Season 1977

E1. Beauty and the Beast (1)

Jan 4, 1977 · 25m

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

E2. Beauty and the Beast (2)

Jan 5, 1977 · 25m

E3. Beauty and the Beast (3)

Jan 6, 1977

E4. Home Sweet Home (1)

Jan 25, 1977 · 25m

Ralph Gibbs was working as a stock-man and living in a tied cottage until he was sacked and evicted by farm manager Robert Aldrich. Gibbs says he and his pregnant wife were harassed and victimised by Aldrich who now stands

E5. Home Sweet Home (2)

Jan 26, 1977 · 25m

E6. Home Sweet Home (3)

Jan 27, 1977 · 25m

E7. Loved Ones (1)

Jan 2, 1977 · 25m

E8. Loved Ones (2)

Feb 2, 1977 · 25m

E9. Loved Ones (3)

Feb 3, 1977 · 25m

E10. We Are The Champions (1)

Feb 8, 1977

E11. We Are The Champions (2)

Feb 9, 1977

E12. We Are The Champions (3)

Feb 10, 1977

E13. A Ladies Man (1)

Feb 15, 1977

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.

E14. A Ladies Man (2)

Feb 16, 1977

E15. A Ladies Man (3)

Feb 17, 1977

E16. A Matter of Faith (1)

Feb 22, 1977

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.

E17. A Matter of Faith (2)

Feb 23, 1977

E18. A Matter of Faith (3)

Feb 24, 1977

E19. Crime Passionel (1)

Mar 1, 1977

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. 

E20. Crime Passionel (2)

Mar 2, 1977

E21. Crime Passionel (3)

Mar 3, 1977

E22. A Swinging Couple (1)

Mar 8, 1977

This unusual trial centres on an alleged assault in the courtroom at the end of another case. Harold Phillips is accused of striking his wife at the close of a trial where her new partner, barrister Jeremy Halstead, had been prosecuting.

E23. A Swinging Couple (2)

Mar 9, 1977

E24. A Swinging Couple (3)

Mar 10, 1977

E25. One For The Road (1)

Mar 15, 1977

Petra Clennell is accused of wounding her husband Alan with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. She stabbed him with a pair of scissors after he returned home late one night.

E26. One For The Road (2)

Mar 16, 1977

E27. One For The Road (3)

Mar 17, 1977

E28. Such a Charming Man: Part 1

Mar 22, 1977 · 25m

Ronald Crosby faces accusations that he deceived investors about the current state of his companies in order to fraudulently drive up share prices for his own profit. These companies later collapsed and Crosby left the country

E29. Such a Charming Man: Part 2

Mar 23, 1977 · 25m

E30. Such a Charming Man: Part 3

Mar 24, 1977 · 25m