Justice
Margaret Lockwood, one of Britain's film stars of the 1940s and '50s, stars here as Harriet Peterson, the intuitive, tenacious, highly-principled Barrister. "Justice" was developed from the play "Justice Is A Woman," which was broadcast in the series of plays on ITV Playhouse, in which she starred as Julia Stanford, an English Barrister who, in a Scottish court, is called upon to defend a teenager who is charged with the rape and murder of a young girl.
- 1971-1974
- 3 seasons
- Drama
Margaret Lockwood, one of Britain's film stars of the 1940s and '50s, stars here as Harriet Peterson, the intuitive, tenacious, highly-principled Barrister. "Justice" was developed from the play "Justice Is A Woman," which was broadcast in the series of plays on ITV Playhouse, in which she starred as Julia Stanford, an English Barrister who, in a Scottish court, is called upon to defend a teenager who is charged with the rape and murder of a young girl.
Season 3 Episode Guide
13 Episodes 1974
Episode 1
Trial for Murder
52 mins
A wife is accused of feeding cheese to her ailing elderly husband, after a doctor had supposedly warned her it was one of the foods that might not agree with her husband's medications. Harriet's office has a flashy, young new partner.
Episode 2
The Price of Innocence
52 mins
With news Sir John is moving on, the barristers vote on a new Head of Chambers. Meanwhile Harriet defends a feisty truck driver accused of killing a pedestrian, before an openly biased judge.
Episode 3
Duty of Care
52 mins
Dr. Moody's partners want him out.Meanwhile Harriet takes a case in which a drug manufacturer is accused of not offering proper warning of side effects, after a man's wife dies from taking one of their tablets.
Episode 4
Growing Up
52 mins
Dr.Moody starts a new job.Harriet defends the troubled 19 year old son of a chief constable,the boy is accused of rape but refuses to speak up to help his case.
Episode 5
The Fine Line of Duty
52 mins
A politician friend of Dr. Moody in the spotlight,with a tribunal Harriet assists, over an industrial plant the parliamentarian helped get built, from which a chemical leak has taken three victims.
Episode 6
It's Always a Gamble
52 mins
Two cases: Elliot argues strenuously for a worker disabled by "contributory negligence" while Harriet helps a disturbed young lady who neglected her nanny job to leave a baby alone in a carriage.
Episode 7
Matrimonial Malice
52 mins
A surgeon is charged by his wife of "malicious wounding" whereas he calls her psychologically disturbed.Office clerk Bill feels pressured by work-obsessed Harriet's increased demands for accounting paperwork.
Episode 8
Persona Non Grata
48 mins
Elliot tries to help an Indian student threatened with deportation, while in a parallel case Harriet helps a nosy American tycoon prove that his daughter was part of a plot to steal his favorite painting, a Modigliani.
Episode 9
Twice the Legal Limit
48 mins
Justice Bebbington, who has given Harriet trouble with his mean spirited sentencing, asks her to defend him in a case of drunken driving. Something about the setup strikes her as suspicious.
Episode 10
Under Suspicion
48 mins
Barrister Elliot is accused of bribing a policeman by another policeman who resents how Elliot had challenged him in previous cases.But there is more to the story than meets the eye, including a witness hiding a prostitution ring scandal.
Episode 11
Decisions, Decisions
48 mins
A spoiled aristocratic couple waste the Court's time staging a bickering fest for mercenary gain.James ponders a departure.The pushy US businessman Harriet had once helped returns with a proposal.
Episode 12
Point of Death
48 mins
A dramatic installment: Harriet and Ian clash,when a doctor is accused of hastening the death of an accident victim, so the kidneys can be transferred to a woman who needs them, with whom the doctor has a suspicious connection.
Episode 13
Collision Course
48 mins
Harriet bones up on maritime law to defend a Greek ship owner who had chartered out his boat but is still accused of responsibility for an accident with another vessel. She and Ian decide to get married.