with his partner, is accused of murdering their 14-month-old daughter. Kavanagh's tactics have to change however when it becomes clear that the young couple are…

Episode 3. Briefs Trooping Gaily
1998-03-31 · 75 min

Kavanagh defends a woman accused of killing her husband. Although she admits to killing him for repeatedly beating her, Kavanagh urges her not to admit it in court. Meanwhile,a colleague of Kavanagh's asks him to represent him before the…

Episode 4. Bearing Witness
1998-04-07 · 76 min

Kavanagh represents a Jehovah's Witness mother when a hospital wants her 13-year-old son to have a blood transfusion that will save his life. When the mother refuses, Luke is made a ward of court and the hospital seeks judicial permission…

Episode 5. The Innocency of Life
1998-04-14 · 75 min

Kavanagh is asked to defend a Reverend accused of sexual harassment by a recently widowed parishioner. When Kavanagh begins to make inquiries regarding the death of the victim's husband, she mysteriously withdraws her complaint against…

Episode 6. Dead Reckoning
1998-04-21 · 76 min

When a trawler sinks off the coast of North Yorkshire, taking the lives of five people, an enquiry establishes that the boat was in disrepair. Kavanagh is on the team prosecuting the boat owner and father of one of the victims, charged…

Season 5
Season 5
4 episodes · 1999
Episode 1. Previous Convictions
1999-03-08 · 76 min

Twenty-two bystanders at a motor-cross race are killed when an RAF plane crashes into the crowd, and Kavanagh defends the radicalized young woman responsible.

Episode 2. The More Loving One
1999-03-15 · 75 min

Kavanagh defends a convicted arsonist and former heroin junkie for blowing up his apartment and killing his addicted, pregnant girlfriend.

Episode 3. Time of Need
1999-03-22 · 75 min

A junior minister at the Home Office decides to bring a case of malicious prosecution after she is cleared of indecent assault on a juvenile. But Kavanagh discovers that the truth is more extraordinary than he could ever have imagined and…

Episode 4. End Games
1999-03-29 · 76 min

Kavanagh finds himself fighting prejudice and corruption when he acts for a client who is appealing against a murder conviction, can he find out the truth and overcomes all the odds that are against his client.

Cast by season
John Thaw
John Thaw
James Kavanagh Q.C.
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