Crown Court Season 7 Episodes

Episode 1

Black and Blue: Part 1

Delroy Conway and his mother are both charged with assaulting a police officer. Detectives visited the Conway's in connection to a robbery, but Delroy apparently struck DC Wainwright with a heavy, glass dolphin, wounding him.

Episode 2

Black and Blue: Part 2

Iris Minton, Wilma Conway's next door neighbour tells the court about the constant noise she has to endure and that she witnessed Wilma attacking the sergeant. Wilma didn't know that the men were Police, she thought they were criminals.

Episode 3

Black and Blue: Part 3

Delroy is keen to conduct his own defence, he issues Mr. Steed with an ultimatum, ask about the beating he received in the prison cell, or leave him to conduct his own case.

Episode 4

Meeting Place: Part 1

Introverted middle-aged bachelor Leslie Simon and outgoing teenager Barry Gems seem worlds apart but an encounter between them in a parks public toilet late on a Saturday night left Mr. Simon badly injured. The Prosecution assert that Gems deliberately assaulted him. However the Defence suggest that Mr. Simon was making an unwanted homosexual advance to the young man who pushed him away, resulting in him accidentally falling and injuring himself on the slippery floor.

Episode 5

Meeting Place: Part 2

Joyce Simon denies her brother would ever have lascivious about young men. Barry Gems admits to drinking in the Glover's Arms. Returning home he stopped at the park toilets to urinate and claims that he saw Simon looking over the stall.

Episode 6

Meeting Place: Part 3

Witness Stirling Maxwell says he arrived at the toilets and saw Leslie Simon on the floor and Barry Gems standing over him. The defence, says Mr. Maxwell knew exactly what was going on and had already made up his mind about Leslie Simon.

Episode 7

Echoes: Part 1

David Miller is accused of committing grievous bodily harm against Ronnie Dewhurst, a man with whom he has long had a tense relationship and whose former girlfriend he has married. Dewhurst says he was assaulted in a pub car park by Miller and thrown into the path of a reversing car, causing him permanent injuries. Miller does not deny that he hit Dewhurst but says he only did so once earlier in the pub - he was offended by Dewhurst laughing at jokes against the disabled by a comedian which especially upset him as his own daughter has spina bifida. He argues Dewhurst and his girlfriend Lorraine Dilkes have invented the later "attack" and he was struck by the car in an unrelated accident.

Episode 8

Echoes: Part 2

Dr. Caroline Williams calls Ronald Dewhurst injuries severe and at the time life threatening. She adds Dewhurst will never fully recover. Witness Barry Glover tells the court how he unwittingly drove over Dewhurst body lying in the road.

Episode 9

Echoes: Part 3

Bernard Harrison, secretary of the fishing club tells about a feud between the pair over his wife who was Dewhurst's ex-girlfriend. Rita Miller says Dewhurst made a joke about her which angered her husband but he only threw one punch.

Episode 10

White Lies: Part 1

Dispatch worker Raj Singh is accused of stealing merchandise from the Electrotoy factory where he worked and of wounding his supervisor Ronald Makepeace. The Prosecution argue that the goods were found in the boot of Singh's car by Mr. Makepeace whom he then assaulted in a fit of anger. However Singh denies both charges. He retorts that the items were planted in his car, the culmination of a campaign of racially-motivated harassment throughout his employment.

Episode 11

White Lies: Part 2

Byron Whittaker says he saw Raj Singh Kumar taking boxes from the boot of his car. He went to get help and saw Ronald Makepiece injured. However Jane Gillespie points out he had the only keys to the corridor to where the games were kept.

Episode 12

White Lies: Part 3

Raj Singh Kumar was considered over qualified for an office job and planning to go to university. When he spotted a way to improve dispatch deliveries he chose to go over Ronald Makepeace's head. After that meeting he was sent to Coventry.

Episode 13

The Song Not the Singer: Part 1

Dr. Ruth Wilkins attended a concert by singers John Barnard and Julie Gilmour. However she was not a fan and after hearing them perform one of their songs they are charged with blasphemy. Dr. Wilkins is a committed Christian and moral campaigner and argues the song causes outrage to Christians. The Defence maintain that the song is quite acceptable and a legitimate statement of protest against the cruelties of war.

Episode 14

The Song Not the Singer: Part 2

Rev. Edward Walter says the lyrics of the song "Kingdom" include lines about sexual love. The religious nature of the song's lyrics is blasphemous. Judy Gilmour tells of the Free Fulchester Concert in which sang the song with John Barnard.

Episode 15

The Song Not the Singer: Part 3

John Barnard tells how he wrote the song "Kingdom of Heaven". He says he had become disenchanted with religion and how Christianity was now perceived. Concert promoter Ian Glencoe denies there was any disturbance when the song was played.

Episode 16

Michael: Part 1

Robine Fisher stands accused of infanticide - specifically of smothering to death her baby son Michael - while suffering from post-natal depression. The Prosecution case is that she was an inadequate mother who eventually lost control. Injuries on his body suggested he had been deliberately suffocated. The Defence claim though that she cared deeply for Michael and that he died of cot death syndrome. Her desperate efforts to revive him inadvertently caused the injuries.

Episode 17

Michael: Part 2

Dr. McGillivray, who performed the autopsy, says evidence shows that a pillow had been held over the face. Adding he considered baby to be under weight for his age. The defence asks if the injuries could have happened shortly after death.

Episode 18

Michael: Part 3

Robine Fisher claims she put a pillow behind baby Michael and tucked in the blanket. The baby was continuously crying, for a long period, and Rabine tired, frustrated grabbed the bars of the cot but denies intentionally killing the baby.

Episode 19

Association: Part 1

23 mins

Novelist Derek Easton is accused of harbouring escaped psychopath John Bright and aiding and abetting him to commit rapes by supplying drugs used to subdue the victims. He had met Bright while on a voluntary stay in a psychiatric hospital and the Prosecution claim the two became strong friends. Easton denies the charges. He says he did not know Bright was a serious sexual offender, did not know he was on the run and did not assist him with the rape offenses.

Episode 20

Association: Part 2

25 mins

George Unwin QC questions D.S. Gordon why he relied on information from fellow Barnhall psychiatric patients of John Bright. He points out that Barnhall is an open hospital not a criminal one. So how did Gordon convince senior officers?

Episode 21

Association: Part 3

Derek Easton says he suffered a mental breakdown due problems at work and increased drinking. He went to Barnhall, five mornings a week over four months. During his time their he befriended John Bright but was unaware his criminal history.

Episode 22

Still Life with Feathers: Part 1

Nadia Phillips faces charges of malicious wounding and criminal damage. The prosecution case is that she assaulted her former fiancé Bob Turner and damaged artworks created by his new partner Alice Lovell. They say her motivation was anger at his new relationship and followed a period of harassment. Miss Phillips denies both charges. She had spent nine months in hospital following a nervous breakdown and was discharged not long before the alleged offences. The defence argue that due to this treatment and ongoing medication she has not been responsible for her actions.

Episode 23

Still Life with Feathers: Part 2

Bob Turner says Nadia had a breakdown but he kept in contact and she let him know she was no longer in hospital. On Xmas Day, she found out about his new relationship. Nadia began to harass him and broke into his home, damaging property.

Episode 24

Still Life with Feathers: Part 3

Nadia Phillips tells of her mental health struggles and her lengthy period in hospital. A letter from Bob Turner invited her for Xmas but she was left alone with Alice Lovell. She tried to go and denies picking a up knife to threaten her.

Episode 25

Cat in Hell: Part 1

George Mitchell, a prisoner on a release programme, was found by a police officer in possession of a cashmere coat containing items of jewellery. The coat and jewellery all belonged to members of the wealthy Cunningham family with whom he had been staying while Mrs. Cunningham offered him rehabilitation support. Mitchell admits to stealing the coat but argues that he is innocent of the other alleged thefts. He insists the items were planted and he is the victim of a frame by a member of the Cunningham family.

Episode 26

Cat in Hell: Part 2

Vivien Cunningham is accused of having an affair with George Mitchell. She denies it but Mr. Vendrahiri asks about why George's wife left him sighting his liaison with her. Douglas is pressed on his wife's volunteer work with prisoners.

Episode 27

Cat in Hell: Part 3

Pauline Mitchell tells how she confronted Vivien Cunningham over her affair with her husband but Ms. Travers claims it was for blackmail. Vivien's daughter Diana says she knew of a previous case where another person had to take the blame.

Episode 28

To Catch a Thief: Part 1

George Grainger has a long list of convictions for handling stolen property. How can he explain away a garage full of stolen whisky?

Episode 29

To Catch a Thief: Part 2

George Grainger begins his evidence, he claims that Street and Harvey took advantage of his Sunday trading scam and forced him into working for them. Grainger's case rests the story he willingly received the spirits as per the Police.

Episode 30

To Catch a Thief: Part 3

Angela Barton, Grainger's associate volunteer tells the court that he was being coerced into working for the police, she states how she suggested that Grainger record the conversations. The jury must consider the evidence of the tapes.

Episode 31

The Change: Part 1

Marianne Miller has admitted to forging her birth certificate but denies obtaining property by deception from Harry Miller and a former partner Victor Czaky. However this is no typical fraud case because Marianne was born as Stephen Lewis and after a sex change operation "married" Harry Miller. This "marriage" was later annulled as she was born male. Both men claim they had no idea she was born male and would never have embarked on the relationships had they known her true sex. However Marianne insists that both men knew of her sex at birth and accepted her desire to change her sex. There was therefore no deception when they gave her property.

Episode 32

The Change: Part 2

On the second day of the trial, the surgeon who performed the sex change operation on Marianne Miller takes the stand.

Episode 33

The Change: Part 3

On the final day of the trial, Marianne's father takes the stand, as does an eminent endocrinologist, who testifies that, in his medical opinion, Marianne Miller is a woman.

Episode 34

The Jawbone of an Ass: Part 1

Frank Robey and his brother-in-law David Charlton have had a tense relationship for some time. Matters though took a rather serious turn at the end of a New Year's party resulting in David Charlton's jaw being broken. The Prosecution argue that Robey struck Charlton with a frozen leg of pork he had taken to the party, angry at it being rejected as a present. However the Defence claim that Robey is innocent. They don't deny that he was unhappy with his brother-in-law but insist the injuries occurred accidentally in a fall.

Episode 35

The Jawbone of an Ass: Part 2

PC Kember says Robert Charlton did not want any police involvement but David insisted. David Charlton adds that Frank Robey came to his party already drunk, carrying a leg of pork. When confronted by his brother he hit him with the leg.

Episode 36

The Jawbone of an Ass: Part 3

The court learns that David Charlton's wife Ann had left him after he laid charges against her brother but has returned. Charlton had also made comments he made about Robey's recently deceased mother but still invited him to the party.

Episode 37

Two Thousand Witnesses: Part 1

A concert by rock band "Tears" ends when teenage fan Michelle Hinds is blinded when her face hits the footlights while being ejected from the stage by roadie James Fagan. Fagan is charged with GBH but claims the incident was an accident.

Episode 38

Two Thousand Witnesses: Part 2

Michelle Hinds tells the court about her injuries. She says Joseph Fagan was the man trying to get fans off the stage and that he picked her up and threw into the stage lights. The defence asks how she could be sure there was only one man.

Episode 39

Two Thousand Witnesses: Part 3

James Fagan only learned that Michelle Hinds was injured when the lights were turned on. He adds that he was over run and throwing numerous girls from the stage. The security, on the night, was made of untrained local council officials.

Episode 40

Code: Part 1

Borstal inmate Steven Fisk is accused of stealing items from a shop while he was on an unsupervised visit to the town centre. It is accepted that Fisk took the goods and then handed them in to police. The prosecution contend that Fisk stole the items with the intention of selling them and using the proceeds to cement his position as a "daddy" or dominant figure within the borstal. He asserts though that far from being one of the leading inmates he was being threatened by others; he had no intention of stealing and handed in the goods with the intention of being transferred to a safer institution.

Episode 41

Code: Part 2

Two trainees at Powys Grange tell the court that Fisk held the position of 'Daddy,' that he was running a tobacco racket, 'baroning.' Fisk explains why he stole from the shop, and subsequently handed himself in.

Episode 42

Code: Part 3

Fisk tells the court that he stole the items and handed himself in to escape the barbarous regime at Powys Grange. Fisk explains that he's learned a trade at the Borstal, his tutor Mr. Parrish speaks in his favour. The jury decide.

Episode 43

Common Sense: Part 1

Two schoolboys visited a funfair looking for a fifty pence piece that one of them had dropped. While there they met a man who offered them the same amount each if they would perform indecent acts with him. The boys reported the matter to the police and they identified Reginald Barton as the offender. The Defence do not deny an offence took place and Barton admits to a long criminal record for sexual offences against boys. However he insists he is innocent on this occasion and is the victim of mistaken identity.

Episode 44

Common Sense: Part 2

Reginald Barton says he has a two year suspended sentence for inciting a boy under the age of fourteen into an act of gross indecency. He has 14 convictions for the same offence and pleaded guilty every time. However denies this offence.

Episode 45

Common Sense: Part 3

Reginald Barton returns to the stand after the court was adjourned early, following a heated exchange with the prosecution over his motives for going to the park. He now admits that he wanted to be near boys because he is homosexual.

Episode 46

In the Heat of the Moment: Part 1

Tessa Blackley, a Fulchester journalist, is accused of setting fire to the house of her married lover.

Episode 47

In the Heat of the Moment: Part 2

Richard Hanson admits that when he ended his affair with Tessa Blackley she said, in the heat of the moment, that she wanted to get a gun and shoot the lot of us. Despite these comments he doesn't believe she would set fire to the house.

Episode 48

In the Heat of the Moment: Part 3

Tessa Blackley says she met Richard Hanson for lunch the day after he ended their relationship and it continued. She denies the can of petrol in her car was used to burn down the Hanson home. Mr. Parsons calls her calculating and ruthless.

Episode 49

Does Your Mother Know You're Out?: Part 1

Divorcee Nora Docherty is charged with exercising control over a prostitute, her own daughter Dawn Welman, who's just sixteen years of age.

Episode 50

Does Your Mother Know You're Out?: Part 2

Dawn Welman is questioned by both parties and reveals some shocking details about her past. Mister Rockwell is keen to discover who funded the furnishing of the flat she operated from. Nora's next door neighbour gives evidence.

Episode 51

Does Your Mother Know You're Out?: Part 3

Nora is questioned, she sticks to her story, asserting that she was unaware her daughter was working as a prostitute and unaware that she herself was being charged with a crime.

Episode 52

The Crown of Life: Part 1

John Hibberd, an old man, was left paralyzed and unable to speak after two strokes and was cared for by his wife Violet. She now stands accused of deliberately harming him - firstly by scalding his arm with boiling water and then by putting caustic soda in his bath water. Both Prosecution and Defence agree that the Hibberds had a very unhappy marriage but Violet denies deliberately inflicting the injuries - she insists both occurred by accident.

Episode 53

The Crown of Life: Part 2

Canadian based, Reg Hibberd tells how his mother's violent episodes, towards his father, was the reason why he chose to leave home. Violet Hibberd claims the scold mark on her husband came from when she slipped while holding the kettle.

Episode 54

The Crown of Life: Part 3

Violet Hibberd tells the court that her husband is not the father of her son. He was born out of a one nightstand, in 1939, and blamed him for sending the child away. Daughter Joy, a nurse, attempts to play down the extent of the injuries.

Episode 55

Past Times: Part 1

In 1964 Yannis Christodoulou, a Greek-Cypriot immigrant, appeared before magistrates charged with wounding Ahmed Hilmi, a Turkish-Cypriot. Christodoulou left for Cyprus before trial at a higher court. Fourteen years later he returned to the UK thinking the case had expired but it has in fact been referred to the Crown Court. The Prosecution argue Christodoulou was taunting Hilmi over events in Cyprus but the Defence say he was only acting in reasonable self-defence, thinking Hilmi and a friend were going to attack him.

Episode 56

Past Times: Part 2

Ahmed Hilmi is asked about his anger about Greek-Cypriots attacking his home village. However he says it's his duty give evidence against Christodoulou. Yashar Vedat says that Mr. Hilmi did him a favour but the pair exchanged angry words.

Episode 57

Past Times: Part 3

Yannis Christodoulou is asked to explain why he skipped bail after returning to Cyprus to see his father and why he stayed after he died. He is also accused of supporting EOKA, a terrorist group whose aim is to merge Cyprus into Greece.

Episode 58

Queen Bee: Part 1

Eighteen year old Terry Selwyn died after taking an overdose of his medication while staying at a hostel for mentally ill youngsters. Anna Damon, the former warden, now faces the charge of involuntary manslaughter in connection with his death. The Prosecution allege that she was guilty of criminal neglect in allowing him access to the pills. She asserts her innocence, arguing that she was not on duty at the time and that the hostel was badly managed by its director Gudrun Ewbank.

Episode 59

Queen Bee: Part 2

Warden of the Mona Gardens House, Des Bradd is asked about Terry Selwyn's death. He admits he had been suspended at the time and a Union meeting was taking place to discuss his suspension. Terry wanted his medication but he was suspended.

Episode 60

Queen Bee: Part 3

Anna Damon is questioned on the Fulchester Foundation Trust handbook set out by Miss Ewbank. A ad hock scrapbook put together over several years but one which Miss Damon often added funny asides. Damon is accused of abusing these rules.

Episode 61

The Green House Girls: Part 1

Stella Martin-James is accused of stealing money from Mary Carr and Patsy Donovan. However this is not a conventional case of theft as the girls are staying at Green House probation hostel and Miss Martin-James is their warden.

Episode 62

The Green House Girls: Part 2

Roy White says Stella Martin-James became violent and abusive when her credit was refused. She later told him she had the money but was arrested. Martin-James says she didn't know who employed her but admitted about her criminal record.

Episode 63

The Green House Girls: Part 3

On cross examination, Quentin Ingrams asks Stella Martin-James to list her numerous aliases. He adds that Jean Warner, Margaret Ashley and Rosemary Graham-Rogers are all names in which she has been convicted in the past but not admitted.

Episode 64

Through the Bottom of a Glass, Darkly: Part 1

The Fulchester Free Press published an article accusing journalist Dennis Broadley of being dishonest and a drunk after he wrote a critical article about dancer Linda McDonald. Ben Hare and Julia Andretti of the FFP are now being sued for libel by Broadley who says his comments about McDonald were accurate and involved no deception but they say he tricked her and is notorious for his problems with alcohol.

Episode 65

Through the Bottom of a Glass, Darkly: Part 2

Publisher of the Fulchester Freepress, Ben Hare wanted to highlight columnist Dennis Broadley who had deceived Linda McDonald in order to write a nasty story about her. Broadley is a drunk who had disgraced himself at a Fulchester Seminar.

Episode 66

Through the Bottom of a Glass, Darkly: Part 3

Editor of Sunday News, Hampton Bruce says he excepted Dennis Broadley's denial about the Freepress article. Broadley is entitled to write about Miss McDonald Go-Go dancing while claiming benefits even if it is not in the public interest.

Episode 67

Still Waters: Part 1

Amy Sellars stands accused of the attempted murder of her daughter-in-law Valerie. The Prosecution case is that Amy disliked Valerie who she felt was not right for her son and attempted to kill her by drowning. They allege she organised a rowing trip despite boating conditions being poor and then pushed Valerie - who could not swim - into the water. The Defence reject the charge and retort that Valerie Sellars fell into the water accidentally.

Episode 68

Still Waters: Part 2

Valerie Sellars talks about her four month marriage to Barry and how his mother Amy disapproved. When she wouldn't stop her education Amy started to bring around other women. During the boat trip Valerie was punched and pushed over by Amy.

Episode 69

Still Waters: Part 3

Amy Sellars denies that she could influence Barry. She told Valerie she could earn some money, outside university, stitching hems on skirts. Amy claims it was her idea to invite Valerie to a picnic and boat trip has Barry wanted her back.

Episode 70

A Man with Everything: Part 1

Kenneth Eden, a wealthy man, did voluntary work with his wife helping youngsters at a local children's home. However he now finds himself accused of stealing a necklace from and indecently assaulting teenager Barbara Brown. The Prosecution say he was found in possession of Barbara's necklace and molested her when she visited his house. He denies both accusations, arguing Barbara left behind the necklace and the assault claim has been invented by Barbara and her care workers.

Episode 71

A Man with Everything: Part 2

Celia Travers attempts break Barbara Brown story. Mr. Eden never touched her when she went to his house and she is an out and out liar. Ms. Travers wants to know why she never even told her house mother that she was going to visit him.

Episode 72

A Man with Everything: Part 3

Kenneth Eden denies inviting Barbara Brown to have tea at his home and admits that Barbara has open invitation to visit him. He denies any complaint of sexual harassment as well as saying to Insp. Cripps, when charged, "it had to come".

Episode 73

Scalped: Part 1

Berry Ferguson is on trial for obtaining money by deception. The prosecution allege that Ferguson took £75 from George Miles for hair loss treatment, a procedure that didn't quite fulfill expectations.

Episode 74

Scalped: Part 2

Betty Lou McKeky, Ferguson's assistant explains why the clinic had to move to Fulchester from Fargo, where they make the certain rods. McKeky explains her relationship with Ferguson and details the hair loss treatment procedure.

Episode 75

Scalped: Part 3

A client of Ferguson's, Louis Rapaeio, explains how the procedure helped him and boosted his confidence. Ferguson begins his defence by outlining why he started the hair loss treatment company and outlines its successes and future.

Episode 76

Soft Target: Part 1

Episode 77

Soft Target: Part 2

Episode 78

Soft Target: Part 3