The Best Episodes of Defending the Guilty

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7.8/10(49 votes)
#1 - Episode 5
S1:E510/15/2019
Chambers is putting the pupils through their paces in a professionally acted mock trial. Will learns the brutal art of cross-examination from Caroline - only to find it is a skill he needs in his personal life too.
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7.6/10(64 votes)
#2 - Pilot
S1:E19/19/2018
Will Packham is an idealistic pupil barrister - or idealistic for now. His clients are at least as guilty as sin. His pupil-master Caroline thinks he is a gutless snowflake. His fellow pupils want the same job as him and would stab each other to get it. Over the course of two days, Will has to defend a would-be murderer, keep a young slam poet out of custody and fetch Caroline a range of pastries. Can Will hold onto his principles and prove he has what it takes?
Director:Jim Field Smith
Writer:Kieron Quirke
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Director:Jim Field Smith
Writer:Kieron Quirke
7.5/10(49 votes)
#3 - Episode 3
S1:E310/1/2019
Caroline and Will take on a last-minute case, only to find themselves in a battle with the clock, a skittish victim and an underfunded system to bring a horrible criminal to justice. Meanwhile, the pupils’ battle for tenancy heats up, alliances are formed, and things get dirty.
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7.4/10(58 votes)
#4 - Episode 2
S1:E29/24/2019
As Will grapples with whether to tell his girlfriend about his recent indiscretion, his new-found notoriety throws up a juicy opportunity. Meanwhile, Caroline wonders how much to let the jury know about a particularly unappealing client.
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7.4/10(51 votes)
#5 - Episode 6
S1:E610/22/2019
It is the day the pupils get ‘on their feet', addressing a court for the first time. But Will is reeling from the break-up of his relationship - and wondering whether the law is really for him.
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7.3/10(48 votes)
#6 - Episode 4
S1:E410/8/2019
A series of odd incidents on the tube lands Caroline and Will with a hard-to-read client. Harmless crank or weirdo perv? Meanwhile, Ashley is making political moves, and Will tries to get to know Caroline better, only to wish he hadn’t.
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