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Kavanagh QC : Season 2
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Air date: 26 Feb '96 - 6 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 (6)
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Kavanagh QC (1995)
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1. True Committment
26 Feb '96The daughter of a wealthy Jewish businessman and her boyfriend plan to murder a member of the neo-Nazi opposition. They are successful in killing a 17-year-old skinhead at a demonstration, yet when Mark, the boyfriend, is arrested, he claims the killing was an accident. Meanwhile, the Kavanagh's home life is abruptly ruffled by the news that Kate, an undergraduate at Cambridge, is having an affair with her married tutor.
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Kavanagh QC (1995)
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2. Men of Substance
04 Mar '96Kavanagh is forced to replace the prosecutor who suffers a heart attack while on a Customs case involving the importation of drugs from Holland.
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Kavanagh QC (1995)
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3. The Burning Deck
11 Mar '96Kavanagh represents the son of a Vice Admiral charged with arson. Despite his best efforts, the court finds Kavanagh's client guilty. The truth of the matter, however, turns out to be more complex. Meanwhile, the Kavanagh children organize a surprise anniversary party for their parents
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Kavanagh QC (1995)
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4. A Sense of Loss
19 Mar '96What appears to be a open and shut case in the murder of a young policewoman turns out not to be what it initially seems under cross examination.
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Kavanagh QC (1995)
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5. A Stranger in the Family
26 Mar '96Even though he has not done a personal injury case for 20 years, Kavanagh is chosen as the leader in a case against a Thames River Recycling Centre, whose employee sustained spinal and brain damage from being struck by a swinging container. Meanwhile at home, Kavanagh's son besieges him with a plot to buy him a car.
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Kavanagh QC (1995)
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6. Job Satisfaction
02 Apr '96The son and daughter of a prosperous farmer are charged with the murder of their father and stepmother. A planted shotgun seems to provide the only evidence linking them to the gruesome killings. Kavanagh represents the daughter and loses the case, but in the appeal Kavanagh convinces the court that judicial errors were made in the original trial and his client is released. His client, a weak and manipulated woman, knows the real truth, however, but is too afraid to confess.
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