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The Best Episodes of Crown Court Season 2

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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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Crown Court Season 2 Episode 39 - The Death of Dracula: Part 3
    8.9/10(21 votes)

    S2:E39

    Rita Mattson is cross examined by James Elliot QC. She is rattled when he claims her husband was threatening to leave her for a younger woman. Brig. Sir Ferdinand Tennyson-Pusey gives evidence about how he believed gun trick worked.

    Director:Mark Cullingham
    Writer:David Fisher

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  2. Crown Court Season 2 Episode 37 - The Death of Dracula: Part 1
    8.7/10(26 votes)

    S2:E37

    Count Alucard, a Dracula-themed illusionist, is shot dead on stage when a stunt involving a gun goes horribly wrong. His assistant (his wife, Rita) is accused of having tampered with the gun, killing him after discovering yet another of his affairs. did she purposely kill her husband, or was the gun faulty?

    Director:Mark Cullingham
    Writer:David Fisher

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  3. Crown Court Season 2 Episode 92 - The Night for Country Dancing: Part 2
    8.4/10(16 votes)

    S2:E92

    Arthur Moore, Mrs Airey's lover for the last ten years gives evidence and claims he gave her £2,500 a year and is the father her son Paul. When Raymond Deane is called he also claims to have been her lover for ten years and Paul's father.

    Director:Quentin Lawrence
    Writer:David Fisher

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  4. Crown Court Season 2 Episode 151 - Murder Most Foul
    8.4/10(12 votes)

    S2:E151

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    Director:Quentin Lawrence
    Writer:Patricia Hooker

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  5. Crown Court Season 2 Episode 38 - The Death of Dracula: Part 2
    8.3/10(22 votes)

    S2:E38

    Lingerie model Kathleen Nolan gives evidence of the events leading to the death of Norman Mattson, at the 501 Club. Rita Mattson takes the stand and claims in the 8 years of her marriage she never knew how the silver bullet trick worked.

    Director:Mark Cullingham
    Writer:David Fisher

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  6. Crown Court Season 2 Episode 77 - A Right to Life: Part 2
    8.2/10(8 votes)

    S2:E77

    Prof. Esmond Seagrave counters Dr. Paul Richards' argument that anyone who has a IQ under 85 should be sterilised. The girl at centre of the case, Sarah Abbs, gives evidence but has limited understanding of anything other than her lost baby.

    Director:Paul Annett
    Writer:David Fisher

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  7. Crown Court Season 2 Episode 81 - The Inner Circle: Part 3
    8.2/10(22 votes)

    S2:E81

    Mrs. Peacock attempts to explain the benefit of the Open Box community and how they helped her following a nervous breakdown. Megan Watts, finally, takes the stand and denies that members, at Tute Hall, are terrified of her.

    Director:Bob Hird
    Writer:Guy Slater

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  8. Crown Court Season 2 Episode 1 - Regina v Barnes: Whatever Happened to George Robins?: Part 1
    8.1/10(31 votes)

    S2:E1

    George Robins is a second hand car dealer and well-known ladies man. He has disappeared. Blood stains were found at his country cottage. A local car thief, Harold Barnes, is charged with his murder, but Barnes claims that Robins has not been murdered but has faked his own death so that his wife can claim a large insurance pay-out. The prosecution will try to prove that Barnes has indeed murdered Robins even though no body has ever been found.

    Director:Bob Hird
    Writer:Paul Wheeler

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  9. Crown Court Season 2 Episode 2 - Regina v Barnes: Whatever Happened to George Robins?: Part 2
    8.1/10(26 votes)

    S2:E2

    Detective Inspector Robert takes the stand to describe the investigation into the disappearance of George Robins and the arrest of Harold Barnes. Dr. John Gould gives a breakdown of the forensic evidence and the link to Barnes.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Crown Court Season 2 Episode 34 - Love Thy Neighbour: Part 1
    8.1/10(25 votes)

    S2:E34

    A man is left paralyzed after being shot on his own doorstep following an argument about a betting slip. Two brothers living next door stand accused of attempted murder but claim the gun went off by accident during a scuffle.

    Director:Brian Parker
    Writer:Sean Hignett

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  11. Crown Court Season 2 Episode 47 - The Gilded Cage: Part 1
    8.1/10(9 votes)

    S2:E47

    An estranged wife has accused her husband of rape. The husband denies the charge and claims that his wife has made up the allegation in anger after he refused to increase her maintenance payments.

    Director:Gordon Flemyng
    Writers:Nicholas Mander, David Blunt

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  12. Crown Court Season 2 Episode 3 - Regina v Barnes: Whatever Happened to George Robins?: Part 3
    8.0/10(25 votes)

    S2:E3

    Defendant Harold Barnes alleges that George Robins is still alive. Prosecutor Jonathan Fry QC causes a stir when he calls Robins as a witness. Barnes' wife Catherine denies the she had an affair with Robins and alibis her husband.

    Director:Bob Hird
    Writer:Paul Wheeler

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  13. Crown Court Season 2 Episode 61 - A View to Matrimony: Part 1
    8.0/10(9 votes)

    S2:E61

    Archie McNeil is a bigamist. He married three women under Islamic Law in Somalia, where he has business interests, and a further three women in the U.K. Is he just a hopeless romantic? (The press have dubbed him 'The blue-beard of Scotland'). Or did he, as the prosecution claim, marry his wives for financial gain? After being traced by a Private Detective to a hotel room in Scarborough, where he was on honeymoon with wife number six, Mr McNeil must now explain his actions in court.

    Director:Voytek
    Writer:David Fisher

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  14. Crown Court Season 2 Episode 62 - A View to Matrimony: Part 2
    8.0/10(8 votes)

    S2:E62

    When Agnes McNeill interrupted the court, it was then discovered that she was yet another woman claiming to be the wife of Archie. All three of the wives give evidence but Agnes claims she went to Somalia, with him, but returned home.

    Director:Voytek
    Writer:David Fisher

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  15. Crown Court Season 2 Episode 76 - A Right to Life: Part 1
    8.0/10(8 votes)

    S2:E76

    A doctor, and the mental institute at which he works, are being sued for damages by a young woman. Whilst living as a patient at the mental institute, the young woman became pregnant. She claims that the doctor performed an abortion on her against her will and knowledge. The doctor is well known for his controversial views on genetics, which to some appear similar to those held by NAZI ideologists in the 1930's. Barry Deeley QC leads the prosecution.

    Director:Paul Annett
    Writer:David Fisher

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  16. Crown Court Season 2 Episode 78 - A Right to Life: Part 3
    8.0/10(8 votes)

    S2:E78

    Dr. Paul Richards defends his actions in giving Sarah Abbs an abortion. He claims she was violent and he'd gave her a stable existence. Barry Deeley accuses Richards of playing god and failing to explain, to Sarah, the consequences.

    Director:Paul Annett
    Writer:David Fisher

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  17. Crown Court Season 2 Episode 93 - The Night for Country Dancing: Part 3
    8.0/10(15 votes)

    S2:E93

    Barbara Airey gives her evidence and tries to explain away her three lovers and their gifts worth £10,000 a year. The prosecution claims this is a lie to cover up years of tax evasion and she was simply fiddling the books.

    Director:Quentin Lawrence
    Writer:David Fisher

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  18. Crown Court Season 2 Episode 18 - Portrait of an Artist: Kingsley v Messiter: Part 3
    7.9/10(25 votes)

    S2:E18

    Rose Messiter is cross examined by Helen Tate. She accuses Messiter of being a witness to the original Will and wouldn't be provided for. Under pressure, from Tate, Messiter admits she wrote the second Will but denies it was forgery.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Crown Court Season 2 Episode 26 - Act of Vengeance: Regina v Collings: Part 2
    7.9/10(9 votes)

    S2:E26

    Alan Collings fiancee Pauline Ellis gives evidence about the long running feud between the father's Alan and Brian and how family party ended in threats. Brian Collings takes the stand in his defence but is unable to produce an alibi.

    Director:Howard Baker
    Writer:Scott Forbes

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  20. Crown Court Season 2 Episode 28 - Freak-Out: Regina v Marlow: Part 1
    7.9/10(23 votes)

    S2:E28

    The effects of hallucinogenic drugs provide a theme in this case. Peta Best, a leading sixties fashion photographer, has been found dead in her studio with a cloth pushed down her throat. Natasha Marlow, a young model who was with Peta Best at the time of her death, is charged with murder but claims that herself and the photographer were 'freaking out' after an L.S.D. session and she would therefore have been incapable of committing murder. Light is shed on the sleazy world of pornography as the trial progresses.

    Director:Alan Gibson
    Writer:Bruce Stewart

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  21. Crown Court Season 2 Episode 32 - The Mugging of Arthur Simmons: Part 2
    7.9/10(22 votes)

    S2:E32

    P.C. Kershaw takes the stand to give details of the arrest of the two defendants. With Mrs Palmer evidence tainted there are now doubts that John Dempsey was the second man. Walter Sissons QC also queries Kershaw's impartiality.

    Director:Richard Doubleday
    Writer:Paul Wheeler

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  22. Crown Court Season 2 Episode 43 - Beware of the Dog: Part 1
    7.9/10(25 votes)

    S2:E43

    A night security firm stands accused of attacking a young courting couple with dogs and truncheons after they had entered a private development via a hole in the perimeter fence. The couple claim the attack took place outside the fence after they had left the premises. The firm's right to use truncheons is also being questioned by the prosecution.

    Director:Brian Parker
    Writer:David Weir

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  23. Crown Court Season 2 Episode 50 - Credibility Gap: Part 2
    7.9/10(17 votes)

    S2:E50

    Managing Director of the Porton Construction Charles Porton attempts to defend the high mortality rate at his firm. George Walker gives evidence about a fight between Jack Stephens and Tom Morgan the day before his accident.

    Director:Voytek
    Writer:Mervyn Haisman

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  24. Crown Court Season 2 Episode 51 - Credibility Gap: Part 3
    7.9/10(17 votes)

    S2:E51

    George Walker attempts to shift blame when it is revealed that the shed with the safety belts was locked on Charles Porton's orders. Porton is recalled to witness box when the register with Jack Stephens age appears to have been altered

    Director:Voytek
    Writer:Mervyn Haisman

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  25. Crown Court Season 2 Episode 58 - There Was a Little Girl: Part 1
    7.9/10(20 votes)

    S2:E58

    Fiona Gray is charged with arson after setting fire to her estranged husband's house. As her children were in the house at the time, the defense are claiming diminished responsibility.

    Director:Gordon Flemyng
    Writers:Bruce Stewart, Brian Stewart

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"The Death of Dracula: Part 3" is the best rated episode of "Crown Court" season 2. It scored 8.9/10 based on 21 votes. Directed by Mark Cullingham and written by David Fisher, it aired on 3/30/1973. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "The Death of Dracula: Part 1".