The Brief

2004
The Brief

Seasons & Episodes

  • 2
  • 1

EP1 Blame Oct 06, 2005

Henry gets involved in a case of train crashes.

EP2 Lack of Affect Oct 13, 2005

A boy with Asperger's Syndrome is accused of killing his mother; Henry defends.

EP3 Forever on the Mind Oct 21, 2005

Henry defends a nurse accused of killing some of her patients; but is she innocent?

EP4 The Architect's Wife Oct 28, 2005

Henry takes on a case prosecuting a rapist, but with only personal accounts to go on it's a hard case to prove. Meanwhile his relationship with his father seems to improve as a result of some misfortune and it looks like there might be light at the end of the bankruptcy tunnel!
7.4| NR| en| Drama
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Henry Farmer is a clever minded criminal practice attorney whose every day is a juggling act between surviving his messy personal life and pleading cases only he can win. Whether he's trying to keep an innocent person from going to jail or save himself from financial ruin, Henry's life is a symphony of chaos. His long list of problems includes a mountain of gambling debts, an affair with an important politician's wife, a distant son, and a sharp-tongued father who's also a judge.

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  • Top Credited Cast
Alan Davies as Henry Farmer
Cherie Lunghi as Cleo Steyn QC
Christopher Fulford as Ray Scanlon
Linda Bassett as Maureen Tyler
Edward Petherbridge as Gillespie
Zara Turner as Polly Graham
Jennifer Ellison as Alice Rae
Robert Whitelock as Ben Halliwell