Pioneering eighteenth century barrister William Garrow returns to the Old Bailey to champion the rights of prisoners against the power of the State, making powerful enemies along the way.
Period drama. When 133 African prisoners are thrown overboard from a slave ship in suspicious circumstances, Garrow challenges the brutal trade that regards slaves as cargo.
DetailsDrama set in the late 18th century. Garrow defends a man accused of sodomy, a capital offence in Georgian England, while dealing with a sexual scandal of his own.
DetailsDrama set in the late 18th century. Garrow uses the case of a British sailor to attack The Admiralty - and in particular its Under Secretary, Sir Arthur Hill.
DetailsDrama series about a barrister in the 18th century. Garrow himself is in the dock, accused of adultery. He also prepares to save a 12-year-old mute boy accused of theft.
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