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The series follows comic events about a young lawyer, Will Packham, who seems to be perfect in his work. Will is an ideal student attorney who tries to uphold his principles and prove that he has many ideas and interests in his daily career. Will deals with his boss who does not respect him, and may face a problem when his clients all appear to be guilty. Will fight for his job and began to wonder about his plans.
29 July 1984
1978, England, UK
1990, Wales, UK
4 October 1980, Leeds, England, UK
16 February 1967, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire, England, UK
April1952, England, UK
20 July 1944, Yorkshire, England, UK
3 February 1955, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
1 June 1969, Yorkshire, England, UK
1972, England, UK
1973, Bucklow, Cheshire, England, UK
September 18, 2019
The jokes feel as if they've been rewritten so many times that they've died of boredom, and now it's our turn.October 02, 2018
Could have done with being harsher, but it's still sharp and stands head and shoulders above every legal "comedy".September 18, 2019
For all its flaws, Defending the Guilty's blend of infantile jokes and its portrayal of barristers as hoodlums in horsehair yields flashes of wiggy stardust.September 18, 2019
When it lets go, loosens up and embraces the silliness of its world, Defending the Guilty really steps up to the bar.September 26, 2018
A show about barristers may not be hugely original but, in these days of feature-length first episodes, not outstaying your welcome is an innovation in itself.September 17, 2019
Does it work? Just about.