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The story of Will, who's looking to hit the big time in law, he needs to stand above three other hopefuls, all the time aided and abetted by a slightly crazy, jaded Mentor.

The acting is superb, Parkinson and Bonnar in particular shine in every scene. Will is a hugely likeable character, he's great.

It doesn't have the belly laugh factor, but it is amusing, and the scenarios are funny, it's comedy along the lines of Don't forget the Driver from earlier in the year.

I'm delighted to see a second series is in the works, it really is a show I've loved and miss. 8/10

So refreshing to see a sharp and witty piece of British comedy. The casting is exceptional, and all characters are played consummately .

One line by Liam to the amourous Will, intended as banter, was........ 'It's summon the jury not.......on the jury' purposely fell flat, but the comedy timing was bang on.

The whole package works very well , making it eminently watchable.

This is not a sitcom.( There are few laugh out loud moments). It is a very good comedy drama.With Interesting, likeable characters, well written and with an extremely good soundtrack

I hope this show is given a run later this year, it's got potential and a strong cast. I love satire, especially when the target is the legal system. This episode introduces the principal characters, Katherine Henderson is her usual driven self, and steers the plot well, the villain delightfully guilty, the idiocy of the justice system beautifully and humorously portrayed. Good start to a promising run.

Funny, thought-provoking, and it casts light on something that we should all be talking about more right now - just how messed up the legal system is for working within it / subject to it. Can't get enough of Will Sharpe and Katherine Parkinson ("mummy!") - such a funny duo.

Which means this short, six episode series was not renewed and there are a ton of loose threads that don't get dealt with by the end.

This is a streaming practice that I now watch for when a "new" series gets included in the "recently added" queue. If it's one season I skip it because it's likely bad, AND there's no satisfying conclusion.

The positives? The performances by most of the leads is pretty good with one consistent issue (I'm a US streamer which may explain this complaint): the mumbled speech and very rapid, overlapping dialogue style meant I had to use closed captioning to be able to follow at all.

I watch quite a few UK productions so I can follow most idioms and colloquial references. But in this show, combined with the problems noted above? It's super difficult to follow.

Within the show itself I found the protagonist's wimpy, yet disloyal nature a bit of a turn off. And the other lead, his mentor, is the now typical misanthropic awful person who is nasty to everyone. Which makes her not only unrelatable (apparently not a word, but it should be) but impossible to root for.

The rest of the cast are a repellent combination of snooty, back stabbing and pompous.

So, not a great ride.

I watched it against my rules because the trailer seemed very funny (and there are funny moments) but I'm sorry I did.

I had entirely given up on new television in 2008, giving up on new film in 2012. I recently came back to new film, finding most as awful as they ever were but with the occasional okay one. I had peeked at new TV shows in recent times and seen nothing worth even mentioning. However, with Defending the Guilty there seems to finally be a show that speaks powerfully about this terrible society we have made, with a serious wit, and finely judged aesthetics.

I like watching TV series about lawyers and usually I enjoy how vapid they are, with lawyers pulling tricks out of the bag in totally implausible yet satisfying ways and unexpectedly winning all the time. But it is actually better and incredibly refreshing to see a legal show done another way. Critical, murky and funny.

Defending The Guilty

This was brilliant script writing, perfectly cast and tightly acted from start to finish. It was a cross between the humour of This Life (1996) and the legal acuity of Silk (2011).

It was remarkable as it displayed nearly every form of humour from deadpan to farce.

Will Sharpe really has the full range of acting skills, with self deprecation, diffidence and irony brought out at the same moment. Whilst he doesn't possess the typical or expected traits of a hero he comes across as endearing, charming and totally engaging. Without being to effusive the skies the limit with this mans talent, he is the entire package.

The entire cast was just brilliant with his jaded supervisor played by Katherine Parkinson pre-eminent for praise.

I just can't wait for Series 2

As a retired solicitor i was looking forward to this comedy taking the Mickey out of barristers.What I can hear of this it seems funny.However that is a problem.Even with my hearing aid in i find it quite difficult to hear what the actors are saying..There are undoubtedly some geninly funny moments.

Well scripted, well cast, well acted with a good theme and good episode storylines. Some talented young actors getting their first breaks in this. I really hope this goes beyond 6 episodes.

A highly justified ten, well written with a smart and very funny cast. The crime maybe not seeing a second series!

Great show! Witty, sharp script with excellent characters. Not sure why people are sneering at this show. Fleabag comparisons are moronic! I loved Fleabag and love this show!

Very witty and enjoyable - couldn't recommend it more highly

Simply could not recommend this show enough. The characters are clearly imperfect yet remarkably likeable, and the relationships they form are convincing in chemistry and rewarding with wit. Will Sharpe is simply excellent, suiting his role to perfection. The script is smart and funny, often making light in darker situations. The scenes chosen and filming positions involve the viewer intimately. Perhaps the greatest aspect of this show are the scene transitions, involving an appropriately excellent soundtrack to let an episode flow smoothly from beginning to end. Critics could perhaps push for greater character development other than Caroline or Will's, and perhaps more recurring characters than the current 8/9 in play. With a second season on the way, it is yet to be seen if these points are addressed.

TL;DR magnificent show, piece of art. Well worth the watch.

Irrervant, humourus insight into this side of law. Well done BBC, who seem to sanitised and p.c to comission this type of prog any more.

Great show I do hope they letnit run and see where it takes us!

The BBC are making a habit of funding fantastically written, acted and made comedies and dropping them without much fanfare or effort after 6 short episodes.

Almost everything is right about this series and Will Sharpe caps it all off with a perfectly formed flawed, relatable and very likeable character. It's unfortunate that covid intervened in the timeline of this show and then Will Sharpe goes and gets gobbled up by the hollywood machine making a series 2 very very unlikely.

We need series like this much more than america needs to gobble up and spit out British talent.

The writing and thought provoking social insight of the show made it shine.

For the dialogue is mostly unintelligible as nearly all of the actors mumble their words. Katherine Robinson is the worst by a mile. One begins to think that her teeth have been Super-Glued together.

This is the first and so far last series: apparently the second season was cancelled by COVID? That is a great shame. If you watch all the episodes, it really meshes as a series: good characters and good story lines, good acting (but occasionally dialogue is a little difficult to understand). Hopefully somebody will resurrect this series.

As an aside, IMDB's requirement of 600 characters is becoming problematic: sometimes a short review is as good as a long rambling one. Nothing is gained by adding superfluous comments. IMDB please reconsider your 600 character requirement: it probably prevents a lot of people from posting.

I wish it had more punches from Katherine Parkinson(Caroline) I watched The IT Crowd and fell in love with her acting... she is so cute ... I am still waiting for season 2

Will Sharpe at his quirky best in this underrated comedy. Actually everyone in the cast is pitch-perfect, but Katherine Parkinson is especially unapologetically brittle. I loved her in "Rivals." What a joy to happen upon this show on a streaming service. I'm utterly bereft that COVID prevented the 2nd season from happening. I wish I knew who to petition to bring it back.

Would pair well with "Damned" from Jo Brand with Alan Davies. Both it and "Defending the Guilty" are interesting samples of different workplace/career communities. They draw picture of a world most don't know without getting toi dark or heavy.

By the fourth episode, "Defending the Guilty" has found its rhythm and though the latter episodes are built upon the foundation of the firsts, the final three are very bingeable and the evolution of the character images make it a good watch.

Six episodes, so like three hours. I suggest watching it in two sessions. Three would work, but two streams better.

The decline of our great British nation over the last forty years can be measured by comparing an episode of 'Rumpole Of The Bailey' with this infantile abomination!

If there are parents out there who have kids who seem to be drifting onto the wrong side of the law, a single episode of this puerile drek should quickly set them on the path to righteousness. The very notion of having defense council as inept and as child-like as this gathering of clowns will put anyone off a life of crime.

From what I can ascertain, this alleged comedy is about some teenagers and grownups acting like teenagers playing 'dress-up' in robes and wigs, parading around courthouses pretending to be a part of the British judicial system.

I have given up looking for any kind of logical thought process as to how the BBC commissions it's 'entertainment' programming. It seems they'll chuck money at pretty much anything that has a sprinkling of minorities in it!

This foul and alarmingly disgraceful level of output should be of great concern to anyone who pays for a TV licence. It's like the BBC are happy to take the public money and then urinate on every single honest citizen who decides to pay for this rip-off service.

'Defending The Guilty' is an absolute and entirely offensive abomination to the senses.