• Air date: 21 Jun '04 38 episodes
      The Courtroom is a British legal drama created by Phil Redmond, which aired between June and December 2004. The programme was notable for starring many former British soap stars, particularly those who starred in Redmond's other productions Brookside and Hollyoaks.
  • List of Episodes (38)
    • 1. Five Below Zero

      21 Jun '04
      A case of a depressed mother who has drawned her own baby.
    • 2. The Right to die with Dignity

      22 Jun '04
      Ralph Gordon complied with his wive wishes and helped her to die however, he now finds himself on trial for her murder. With his daughter, Samantha, against him can he convince the jury of his innocence?
    • 3. Dear Daddy

      23 Jun '04
      Christine Green is planning to take her children to Cornwall to start a new life but their father, and her ex husband, Michael Gaynor has other ideas. He believe his children aren't happy and think he has evidence to prove it.
    • 4. One in Six

      24 Jun '04
      When an evening's idle drinking between three soldiers on guard duty escalates into a game of Russian Roulette, tempers flare, passions rise and a life is lost. It's the cue for a dramatic trial to begin.
    • 5. Twice Bitten

      25 Jun '04
      Pub landlord Steven Smith is charged with biting his chef Brian White after an angry dispute involving Smith's ravernous dog. But there's food for thought when the court learns Smith's dog had been deliberately fed with spicy chillies.
    • 6. Five Below Zero (Delayed Repeat)

      28 Jun '04
      A depressed mother drawns her own baby.
    • 7. Bones

      29 Jun '04
      The discovery of a body at the bottom of a well re-opens a case dating back to 1976. When a finger bone belonging to erstwhile odd-job man Arthur Boughman is unearthed along with the victim's remains, a thirty-year old feud is exposed.
    • 8. Wasted

      30 Jun '04
      Bar owner Brian Gwinnett stands accused of being an accessory to the death of his ex-girlfriend Rachel Sinclair by adding sleeping pills to her drinks. But it soon becomes clear that nobody is entirely sure if the pills were added in Brian's bar or not.
    • 9. Gatsos

      01 Jul '04
      Tom Briley is on trial for taking his grudge against the police to an extreme and attacking a speed camera with a JCB. Briley has already done time for refusing to pay a fine, but the defendant claims at the time of the incident he was at home with his sick wife.
    • 10. Beloved Daughter

      02 Jul '04
      Nurse Diane Eaton has always blamed Sean O'Brien for introducing her daughter Jennifer to heroin. Now she stands charged of deliberately failing to help revive Sean from a drug-induced coma at Jennifer's eighteenth birthday party.
    • 11. Slaves & Donkeys

      05 Jul '04
      An illegal immigrant is accused of stealing from his exploitative gang-master boss.
    • 12. Bully for You

      06 Jul '04
      A teacher is in the dock for assaulting a pupil, but claims he only stepped in to break up a fight.
    • 13. One-Hit Wonder

      07 Jul '04
      Can a popstar involved in a hit and run case really turn the press interest in the case into good publicity?
    • 14. Responsible Adults

      08 Jul '04
      Having denied rape, a man is charged with manslaughter when the alleged victim kills herself.
    • 15. Breaking Point

      09 Jul '04
      A householder claims he acted in self-defence when he assaulted a teenager who had entered his home.
    • 16. One More Night

      12 Jul '04
      A bridesmaid accuses the groom of rape.
    • 17. Owzat

      13 Jul '04
      A well known Judge finds himself in the dock on a charge that isn't cricket!
    • 18. Man Overboard

      14 Jul '04
      A ferry worker is accused of murdering his best friend by pushing him overboard.
    • 19. Tragey

      15 Jul '04
      Can a man convince the jury that the death of his wife and daughter were a tragic accident?
    • 20. The Kidnap

      16 Jul '04
      A financial advisor sues an elderly couple found guilty of flasely imprisioning him.
    • 21. Mother Love

      19 Jul '04
      The case seems simple enough: a mother has accused her son-in-law of GBH after she rejected his advances. But as ever there's a deeper story to tell, and it's up to the defence team to unpick the truth from a particularly tricky fabric of lies and deception.
    • 22. Head over Heels

      20 Jul '04
      A school mountaineering trip ends in tragedy when a student falls to their death down a ravine. Is headmaster Scott Dalton directly responsible, or does the fact the victim had sneaked off to smoke a joint qualify as mitigating circumstances?
    • 23. Nudist Beech

      21 Jul '04
      Financial advisor Edward Palmer has struck William Shawcross in the face, yet stands charged not just with assault but also outraging public decency - thanks to the fact he wasn't wearing any clothes at the time. Taking down his particulars is about to prove tricky...
    • 24. Like A Robot

      08 Nov '04
      A former soilder accussed of murdering a mugger denies that he intended to kill.
    • 25. Bookends

      09 Nov '04
      A man charged with assualting an opld woman and her son springs a few surprises.