Judge John Deed

L’histoire

Résumé en anglais

Judge John Deed is a British legal drama television series produced by the BBC in association with One-Eyed Dog for BBC One. It was created by G.F. Newman and stars Martin Shaw as Sir John Deed, a High Court judge who tries to seek real justice in the cases before him. It also stars Jenny Seagrove as the barrister Jo Mills, frequently the object of Deed's desire. A pilot episode was broadcast on 9 January 2001, followed by the first full series on 26 November 2001. The sixth and last series concluded on 18 January 2007. The programme then went on an indefinite break after Shaw became involved in another television programme, and he and Seagrove expressed a wish for the format of the series to change before they filmed new episodes. By 2009, the series had officially been cancelled. The six series produced make it the longest-running BBC legal drama.

The factual accuracy of the series is often criticised by legal professionals and journalists; many of the decisions taken by Deed are unlikely to happen in a real court. The romanticised vision of the court system created by Newman caused a judge to issue a warning to a jury not to let the series influence their view of trials—referring to an episode where Deed flouts rules when called up for jury duty. Another episode led to complaints about biased and incorrect information about the MMR vaccine, leading the BBC to ban repeats of it in its original form. All six series have been released on DVD in the UK.

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J Jenny SeagroveJo Mills M Martin ShawJudge John Deed L Louisa CleinCharlie Deed D Donald SindenSir Joseph Channing S Simon ChandlerSir Ian Rochester C Caroline LangrisheGeorgina Channing F Fraser JamesLaurence James B Barbara ThornRita 'Coop' Cooper S Simon WardSir Monty Everard · Sir Joseph Channing C Christopher CazenoveDAC Row Colemore J Jeremy ChildSir Alan Peasmarsh · Alan Peasmarsh J Joan BlackhamLady Vera Everard

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A Adrian LukisMarc Thompson M Mary WoodvineMorag Hughes T T.R. BowenSir Michael Niven · Sir Michael Nivan C Colin McFarlane A Amita Dhiri C Christopher BenjaminSteve Gaydon P P.H. Moriarty J John Sessions J Jane Hazlegrove F Frank WindsorSir James Valentine S Sheridan Morley A April WalkerMrs Fox · Mrs. Fox K Kevin HudsonCPS Solicitor (uncredited) J Joe Shaw B Brian Bovell J Juliet Aubrey L Leah Bracknell K Ken Hudson Campbell S Simone Lahbib A Annette Badland J Jemma Redgrave N Naoko Mori B Brett Fancy A Alan McKenna S Stephen Greif A Alec Newman N Neil Grainger J Joseph McFaddenHenry Free D David Verrey W Waleed Elgadi S Sylvia SymsRose Hussein T Terence Maynard M Michael J. Jackson L Lara CazaletDiana Hulsey S Shelagh McLeodDCI Sue Hurst · Det. Chief Insp. Linda Hurst M Murray HeadJudge Previn A Anthony CalfJames Brooklands C Charles Dale L Leslie Ash T Tamer Hassan R Ruby Turner N Navin Chowdhry E Eamon Boland A Anthony Green R Ramon Tikaram N Nicola Cowper S Sara Powell M Michael Obiora S Stella Moray C Charlotte Lucas S Santiago Cabrera M Marc Sinden S Samantha Womack C Colin Salmon L Lindsey Coulson L Lynsey Baxter A Anthony Higgins S Seeta Indrani P Phoebe Thomas A Adam Rickitt H Heathcote Williams S Sam Troughton D Daniel Newman K Katy Cavanagh C Christopher Ellison S Serge Soric T Tara Moran J Josie D'Arby