The Courtroom is a British legal drama created by Phil Redmond, which aired between June and December 2004. The programme was notable for starring many former British soap stars, particularly those who starred in Redmond's other productions Brookside and Hollyoaks.
The Courtroom (Season 1)
Five Below Zero (Episode 1)
Air date: 2004-06-21
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: A case of a depressed mother who has drawned her own baby.
The Right to die with Dignity (Episode 2)
Air date: 2004-06-22
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Ralph Gordon complied with his wive wishes and helped her to die however, he now finds himself on trial for her murder. With his daughter, Samantha, against him can he convince the jury of his innocence?
Dear Daddy (Episode 3)
Air date: 2004-06-23
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Christine Green is planning to take her children to Cornwall to start a new life but their father, and her ex husband, Michael Gaynor has other ideas. He believe his children aren't happy and think he has evidence to prove it.
One in Six (Episode 4)
Air date: 2004-06-24
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: When an evening's idle drinking between three soldiers on guard duty escalates into a game of Russian Roulette, tempers flare, passions rise and a life is lost. It's the cue for a dramatic trial to begin.
Twice Bitten (Episode 5)
Air date: 2004-06-25
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Pub landlord Steven Smith is charged with biting his chef Brian White after an angry dispute involving Smith's ravernous dog. But there's food for thought when the court learns Smith's dog had been deliberately fed with spicy chillies.
Five Below Zero (Delayed Repeat) (Episode 6)
Air date: 2004-06-28
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: A depressed mother drawns her own baby.
Bones (Episode 7)
Air date: 2004-06-29
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: The discovery of a body at the bottom of a well re-opens a case dating back to 1976. When a finger bone belonging to erstwhile odd-job man Arthur Boughman is unearthed along with the victim's remains, a thirty-year old feud is exposed.
Wasted (Episode 8)
Air date: 2004-06-30
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Bar owner Brian Gwinnett stands accused of being an accessory to the death of his ex-girlfriend Rachel Sinclair by adding sleeping pills to her drinks. But it soon becomes clear that nobody is entirely sure if the pills were added in Brian's bar or not.
Gatsos (Episode 9)
Air date: 2004-07-01
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Tom Briley is on trial for taking his grudge against the police to an extreme and attacking a speed camera with a JCB. Briley has already done time for refusing to pay a fine, but the defendant claims at the time of the incident he was at home with his sick wife.
Beloved Daughter (Episode 10)
Air date: 2004-07-02
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Nurse Diane Eaton has always blamed Sean O'Brien for introducing her daughter Jennifer to heroin. Now she stands charged of deliberately failing to help revive Sean from a drug-induced coma at Jennifer's eighteenth birthday party.
Slaves & Donkeys (Episode 11)
Air date: 2004-07-05
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: An illegal immigrant is accused of stealing from his exploitative gang-master boss.
Bully for You (Episode 12)
Air date: 2004-07-06
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: A teacher is in the dock for assaulting a pupil, but claims he only stepped in to break up a fight.
One-Hit Wonder (Episode 13)
Air date: 2004-07-07
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Can a popstar involved in a hit and run case really turn the press interest in the case into good publicity?
Responsible Adults (Episode 14)
Air date: 2004-07-08
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Having denied rape, a man is charged with manslaughter when the alleged victim kills herself.
Breaking Point (Episode 15)
Air date: 2004-07-09
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: A householder claims he acted in self-defence when he assaulted a teenager who had entered his home.
One More Night (Episode 16)
Air date: 2004-07-12
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: A bridesmaid accuses the groom of rape.
Owzat (Episode 17)
Air date: 2004-07-13
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: A well known Judge finds himself in the dock on a charge that isn't cricket!
Man Overboard (Episode 18)
Air date: 2004-07-14
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: A ferry worker is accused of murdering his best friend by pushing him overboard.
Tragey (Episode 19)
Air date: 2004-07-15
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Can a man convince the jury that the death of his wife and daughter were a tragic accident?
The Kidnap (Episode 20)
Air date: 2004-07-16
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: A financial advisor sues an elderly couple found guilty of flasely imprisioning him.
Mother Love (Episode 21)
Air date: 2004-07-19
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: The case seems simple enough: a mother has accused her son-in-law of GBH after she rejected his advances. But as ever there's a deeper story to tell, and it's up to the defence team to unpick the truth from a particularly tricky fabric of lies and deception.
Head over Heels (Episode 22)
Air date: 2004-07-20
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: A school mountaineering trip ends in tragedy when a student falls to their death down a ravine. Is headmaster Scott Dalton directly responsible, or does the fact the victim had sneaked off to smoke a joint qualify as mitigating circumstances?
Nudist Beech (Episode 23)
Air date: 2004-07-21
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Financial advisor Edward Palmer has struck William Shawcross in the face, yet stands charged not just with assault but also outraging public decency - thanks to the fact he wasn't wearing any clothes at the time. Taking down his particulars is about to prove tricky...
Like A Robot (Episode 24)
Air date: 2004-11-08
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: A former soilder accussed of murdering a mugger denies that he intended to kill.
Bookends (Episode 25)
Air date: 2004-11-09
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: A man charged with assualting an opld woman and her son springs a few surprises.
These Foolish Things (Episode 26)
Air date: 2004-11-10
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: A teenager stands accused of aiding her best friends suicide.
Zero (Episode 27)
Air date: 2004-11-11
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: A defendant who stole a car with a baby inside faces manslaughter charges.
A Family Business (Episode 28)
Air date: 2004-11-15
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: The owner of a shop strongly denies an allegation of indecent assualt.
Deep Cover (Episode 29)
Air date: 2004-11-16
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: A jury considers the case of a football holigan who was stabbed after a match.
Fists of Fury (Episode 30)
Air date: 2004-11-17
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: When a half-time prank at a football match leads to more than a playfight the court must decided who's guilty and who's not.
Reckless (Episode 31)
Air date: 2004-11-19
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: A teenager obsessed with rap-music has burnt down his old school. But why?
Dicky Heart (Episode 32)
Air date: 2004-11-23
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: When a local vandal breaks into a house he is charged with manslaughter when the owner has a heart attack.
Penned In (Episode 33)
Air date: 2004-11-29
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: A man with a gun attempts to teach two teenagers a lesson.
Caught in the Wheels (Episode 34)
Air date: 2004-11-30
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: A father is accussed of assault by his own son.
Over the Edge (Episode 35)
Air date: 2004-12-02
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: A wife is charged with attempting to murder her terminally ill husband.
Caught Dead Handed (Episode 36)
Air date: 2004-12-07
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Despiting being dead a man's fingerprints are found at a crime scene.
The Postman (Episode 37)
Air date: 2004-12-15
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: A postman us accussed of stealing cash from a recently deceased woman.
Ballon Rage (Episode 38)
Air date: 2004-12-16
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: A court hears about a hot air ballon ride that turned into a nightmare.
Seasons
Episodes 38