Judge John Deed (2001–2007)

1. S01E01Rough JusticeNovember 26, 2001—A charismatic MI5 informer appears in Deed's court charged with battering his wife, and the judge comes under pressure from on high to let h
2. S01E02Duty of CareDecember 3, 2001—Deed presides over the case of a young man's death on a building site, in which the well-connected construction company boss is trying to la
3. S01E03Appropriate ResponseDecember 10, 2001—Romero, a serial rapist sentenced by Deed to twelve years imprisonment, is out on parole after serving eight years. As a sex offender, Romer
4. S01E04Hidden AgendaDecember 17, 2001—Deed presides over a murder trial. An old man suffering from cancer died from a morphine overdose, and his attractive young woman doctor has

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

1. S02E01Political ExpediencyNovember 21, 2002—After a call girl is found dead in a skip, an Arab sheikh's chauffeur is charged with killing her, but the evidence points to the sheikh him
2. S02E02Abuse of PowerNovember 28, 2002—After a young woman is battered to death, the mentally retarded Gary Patterson confesses and the police consider the case solved. However, G
3. S02E03Nobody's FoolDecember 12, 2002—Deed rekindles his old love affair with Francesca Rochester, and at first he fails to notice that she is making use of him in a struggle wit
4. S02E04Everyone's ChildDecember 19, 2002—Deed has to give judgement in a court battle between a child and his parents. Jason Powell (who is represented by Jo Mills) has heart diseas

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

1. S03E01Health HazardNovember 27, 2003—Deed has two difficult new cases in his court. In one, a woman with a brain tumour claims it was caused by using her mobile phone. In anothe
2. S03E02Judicial ReviewDecember 4, 2003—Deed gets angry when a brother judge deals leniently with a man convicted of political offences from whom the judge has had certain favours.
3. S03E03ConspiracyDecember 11, 2003—Jo Mills leads for the prosecution and Brian Cantwell for the defence when a British member of parliament, Alan Roxborough, is tried on a ch
4. S03E04Economic ImperativeJanuary 26, 2004—The case of Diana Hulsey, a single mother with terminal brain cancer who is suing a telephone company, is concluded in Deed's court. The Est

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

1. S04E01Lost and FoundJanuary 13, 2005—Jo Mills was planning to take time off work, but then she agrees to defend a man who escaped trial sixteen years before after he was charged
2. S04E02Above the LawJanuary 20, 2005—Deed has three drug-dealers in his court accused of a vicious gang killing, and he comes under pressure from government law officers to hear
3. S04E03In Defence of OthersJanuary 27, 2005—Deed has the case before him of a man charged with killing a paedophile, but the jury find the defendant not guilty. After his acquittal, th
4. S04E04Defence of the RealmFebruary 3, 2005—Deed's fling with a woman claimant in his court gets him into hot water. His brother judges are appalled, and Deed finds himself exiled to W
5. S04E05Separation of PowersFebruary 10, 2005—Deed has an environmental case before him, in which a company operating a large-scale waste incinerator is accused of damaging people's heal
6. S04E06Popular AppealFebruary 17, 2005—An angry contestant in a TV show kills another competitor on camera, and the show's producers face charges of manslaughter in Deed's court.

Season 4 ranked & reviewed

1. S05E01Hard-GatingJanuary 6, 2006—Deed questions an unpleasant prison officer closely about the death of Paul Settle, a young prisoner who was stabbed to death and then partl
2. S05E02My Daughter, Right or WrongJanuary 13, 2006—In a case in Deed's court, his daughter Charlie is the junior counsel defending Henry Free - an animal rights activist charged with murder a
3. S05E03Lost YouthJanuary 20, 2006—Deed has to judge a case concerning Jo's boyfriend, Marc Thompson. Marc wants to take the decision not to resuscitate a two-year old patient
4. S05E04Silent KillerJanuary 27, 2006—In court, Deed has to judge the case of a couple who are fighting their local council over a police communications mast on the roof of the b
5. S05E05One Angry ManFebruary 3, 2006—Deed's superiors want him out of the way, and they arrange for him to be called for jury service on a case which will not be over quickly -
6. S05E06Heart of DarknessFebruary 10, 2006—In Deed's court, Jo Mills acts for a mother whose former husband, Paul Robson-Alan, wants their baby to be given the 'MMR' vaccination. Robs

Season 5 ranked & reviewed

1. S06E01War Crimes (1)January 9, 2007—Deed's involvement in the case of a far-right British National Party councilor brings him to the notice of terrorists who decide to send a w
2. S06E02War Crimes (2)January 11, 2007—Continuing the story of a war crimes trial in The Hague. Deed finds the defendant is a victim of the British government's attempts to develo
3. S06E03Evidence of Harm (1)January 16, 2007—Deed risks a constitutional crisis in pursuit of justice for a soldier?s family. Jo Mills asks him to review the withdrawal of Legal Aid fun
4. S06E04Evidence of Harm (2)January 18, 2007—Deed delves deeper into why funding for the soldier to sue the pharmaceutical company was withdrawn and makes ever more sinister discoveries

Season 6 ranked & reviewed