Kavanagh Q.C.

Kavanagh Q.C.

1995 5 Seasons 26 Episodes ⭐ 7.3 Crime Drama

John Thaw dons the silks as barrister James Kavanagh Q.C., one of the most highly respected criminal advocates in London, commanding admiration from colleagues and opponents alike. However, all this has come at a price as his dedication to work has taken its toll on his private life… Going beyond traditional courtroom dramas, “Kavanagh Q.C.” uncovers the pressures of legal battles and the problems of defining the truth, providing a compelling representation of the euphoric ups and costly downs of success and failure in the legal world.

John Thaw dons the silks as barrister James Kavanagh Q.C., one of the most highly respected criminal advocates in London, commanding admiration from colleagues and opponents alike. However, all this has come at a price as his dedication to work has taken its toll on his private life… Going beyond traditional courtroom dramas, “Kavanagh Q.C.” uncovers the pressures of legal battles and the problems of defining the truth, providing a compelling representation of the euphoric ups and costly downs of success and failure in the legal world.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Nothing But the Truth

Kavanagh is called upon to defend an alleged rapist, David Armstrong, a young labourer accused of attacking the housewif

EP 2

Heartland

Kavanagh is asked to prosecute an ex-police officer turned vigilante when he is the driver of a car which hits a teenage

EP 3

A Family Affair

Kavanagh represents a determined father in a bitter custody battle, but finds himself having to persuade the eager dad n

EP 4

The Sweetest Thing

Kavanagh defends a prostitute accused of murdering a wealthy and prominent businessman who was also a client. Everything

EP 1

True Commitment

The daughter of a wealthy Jewish businessman and her boyfriend plan to murder a member of the neo-Nazi opposition. They

EP 2

Men of Substance

Kavanagh is forced to replace the prosecutor who suffers a heart attack while on a Customs case involving the importatio

EP 3

The Burning Deck

Kavanagh represents the son of a Vice Admiral charged with arson. Despite his best efforts, the court finds Kavanagh's c

EP 4

A Sense of Loss

What appears to be a open and shut case in the murder of a young policewoman turns out not to be what it initially seems

EP 5

A Stranger in the Family

Even though he has not done a personal injury case for 20 years, Kavanagh is chosen as the leader in a case against a Th

EP 6

Job Satisfaction

The son and daughter of a prosperous farmer are charged with the murder of their father and stepmother. A planted shotgu

EP 1

Mute of Malice

Kavanagh defends a client who has become mute after announcing that he has killed his brother.

EP 2

Blood Money

When surgeon Hilary Jameson successfully operates on a computer tycoon involved in a car accident, she has every reason

EP 3

Ancient History

Kavanagh prosecutes an apparently blameless family doctor in an unprecedented war crime trial. The court hears devastati

EP 4

Diplomatic Baggage

Kavanagh discovers how dark the corridors of power can be when he defends the daughter of a British ambassador on a char

EP 5

The Ties That Bind

Kavanagh fights for justice on behalf of a young man brutally killed, in a rare private prosecution for murder. The odds

EP 6

In God We Trust

Driven by a desire for justice, and to help his former colleague Julia Piper, now married to an American lawyer, Kavanag

EP 1

Memento Mori

Kavanagh defends a doctor accused of murdering his wife. Although the prosecution has several witnesses who provide evid

EP 2

Care in the Community

Kavanagh heads to his hometown of Bolton to defend a man who, together with his partner, is accused of murdering their 1

EP 3

Briefs Trooping Gaily

Kavanagh defends a woman accused of killing her husband. Although she admits to killing him for repeatedly beating her,

EP 4

Bearing Witness

Kavanagh represents a Jehovah's Witness mother when a hospital wants her 13-year-old son to have a blood transfusion tha

EP 5

The Innocency of Life

Kavanagh is asked to defend a Reverend accused of sexual harassment by a recently widowed parishioner. When Kavanagh beg

EP 6

Dead Reckoning

When a trawler sinks off the coast of North Yorkshire, taking the lives of five people, an enquiry establishes that the

EP 1

Previous Convictions

Twenty-two bystanders at a motor-cross race are killed when an RAF plane crashes into the crowd, and Kavanagh defends th

EP 2

The More Loving One

Kavanagh defends a convicted arsonist and former heroin junkie for blowing up his apartment and killing his addicted, pr

EP 3

Time of Need

A junior minister at the Home Office decides to bring a case of malicious prosecution after she is cleared of indecent a

EP 4

End Games

Kavanagh finds himself fighting prejudice and corruption when he acts for a client who is appealing against a murder con

Popular Cast

John Thaw
John Thaw
James Kavanagh Q.C.