Crown Court
Season 1972
Crown Court is an afternoon television courtroom drama produced by Granada Television for the ITV network that ran from 1972, when the Crown Court system replaced Assize courts and Quarter sessions in the legal system of England and Wales, to 1984.
Where to Watch Season 1972
36 Episodes
- Doctor's Neglect? (1)E1
Doctor's Neglect? (1)Mr Simpson was admitted to hospital following a car crash in Fulchester. He was examined by doctors and treated for minor injuries before being discharged. Moments later, Mr Simpson collapsed on the forecourt of the hospital and was rushed back inside for emergency brain surgery, from which he died. His widow Mrs Simpson is suing the hospital for neglect, claiming that the doctors who initially treated her husband missed the injury. - Liberman v Savage (2)
E5Liberman v Savage (2)Former Met officer and private inquiry agent is questioned over his involvement in the investigation into an alleged infidelity concerning Mrs Delia Savage. She in turn is called to give evidence in her defence concerning any romantic involvement with the plaintiff Emmanuel Lieberman's son Mark Lieberman. Her evidence suggests that their relation was platonic and that his presence in her flat was merely coincidental. - Regina v Bryant (2)
E11Regina v Bryant (2)The accused, Harry Bryant, acting as his defence, intensively interrogates the arresting officer Inspector Collins to discredit his methods used to investigate and arrest him on what he claims are false charges and planted evidence. Although the prosecution tries to use Bryant's extensive criminal history, Bryant continues his attack on police methods using corroborating evidence given by Collins' assistant Sergeant Fisher. - Regina v Vennings & Vennings (1)E16
Regina v Vennings & Vennings (1)A father and son are charged with attempting to smuggle a huge amount of heroin into the country. The drugs were discovered during a search of the vessel on the River Thames after it arrived from France. The couple claim they knew nothing about the heroin on their boat. - The Eleventh Commandment (1)E19
The Eleventh Commandment (1)Two friends, Linda Mitchell and Rosemary Clayton, are accused of conspiring to shoplift a dress from Hombards Boutique in Fulchester. A store detective claims that Mitchell tried on four dresses in the changing rooms but emerged with only three. Ms Clayton, it is claimed, tried to cause a distraction when Mitchell was challenged about the missing dress by claiming that her purse had been stolen. The store detective claims to have seen the two women put the stolen dress into their car, hidden beneath a raincoat, before Clayton drove away. - The Medium (1)E22
The Medium (1)A spiritualist is accused of fraudulently obtaining money from a widower after performing a series of séances at which he claimed to be making contact with the woman's recently deceased son. The payments for the séances ranged from small cash gifts to a large house. The prosecution claim that the spiritualist took advantage of a vulnerable woman. - Espionage (1)E25
Espionage (1)Foreign Office employee Margaret Terson took top secret documents back to her home while she was dating East German businessman Hans Muller. The prosecution claim that Muller, a communist, was a spy. Miss Terson, who had been under police surveillance during her dalliance with Muller, is now accused of breaching the official secrets Act. - Conspiracy: Regina v Luckhurst and Sawyer (1)E28
Conspiracy: Regina v Luckhurst and Sawyer (1)A radical young journalist and his student girlfriend are accused of conspiring to cause an explosion which rocked the offices of a local company. The prosecution is based on two pieces of evidence found at the couple's flat during a raid - a pair of plimsolls containing fragments of glass matching the glass at the company's offices, and letters written by the couple suggesting that the premises should be attacked. - Who is Benedetto Trovato? Regina v Starkie (1)E31
Who is Benedetto Trovato? Regina v Starkie (1)Art collector Walter Lander purchased an extremely valuable painting from British collector Alice Starkie. When he announced his purchase to the art world, another collector came forward to claim that he has had the original painting for several years, and that Lander's purchase must be a fake. Alice Starkie is charged with obtaining money by deception, but claims she sold the painting in good faith, believing it to be the original. Is she telling the truth? - Criminal Libel: Regina v Maitland (1)E34
Criminal Libel: Regina v Maitland (1)Roddy Maitland, the rising if temperamental star of British tennis, stormed off court during a Wimbledon semi-final. He then drove up to Fulchester to confront Dr. Holt-Matthews, the father of his pregnant girlfriend Gail. On being told that that her pregnancy was now over he attempted suicide in a hotel room by slashing his wrists. However it is Maitland who is now on trial for criminal libel after writing a letter in which the Prosecution allege he maliciously and falsely claimed the doctor to be "an abortionist" and "a murderer". The Defence case is that Dr. Holt-Matthews's callous attitude led him to such a conclusion and that there is no proof Gail had a genuine miscarriage.
