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Deed is presiding over a case against two police officers accused of serious assault.

Appropriate Response

Drama

Deed is presiding over a case brought against two police officers accused of serious assault. At the same time, a serial rapist convicted by Deed is released from prison, intent on revenge.

Judge John Deed

Martin Shaw is the maverick judge in this top-notch legal drama 

Martin Shaw is the maverick judge in this top-notch legal drama. His sharp intellect and passion for justice means he earns both admiration and animosity from his peers and adversaries.

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Judge John Deed takes the case of a man who has killed the driver who killed his child.

Exacting Justice

The pilot episode of Judge John Deed introduces Martin Shaw as GF Newman's unflappable judge. Deed is torn between his oath to uphold the law and family loyalty when daughter Charlie is arrested for destroying genetically modified crops.

Judge John Deed is under pressure to acquit a man.

Rough Justice

Judge John Deed is under pressure to acquit a police informer on trial for assaulting his wife, bringing him up against the Lord Chancellor's Permanent Secretary.

Jo Mills prosecutes on a manslaughter case after an employee is killed on a building site.

Duty of Care

Jo Mills is prosecuting a manslaughter case after an employee on a building site is accidentally killed. Jo believes that the Managing Director should be held accountable, having flouted safety legislation.

A doctor is accused of murder following the death of a patient in her care.

Hidden Agenda

In the last episode of the series, a doctor is accused of murder following the death of a patient in her care. And as she was the sole beneficiary of the man's will, her case does not look promising.

The chauffeur of an Arab sheikh is charged with murder.

Political Expediency

When the chauffeur of an Arab sheikh is charged with murder, he finds himself up against the establishment, as the case takes a sinister turn.

Deed's investigation of a fraud case is met with strong-arm tactics.

Abuse of Power

Deed's investigation into a fraud case is met with strong-arm tactics, and it seems that the old boy network is effecting a cover-up.

An argumentative young lawyer tries to represent himself and his siblings.

Nobody's Fool

Deed is trying a case in which an argumentative young lawyer, Ed Hay, tries to represent himself and his two younger siblings.

A fifteen year old would rather die than accept drugs developed using animal testing.

Everyone's Child

Fifteen-year-old Jason Powell needs a heart transplant, but he would die rather than benefit from drugs developed using animal testing.

Jo Mills' career is on the line when she is brought before a disciplinary hearing.

Health Hazard

Jo Mills' career is on the line when she is brought before a disciplinary hearing for having an improper relationship with Deed.

Deed accuses Sir Monty Everard of corruption.

Judicial Review

When Sir Monty Everard hands down a non-custodial sentence to a political benefactor, Deed accuses him of corruption.

Jo prosecutes an MP accused of attempted murder.

Conspiracy

Jo prosecutes an MP accused of attempted murder, who has been investigating the arms industry, and Deed's therapy sessions get a little too hands-on.

Single mother Diana pursues a case against the mobile phone company.

Economic Imperative

Single mother Diana pursues her case against the mobile phone company for causing her terminal brain tumour.

Jo Mills goes before Deed to defend a reformed drug addict.

Lost and Found

Jo Mills goes before Deed to defend a reformed drug addict who was charged with attempted murder 16 years before, only to escape custody.

Judge John Deed deals with a murder trial of a gang member.

Above the Law

Judge John Deed deals with a murder trial where three men are charged with shooting a rival gang member.

Jo defends a prisoner who killed a paedophile, but the Jury clears him.

In Defence of Others

Jo defends a prisoner who killed a paedophile, but the Jury clears him. Michael's real father turns up from South Africa and Jo starts seeing him.

When Judge John Deed is exiled to Warwick, Jo sits as a judge in an embezzlement case.

Defence of the Realm

Judge John Deed is exiled to Warwick. Jo sits as a judge in an embezzlement case. During the trial allegations are made about Home Secretary.

A waste incinerator company is accused of damaging a community's health.

Separation of Powers

A waste incinerator company is accused of damaging a community's health. Deed faces the threat of impeachment, but can he call the government's bluff?

A contestant of a reality show is killed on camera.

Popular Appeal

The producers of a reality tv show are charged with manslaughter when a contestant kills another, on camera.

A young black man is stabbed to death in a shared cell - by a known racist.

Hard Gating

A young black man is stabbed to death in a shared cell - by a known racist - a week before he is due for release. Over-crowding is the Prison Service's excuse, but the Judge's questioning reveals that this prison wasn't up to capacity.

An animal rights movement organiser is put on trial for murder.

My Daughter, Right or Wrong

A fire-bomb in the animal 'hotel' of the science faculty at Sussex University destroys the new multi-million-pound building and kills a scientist. Henry Free, an animal rights movement organiser is put on trial for murder.

Judge John Deed has to judge a case concerning Jo's boyfriend, a paedaetric consultant.

Lost Youth

Judge John Deed has to judge a case concerning Jo's boyfriend, paedaetric consultant Marc Thompson. Marc wants to take the decision not to resuscitate a two-year old patient at his hospital, if the child's heart stops again, but the parents disagree.

Deed hears the case of a woman suffering from motor neuron disease.

Silent Killer

Deed hears the case of a woman suffering from motor neuron disease. She believes she has been made ill from the microwaves emitted by a cellphone transmission tower that was installed on the roof of her building some years before.

Deed is in the Hague hearing a case of a young British soldier who killed eleven Iraqis.

War Crimes Part 1

Deed is in the Hague hearing a case of a young British soldier who killed eleven Iraqi civilians and is now accused of war crimes. Part 1 of 2.

After attempting suicide Private Clark wants to change his plea to guilty.

War Crimes Part 2

Private Clark's attempt at suicide does not dissuade Deed from the need to understand the trooper's mental state at the time of the shooting in Iraq. Clark however wants to change his plea to guilty.

Jo Mills asks Deed to reopen the case of a soldier who was damaged by vaccines.

Evidence of Harm Part 1

Jo Mills asks Deed to reopen the case of a soldier who was damaged by vaccines given to him by the army and later committed suicide. Part 1 of 2.

Judge Deed finally manages to find both a courtroom and a second judge to review the case.

Evidence of Harm Part 2

Judge Deed finally manages to find both a courtroom and a second judge to review the decision to suspend the dead soldier's legal aid. Deed opts to review the funding decision by reviewing the merits of the case against the pharmaceutical company.

Judge John Deed

Judge John Deed

Series 1

1. Exacting Justice

1. Exacting Justice

2. Rough Justice

2. Rough Justice

3. Duty of Care

3. Duty of Care

4. Appropriate Response

4. Appropriate Response

5. Hidden Agenda

5. Hidden Agenda