Crown Court
Season 1977
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 1977
66 Episodes
- Beauty and the Beast (1)E1
Beauty and the Beast (1)Dr. William Ranford and John Meetham are accused of responsibility for illegal experiments on animals by their cosmetics company. The prosecution has been brought by an animals rights organisation that says the experiments were cruel and unnecessary; the defendants say their actions were justified and required for international sales - A Ladies Man (1)E13
A Ladies Man (1)Unemployed plasterer Frank Hanlon stands accused of burgling at night a shop called The Jewel Box and stealing a watch and a ring. He was arrested in the company of a young woman with whom he was having an affair - Marion King - and found to be in possession of identical items to those stolen and a screwdriver which the Prosecution claim he used to force open the door. - A Matter of Faith (1)E16
A Matter of Faith (1)Faith healer Peter Croft is seeking damages for libel against Harry McDonald. In a radio interview McDonald described Croft as a fraud who exploited patients. McDonald's wife had consulted Croft after being paralyzed - it seemed permanently - following a riding accident. - Crime Passionel (1)E19
Crime Passionel (1)Jasper Fortesque and Sir Harold Dupuis have been at odds for years. However matters escalated dramatically when Sir Harold objected to a letter about the future of Gibraltar from Fortesque and when to his home to confront him - this confrontation ended with Sir Harold suffering stab wounds from Fortesque's dagger. Fortesque faces a charge of GBH but insists Sir Harold was wounded by accident. - A Sheep in Wolf's Clothing (1)E31
A Sheep in Wolf's Clothing (1)Researcher Francis Galway faces the rare charge of inciting the police to disaffection, specifically towards strike action. He had been working for a right-wing pressure group who were campaigning against what they saw as "threats to democracy". The prosecution allege that Galway tried to fabricate evidence of subversion by a left-wing workers group and invited a police inspector to a meeting of fascists in Italy. - The Family Business (1)E34
The Family Business (1)Eighteen year old Navlika Patel and her younger brother Dinesh run a market stall and are accused of offences connected to a dispute with fellow market trader Henry Pegg. The prosecution allege that Dinesh stole a roll of cotton from Mr. Pegg's stall. Mr. Pegg then went to recover the roll from the Patels and in the process was stabbed with a pair of scissors in the stomach and wounded by Navlika. - A Pocketful of Pills (1)E37
A Pocketful of Pills (1)Gerald Peck is a self-confessed former drug addict with a number of previous drugs convictions. He is now accused of possession and dealing of drugs in connection with his role as manager of the Mandala Club. Police claim that Peck allowed the club to become a centre for drug use and dealing and that he was found with drugs in his office drawer. - Capers Among The Catacombs (1)E40
Capers Among The Catacombs (1)Clifford Grant stands accused of various macabre offences including desecration of corpses and church property and making threats to the church's vicar and a detective investigating his case. He does not deny that he is a follower of witchcraft but insists he is only concerned with doing good and has no interest in black magic, Satanism or depraved rituals as the prosecution allege. - Down Will Come Baby (1)E46
Down Will Come Baby (1)Four year old Leonie Klein was seriously injured after falling from a fire escape at the home of unregistered child-minder Sylvia Kelly. Mrs. Kelly is now on trial accused of ill-treating and neglecting Leonie. The prosecution argue that Mrs. Kelly was trying to look after six children and was unable to properly care for Leonie. They allege that she was annoyed with her and sent her out onto the balcony even though she knew it was unsafe. - A Place To Stay (1)E55
A Place To Stay (1)Arthur Barnard is warden of a hostel for homeless women. John Wragg and Richard Livesey wrote a letter and issued leaflets alleging that Barnard sexually harassed Mr. Wragg's wife who was staying at the hostel and that he generally managed the hostel in an unpleasant way with the aim of forcing residents to leave. - Safe As Houses (1)E58
Safe As Houses (1)Olive Hope stands accused of harassing her tenant and next-door neighbour Audrey Taylor. The Prosecution allege that the two women fell out and then Mrs. Hope tried to drive out Mrs. Taylor by playing loud music at night, banging on the walls, asking her to leave at short notice, burning down her shed and even staging a burglary in which Mrs. Taylor's house was ransacked. - An Upward Fall (1)E64
An Upward Fall (1)In a bizarre and protracted case Cosmic Planning Consultants are suing the Rosenberg Research Foundation for libel. The latter accused the former of irresponsibility in building an old people's home at the top of a Himalayan mountain with the toilets sited three thousand feet below. The plaintiffs insist their unusual choice of location was the right one and they have been unfairly maligned.