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Kavanagh QC : Season 4
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Air date: 17 Mar '98 - 8 episodesKavanagh QC is a British television series made by Central Television for ITV between 1995 and 2001. It is often repeated on ITV3, and series 1–6 are available on Region 2 DVDs. The series starred John Thaw as barrister James Kavanagh QC who comes from a working-class upbringing in Bolton, Greater Manchester. This is only discovered in later episodes as his parents' health deteriorates and through an exchange with a colleague who presumed that Kavanagh was actually a Yorkshireman. The series dealt with his battles in the courtroom as well as his domestic dramas which include the death of his devoted and affectionate wife. Later he begins dating a fellow barrister. In court Kavanagh is usually seen to be defending a client who seems likely to be convicted until a twist in the case occurs, but occasionally Kavanagh is seen in a prosecuting role. The main plot often features Kavanagh confronting cases with a subtext of racism, sexism or other prejudice. In sub-plots comedy came from the...
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List of Episodes (8)
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Kavanagh QC (1995)
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1. Memento Mori
17 Mar '98Kavanagh defends a doctor accused of murdering his wife. Although the prosecution has several witnesses who provide evidence, the accused maintains his innocence. After the verdict, however, Kavanagh learns of an ironic twist.
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Kavanagh QC (1995)
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2. Care in the Community
24 Mar '98Kavanagh heads to his hometown of Bolton to defend a man who, together with his partner, is accused of murdering their 14-month-old daughter. Kavanagh's tactics have to change however when it becomes clear that the young couple are telling quite different stories.
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Kavanagh QC (1995)
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3. Briefs Trooping Gaily
31 Mar '98Kavanagh defends a woman accused of killing her husband. Although she admits to killing him for repeatedly beating her, Kavanagh urges her not to admit it in court. Meanwhile,a colleague of Kavanagh's asks him to represent him before the Conduct Committee when he's accused of looking at the wrong brief.
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Kavanagh QC (1995)
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4. Bearing Witness
07 Apr '98Kavanagh represents a Jehovah's Witness mother when a hospital wants her 13-year-old son to have a blood transfusion that will save his life. When the mother refuses, Luke is made a ward of court and the hospital seeks judicial permission to go ahead with the transfusion. The hospital wins its action, and Luke is given a transfusion. Escaping from hospital with the help of his mother, Luke dies shortly afterward. When his father, prompted by a national newspaper, brings an action for manslaughte
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Kavanagh QC (1995)
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5. The Innocency of Life
14 Apr '98Kavanagh is asked to defend a Reverend accused of sexual harassment by a recently widowed parishioner. When Kavanagh begins to make inquiries regarding the death of the victim's husband, she mysteriously withdraws her complaint against the Reverend and the case collapses. Later Kavanagh discovers that she has become engaged to the vicar and finds himself defending her against charges that she murdered her husband.
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Kavanagh QC (1995)
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6. Dead Reckoning
21 Apr '98When a trawler sinks off the coast of North Yorkshire, taking the lives of five people, an enquiry establishes that the boat was in disrepair. Kavanagh is on the team prosecuting the boat owner and father of one of the victims, charged with five counts of manslaughter. He must counter the owner's defence that a Royal Navy submarine surfaced near the trawler and capsized her.
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Kavanagh QC (1995)
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7. Ceremony of Innocence
A senior Labour MP, Barbara Watkins, is accused of sexual abuse by petty criminal Stephen Boxer. The alleged incident had taken place fifteen years earlier, when Boxer was only 15 years of age. The case comes to court and Kavanagh defends Watkins. Witness Kavanagh's rapier-like cross-examination technique in the quest for truth. This episode was never broadcast - the storyline became 'Time of Need' in S5
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Kavanagh QC (1995)
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8. Seasons of Mist
Kavanagh and Aldermarten act for ""The Turnbrook Two,"" serving life sentences for a double murder in a bungled armed robbery in 1985. Kavanagh represents Jimmy Cracken and Aldermarten, Neil Hastings. This episode was never broadcast
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