Kavanagh Q.C.

1. S01E01Nothing But the TruthJanuary 3, 1995 8.0Kavanagh is called upon to defend an alleged rapist, David Armstrong, a young labourer accused of attacking the housewife he works for in he
2. S01E02Season's bestHeartlandJanuary 10, 1995 8.5Kavanagh is asked to prosecute an ex-police officer turned vigilante when he is the driver of a car which hits a teenager.
3. S01E03A Family AffairJanuary 17, 1995 8.0Kavanagh represents a determined father in a bitter custody battle, but finds himself having to persuade the eager dad not to take matters i
4. S01E04The Sweetest ThingJanuary 24, 1995 4.5Kavanagh defends a prostitute accused of murdering a wealthy and prominent businessman who was also a client. Everything points to her guilt

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

1. S02E01True CommitmentFebruary 26, 1996 7.3The daughter of a wealthy Jewish businessman and her boyfriend plan to murder a member of the neo-Nazi opposition. They are successful in ki
2. S02E02Season's bestMen of SubstanceMarch 4, 1996 8.0Kavanagh is forced to replace the prosecutor who suffers a heart attack while on a Customs case involving the importation of drugs from Holl
3. S02E03The Burning DeckMarch 11, 1996 4.8Kavanagh represents the son of a Vice Admiral charged with arson. Despite his best efforts, the court finds Kavanagh's client guilty. The tr
4. S02E04A Sense of LossMarch 19, 1996 8.0What 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 examina
5. S02E05A Stranger in the FamilyMarch 26, 1996 4.5Even 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
6. S02E06Job SatisfactionApril 2, 1996 8.0The son and daughter of a prosperous farmer are charged with the murder of their father and stepmother. A planted shotgun seems to provide t

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

1. S03E01Mute of MaliceMarch 3, 1997 8.0Kavanagh defends a client who has become mute after announcing that he has killed his brother.
2. S03E02Blood MoneyMarch 10, 1997 8.0When surgeon Hilary Jameson successfully operates on a computer tycoon involved in a car accident, she has every reason to suppose he'll sur
3. S03E03Season's bestAncient HistoryMarch 17, 1997 9.5Kavanagh prosecutes an apparently blameless family doctor in an unprecedented war crime trial. The court hears devastating testimony as vict
4. S03E04Diplomatic BaggageMarch 24, 1997 7.0Kavanagh discovers how dark the corridors of power can be when he defends the daughter of a British ambassador on a charge of murdering an A
5. S03E05The Ties That BindApril 7, 1997 8.5Kavanagh fights for justice on behalf of a young man brutally killed, in a rare private prosecution for murder. The odds, however, are again
6. S03E06In God We TrustApril 14, 1997 8.5Driven by a desire for justice, and to help his former colleague Julia Piper, now married to an American lawyer, Kavanagh flies to the US to

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

1. S04E01Memento MoriMarch 17, 1998 7.3Kavanagh defends a doctor accused of murdering his wife. Although the prosecution has several witnesses who provide evidence, the accused ma
2. S04E02Care in the CommunityMarch 24, 1998 8.5Kavanagh heads to his hometown of Bolton to defend a man who, together with his partner, is accused of murdering their 14-month-old daughter
3. S04E03Briefs Trooping GailyMarch 31, 1998 8.5Kavanagh defends a woman accused of killing her husband. Although she admits to killing him for repeatedly beating her, Kavanagh urges her n
4. S04E04Bearing WitnessApril 7, 1998 8.5Kavanagh 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
5. S04E05The Innocency of LifeApril 14, 1998 4.5Kavanagh is asked to defend a Reverend accused of sexual harassment by a recently widowed parishioner. When Kavanagh begins to make inquirie
6. S04E06Season's bestDead ReckoningApril 21, 1998 9.0When a trawler sinks off the coast of North Yorkshire, taking the lives of five people, an enquiry establishes that the boat was in disrepai

Season 4 ranked & reviewed

1. S05E01Previous ConvictionsMarch 8, 1999 8.0Twenty-two bystanders at a motor-cross race are killed when an RAF plane crashes into the crowd, and Kavanagh defends the radicalized young
2. S05E02The More Loving OneMarch 15, 1999 5.2Kavanagh defends a convicted arsonist and former heroin junkie for blowing up his apartment and killing his addicted, pregnant girlfriend.
3. S05E03Time of NeedMarch 22, 1999 7.3A junior minister at the Home Office decides to bring a case of malicious prosecution after she is cleared of indecent assault on a juvenile
4. S05E04Season's bestEnd GamesMarch 29, 1999 8.5Kavanagh finds himself fighting prejudice and corruption when he acts for a client who is appealing against a murder conviction, can he find

Season 5 ranked & reviewed