Season 1981

E1. Proof Spirits Part 1

Mar 9, 1981 · 30m

Vera Barnes - better known as "Madame Veda Bronski", a spiritualist and professed clairvoyant - is charged with obtaining money by deception from widow Elizabeth Penn. The Prosecution claim that she took advantage of the vulnerable Mrs. Penn and tricked her into donating £17500, supposedly towards a spiritualist centre that was never built. The Defence respond that Madame Bronski does appear to have unusual gifts and even these are disputed she has a sincere belief that she can contact the dead and help people like Mrs. Penn.

E2. Proof Spirits Part 2

Mar 10, 1981 · 30m

Vera Barnes - better known as "Madame Veda Bronski", a spiritualist and professed clairvoyant - is charged with obtaining money by deception from widow Elizabeth Penn. The Prosecution claim that she took advantage of the vulnerable Mrs. Penn and tricked her into donating £17500, supposedly towards a spiritualist centre that was never built. The Defence respond that Madame Bronski does appear to have unusual gifts and even these are disputed she has a sincere belief that she can contact the dead and help people like Mrs. Penn.

E3. Proof Spirits Part 3

Mar 11, 1981 · 30m

Vera Barnes - better known as "Madame Veda Bronski", a spiritualist and professed clairvoyant - is charged with obtaining money by deception from widow Elizabeth Penn. The Prosecution claim that she took advantage of the vulnerable Mrs. Penn and tricked her into donating £17500, supposedly towards a spiritualist centre that was never built. The Defence respond that Madame Bronski does appear to have unusual gifts and even these are disputed she has a sincere belief that she can contact the dead and help people like Mrs. Penn.

E4. Foul Play (1)

Mar 16, 1981

The friendship of Stephen Prentice and Don Rose has faded away over the years. Now Prentice finds himself on trial for assaulting Rose during a parks football match, accused of kicking him in the head after he had fallen to the ground.

E5. Foul Play (2)

Mar 17, 1981

E6. Foul Play (3)

Mar 18, 1981

E7. Freedom To Incite (1)

Mar 23, 1981

E8. Freedom To Incite (2)

Mar 24, 1981

E9. Freedom To Incite (3)

Mar 25, 1981

E10. Hen Party (1)

Mar 30, 1981

E11. Hen Party (2)

Mar 31, 1981

E12. Hen Party (3)

Apr 1, 1981

E13. Leonora (1)

Apr 6, 1981

E14. Leonora (2)

Apr 7, 1981

E15. Leonora (3)

Apr 8, 1981

E16. Embers (1)

Apr 13, 1981

A fire in the Sycamore Grove nightclub resulted in the deaths of seventeen people and injuries to many others. However this was no accident in the view of the Prosecution. They allege that owner Janet Godfrey and general manager Paul Flood were responsible for the fire through gross negligence as they failed to maintain a safe building. Both defendants though insist they fulfilled their responsibilities correctly.

E17. Embers (2)

Apr 14, 1981

E18. Embers (3)

Apr 15, 1981

E19. The Merry Widow (1)

Apr 21, 1981

E20. The Merry Widow (2)

Apr 22, 1981

E21. The Merry Widow (3)

Apr 23, 1981

E22. Cold Turkey (1)

May 5, 1981

E23. Cold Turkey (2)

May 6, 1981

E24. Cold Turkey (3)

May 7, 1981