Defending the Guilty

TV Series
2018–2019
30m

IMDb RATING

7.2/10

1.4K

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Katherine Parkinson and Will Sharpe in Defending the Guilty (2018)

An idealistic, young barrister is shown the ropes by a worldly mentor.

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An idealistic young barrister is shown the ropes by a worldly mentor.An idealistic young barrister is shown the ropes by a worldly mentor.An idealistic young barrister is shown the ropes by a worldly mentor.

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IMDb RATING

7.2/10

1.4K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Episodes7

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TopTop-rated 1 season2 years

• 2018–2019

Will Sharpe

Will

• 2018–2019

Katherine Parkinson

Caroline

• 2018–2019

Gwyneth Keyworth

Danielle

• 2018–2019

Prasanna Puwanarajah

Ashley

• 2018–2019

Hanako Footman

• 2018–2019

Claudia Jessie

Nessa

• 2018–2019

Sofia Barclay

Selina

• 2018–2019

Ian Burfield

Mike

• 2018–2019

Mark Bonnar

Miles

• 2019

Ingrid Oliver

Fiona

• 2019

Georgie Glen

Judge Minton

• 2018

Shanu Hazzan

Jake

• 2018

Grace Hogg-Robinson

Gracie

• 2018

Cally Lawrence

Lorraine

• 2018

Nneka Okoye

Becca

• 2018

Marcus Onilude

DI Soulsby

• 2018

Kirsty Wark

Kirsty Wark

• 2018

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9steve-greensleaves

clever, funny, fast paced, superb actors - in a word:brilliant

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

9via-helena

A breath of fresh air

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.

10jdlanders

Exactly what the Bbc needs to be doing

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.

8robert-thomas63

Good comedy drama.

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

9EcoMayes

Disconcerting in a good way

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.

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On Tuesday, 30 March 2021, Big Talk Productions made the disappointing announcement that the planned second series of the legal comedy has had to be canceled because cast availability was impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Series two was originally intended to be filmed and broadcast in 2020 but was postponed due to the pandemic. Among the cast members unavailable because they were working on other film, television, and writing projects is Katherine Parkinson who is scheduled to film a sitcom in Australia in 2021.