The Innocence Project (2006– )

The Innocence Project follows a group of bright and ambitious law students. Champion of the underdog and a brilliant teacher, Professor Jon Ford sets up The Innocence Project, peopled ... See full summary »

Creator:

Oliver Brown

Stars:

Ruth Bradley, Oliver James, Luke Treadaway

Cast

Series cast summary:
Ruth Bradley	...	Beth (8 episodes, 2006-2007)
Oliver James	...	Nick (8 episodes, 2006-2007)
Luke Treadaway	...	Adam (8 episodes, 2006-2007)
Andrea Lowe	...	Philippa Lucas (8 episodes, 2006-2007)
Thomas Turgoose	...	Dizzy (7 episodes, 2006-2007)
Lloyd Owen	...	Professor Jon Ford (6 episodes, 2006-2007)
Christine Bottomley	...	Sarah (6 episodes, 2006-2007)
Stephen Graham	...	Andrew (6 episodes, 2006-2007)
Ruta Gedmintas	...	Mary Jarvis (6 episodes, 2006-2007)

Storyline

The Innocence Project follows a group of bright and ambitious law students. Champion of the underdog and a brilliant teacher, Professor Jon Ford sets up The Innocence Project, peopled entirely by a hand-picked group of law students. His passion for his subject ignites something new and exciting in his students. They take on cases pro bono that nobody else wants to know about. Smart and with an infectious enthusiasm, Ford's team is made up of fresh-faced 19-year-old university students who choose to make a difference while still going through the serious business of growing up. Their job is part investigator, part lawyer - and all before they're out of full-time education. The Innocence Project is about the law - but not about lawyers and the police; it's about failures in the process and cracks in the system. It's about young people with fire in their bellies and a healthy disregard for authority.

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

BBC [United Kingdom] Official site

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

2006 (UK)

Also Known As:

Innocent

Company Credits

Production Co:

BBC Northern Ireland, Tightrope Pictures

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Version of In Justice (2006)

User Reviews

I love this show!!!

I can't remember the last time I got excited about a new BBC drama. Now I it seems to have disappeared from their schedule. I thought they saved this kind of treatment for US Imports - remember how hard it was to keep track of Seinfeld & Larry Sanders...

Great cast, interesting cases (the man who killed his wife - or was it suicide), all wrapped up in a mature, adult-friendly package. This is a great antidote to all the reality TV garbage we've had to ingest recently.

If you love the law, enjoy solving a mystery, or just having a heated debate, THIS is the show for you.