"Judge John Deed" Exacting Justice (2001)

User Rating:

7.4/10   

Director:

Alrick Riley

Writer:

G.F. Newman (writer)

TV Series:

"Judge John Deed" (2001)

Original Air Date:

9 January 2001 (Season 1, Episode 1)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

Plot:

When judge John Deed takes the case of a man who has killed the driver responsible for his daughter's death, the high court judge gets personally involved in the situation.

Plot Keywords:

Judge | Legal | Character Name In Title

Cast

Victor Romero Evans	...	Maurice Hart
Martin Shaw	...	Judge John Deed
Steven Osborne	...	Alex Redburn
Jenny Seagrove	...	Jo Mills
Steven Elliot	...	Sergeant Bridges (as Steven Elliott)
Doug Bradley	...	Inspector Lannon
David Sibley	...	Paul Frant
Martin Reeve	...	Mike Peters
Colin Salmon	...	Willy Radcliff
Barbara Thorn	...	Rita 'Coop' Cooper
David Norman	...	Stephen Ashurst (as Dave Norman)
Louisa Clein	...	Charlie Deed
Tom Harper	...	Rory Brown
T.R. Bowen	...	Mr. Justice Nivan (as Trevor Bowen)
Tim Munro	...	Norman Children

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:M

Company:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Movie Connections:

Followed by "Judge John Deed" (2001)

Exacting Justice With a Human Touch

In this pilot we'll meet Judge John Deed whose professional life and private loves will shock and enthrall, rivet and intrigue, in short highly entertain us for the next twenty odd hours of this truly excellent British TV show. It's the best court room drama I have ever watched, with scripts worthy of the BBC's reputation and actors like you'll only ever find on English shows. This is a very unconventional judge as his stuffed-shirt brother judges find out to their dismay: a man not afraid of unpopular decisions and emotional engagement. A judge who is an upright human first and a member of the English judiciary next. An (ex-)husband, a father, brother, son and not to forget, a lover. Meet Judge John Deed, you won't regret the acquaintance.