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Crown Court•Season 2•Episode 118

Just Good Friends: Part 1

7.5/10 · 20 votesOct 10, 197330 min

Ranked #90 of 151 in Season 2•matches the season avg

Discussion

An author is accused of blackmail after writing a book titled 'Just Good Friends?' in which he claimed that the close relationship between two eminent former M.P.s (one of whom has recently died) was of a homosexual nature. The author denies the charge and claims

Directed byBill Podmore
Written byMervyn Haisman

Season 2 Episodes151

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E1 8.1

Regina v Barnes: Whatever Happened to George Robins?: Part 1

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E2 8.1

Regina v Barnes: Whatever Happened to George Robins?: Part 2

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E3 8.0

Regina v Barnes: Whatever Happened to George Robins?: Part 3

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E4 7.4

Blackmail: Regina v Brewer and Brewer: Part 1

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E5 7.4

Blackmail: Regina v Brewer and Brewer: Part 2

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E6 7.1

Blackmail: Regina v Brewer and Brewer: Part 3

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E7 7.2

Sunset of Arms: Fitton v Pusey: Part 1

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E8 7.5

Sunset of Arms: Fitton v Pusey: Part 2

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E9 7.3

Sunset of Arms: Fitton v Pusey: Part 3

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E10 7.7

Persimmons and Dishwashers: Regina v Curl: Part 1

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E11 7.7

Persimmons and Dishwashers: Regina v Curl: Part 2

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E12 7.7

Persimmons and Dishwashers: Regina v Curl: Part 3

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E13 7.2

A Public Mischief: Regina v Baker and Crawley: Part 1

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E14 6.8

A Public Mischief: Regina v Baker and Crawley: Part 2

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E15 6.6

A Public Mischief: Regina v Baker and Crawley: Part 3

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E16 7.7

Portrait of an Artist: Kingsley v Messiter: Part 1

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E17 7.5

Portrait of an Artist: Kingsley v Messiter: Part 2

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E18 7.9

Portrait of an Artist: Kingsley v Messiter: Part 3

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E19 7.6

A Crime In Prison - Regina v Ager and Lanigan : Part 1

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E20 7.6

A Crime in Prison: Regina v Ager and Lanigan: Part 2

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E21 7.7

A Crime in Prison: Regina vs. Ager and Lanigan: Part 3

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E22 7.7

Infanticide or Murder?: Part 1

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E23 7.6

Infanticide or Murder?: Part 2

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E24 7.8

Infanticide or Murder?: Part 3

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E25 7.7

Act of Vengeance: Regina v Collings: Part 1

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E26 7.9

Act of Vengeance: Regina v Collings: Part 2

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E27 7.6

Act of Vengeance: Regina v Collings: Part 3

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E28 7.9

Freak-Out: Regina v Marlow: Part 1

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E29 7.7

Freak-Out: Regina v Marlow: Part 2

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E30 7.8

Freak-Out: Regina v Marlow: Part 3

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E31 7.7

The Mugging of Arthur Simmons: Part 1

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E32 7.9

The Mugging of Arthur Simmons: Part 2

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E33 7.7

The Mugging of Arthur Simmons: Part 3

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E34 8.1

Love Thy Neighbour: Part 1

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E35 7.8

Love Thy Neighbour: Part 2

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E36 7.7

Love Thy Neighbour: Part 3

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E37 8.7

The Death of Dracula: Part 1

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E38 8.3

The Death of Dracula: Part 2

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E39 8.9

The Death of Dracula: Part 3

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E40 7.8

Wise Child: Part 1

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E41 7.8

Wise Child: Part 2

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E42 7.8

Wise Child: Part 3

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E43 7.9

Beware of the Dog: Part 1

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E44 7.8

The Hon. Mr. Justice Craig

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E45 7.7

Beware of the Dog: Part 3

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E46 7.6

Theft By Necessity

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E47 8.1

The Gilded Cage: Part 1

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E48 7.8

The Gilded Cage: Part 2

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E49 7.8

Credibility Gap: Part 1

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E50 7.9

Credibility Gap: Part 2

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E51 7.9

Credibility Gap: Part 3

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E52 7.2

The Long-Haired Leftie: Part 1

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E53 7.3

The Long-Haired Leftie: Part 2

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E54 7.1

The Long-Haired Leftie: Part 3

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E55 7.3

Intent to Kill: Part 1

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E56 7.6

Intent to Kill: Part 2

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E57 7.5

Intent to Kill: Part 3

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E58 7.9

There Was a Little Girl: Part 1

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E59 7.6

There Was a Little Girl: Part 2

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E60 7.2

There Was a Little Girl: Part 3

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E61 8.0

A View to Matrimony: Part 1

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E62 8.0

A View to Matrimony: Part 2

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E63 7.8

A View to Matrimony: Part 3

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E64 7.1

Settling a Score: Part 1

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E65 7.1

Settling a Score: Part 2

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E66 7.0

Settling a Score: Part 3

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E67 7.5

To Catch a Thief : Part 1

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E68 7.6

To Catch A Thief (Part 2)

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E69 7.6

To Catch A Thief (Part 3)

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E70 7.7

Patch's Patch : Part 1

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E71 7.8

Patch's Patch: Part 2

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E72 7.5

Patch's Patch: Part 3

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E73 7.6

Who Was Kate Greer? : Part 1

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E74 7.4

Who Was Kate Greer: Part 2

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E75 7.3

Who Was Kate Greer: Part 3

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E76 8.0

A Right to Life: Part 1

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E77 8.2

A Right to Life: Part 2

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E78 8.0

A Right to Life: Part 3

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E79 7.7

The Inner Circle: Part 1

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E80 7.8

The Inner Circle: Part 2

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E81 8.2

The Inner Circle: Part 3

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E82 7.5

The Black Poplar: Part 1

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E83 7.4

The Black Poplar: Part 2

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E84 7.5

The Black Poplar: Part 3

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E85 6.8

The Open Invitation: Part 1

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E86 7.1

The Open Invitation: Part 2

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E87 6.9

The Open Invitation: Part 3

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E88 6.9

Beggar on Horseback: Part 1

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E89 6.8

Beggar on Horseback: Part 2

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E90 7.0

Beggar on Horseback: Part 3

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E91 7.7

The Night for Country Dancing: Part 1

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E92 8.4

The Night for Country Dancing: Part 2

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E93 8.0

The Night for Country Dancing: Part 3

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E94 7.4

Mrs. Moresby's Scrapbook: Part 1

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E95 7.5

Mrs. Moresby's Scrapbook: Part 2

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E96 7.6

Mrs. Moresby's Scrapbook: Part 3

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E97 7.1

My Old Man's a Dustman: Part 1

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E98 7.1

My Old Man's a Dustman: Part 2

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E99 6.9

My Old Man's a Dustman: Part 3

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E100 6.8

The Judgement of Solomon: Part 1

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E101 6.6

The Judgement of Solomon: Part 2

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E102 5.7

The Judgement of Solomon: Part 3

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E103 7.6

Destruct, Destruct: Part 1

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E104 7.8

Destruct, Destruct: Part 2

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E105 7.9

Destruct, Destruct: Part 3

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E106 7.8

Public Lives: Part 1

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E107 7.9

Public Lives: Part 2

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E108 7.7

Public Lives: Part 3

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E109 7.3

The Thunderbolts: Part 1

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E110 7.0

The Thunderbolts: Part 2

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E111 7.0

The Thunderbolts: Part 3

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E112 7.4

Treason: Part 1

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E113 7.3

Treason: Part 2

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E114 7.5

Treason: Part 3

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E115 7.6

A Stab in the Front: Part 1

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E116 7.5

A Stab in the Front: Part 2

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E117 7.3

A Stab in the Front: Part 3

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E118 7.5Now viewing

Just Good Friends: Part 1

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E119 7.2

Just Good Friends: Part 2

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E120 6.9

Just Good Friends: Part 3

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E121 7.3

To Suffer a Witch: Part 1

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E122 7.3

To Suffer a Witch: Part 2

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E123 7.1

To Suffer a Witch: Part 3

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E124 7.9

Hit and Miss: Part 1

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E125 7.9

Hit and Miss: Part 2

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E126 7.9

Hit and Miss: Part 3

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E127 7.3

No Spoiling: Part 1

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E128 7.4

No Spoiling: Part 2

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E129 7.7

No Spoiling: Part 3

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E130 7.2

The Age of Leo Trotsky: Part 1

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E131 7.3

The Age of Leo Trotsky: Part 2

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E132 7.1

The Age of Leo Trotsky: Part 3

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E133 7.8

Robin and his Juliet: Part 1

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E134 7.8

Robin and His Juliet: Part 2

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E135 7.7

Robin and His Juliet: Part 3

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E136 7.2

The Most Expensive Steak in the World: Part 1

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E137 7.0

The Most Expensive Steak in the World: Part 2

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E138 7.2

The Most Expensive Steak in the World: Part 3

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E139 7.2

A Message to Ireland: Part 1

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E140 7.3

A Message to Ireland: Part 2

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E141 7.4

A Message to Ireland: Part 3

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E142 7.4

No Smoke Without Fire: Part 1

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E143 7.2

No Smoke Without Fire: Part 2

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E144 7.1

No Smoke Without Fire: Part 3

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E145 7.6

Conduct Prejudicial: Part 1

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E146 7.5

Conduct Prejudicial: Part 2

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E147 7.5

Conduct Prejudicial: Part 3

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E148 7.5

Tables of the Heart: Part 1

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E149 7.8

Tables of the Heart: Part 2

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E150 7.1

Tables of the Heart: Part 3

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E151 8.4

Murder Most Foul

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B

Bill Podmore

Director

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Mervyn Haisman

Writer

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Episode Summary

"Just Good Friends: Part 1" is episode 118 of Crown Court season 2. It scored 7.5/10 from 20 votes, ranking #90 of 151 episodes this season (season average 7.5). Directed by Bill Podmore and written by Mervyn Haisman, it aired on October 10, 1973.