Crown Court
Season 1975
PG
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 1975
111 Episodes
- Ring in the New Year (1)
E1Ring in the New Year (1)Eric Flynn has brought a private prosecution against his wife Ethel for actual bodily harm. He alleges that at the last new year he was hit by her with a saucepan when he returned home unexpectedly late at night. As a result he required stitches in a head wound. Ethel denies the charges and the defence suggest that Eric was drunk at the time and has wrongly accused her. They say he was assaulted by someone else, possibly Ethel's mother or in the street by an unknown assailant. - The Healing Hand (1)E54
The Healing Hand (1)Neurologist Dr. Anthony Boyde and the Reverend Francis King set up a centre called "The Healing Hand" to support sufferers of chronic illnesses. While Dr. Boyde was away the centre's finances came under serious question and Reverend King now faces charges of stealing from its funds. - My Mother Said I Never Should (1)E60
My Mother Said I Never Should (1)During the clearing of a site for travellers Councillor Knox was seriously assaulted leaving him blind in one eye and with a punctured lung - both permanent injuries. Knox says he was attacked by Reuben Hartley, one of the travellers. - Songbirds Out Of Tune (1)E66
Songbirds Out Of Tune (1)This civil case hinges on a dispute between two word-renowned mezzo-sopranos. The American Chery Vandamm claims that she was falsely imprisoned by her rival Ethella Burns, an Australian. Vandamm was booked for a role in London but argues that Burns plotted to take her place. - Evil Influence (1)E81
Evil Influence (1)GP Dr. Thanet is suing Winifred Phelps for libel. She published material accusing him of distributing the contraceptive pill to underage girls - including her then 15 year old daughter Linda - on demand and being "an evil influence" in the community. Linda has since disappeared. - Never On Saturdays, Never On Sundays (1)E84
Never On Saturdays, Never On Sundays (1)Morris Downing has risen from modest beginnings through an exceptional educational record to become a chancery barrister. However he now finds himself on the wrong side of the law, accused of growing cannabis and allowing his fellow defendants to smoke it at his weekend home in Fulchester. - An Englishman's Home (1)E93
An Englishman's Home (1)Squatters from the university occupied what they thought was an empty holiday home and changed the locks to prevent the owner's re-entry. It was in fact the permanent home of Edward Lumsden, an elderly man. When he returned home to find himself locked-out he called his daughter Vera Chadwick who came to the house to resolve the matter. She took a shotgun along with her. This gun was ultimately fired and one of the squatters - John Worsley - was shot and permanently blinded in one eye.
