The Courtroom Season 1, Episode 21: Mother Love

1

Five Below Zero

A case of a depressed mother who has drawned her own baby.

30 min

2

The Right to die with Dignity

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?

30 min

3

Dear Daddy

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.

30 min

4

One in Six

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.

30 min

5

Twice Bitten

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.

30 min

6

Five Below Zero (Delayed Repeat)

A depressed mother drawns her own baby.

30 min

7

Bones

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.

30 min

8

Wasted

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.

30 min

9

Gatsos

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.

30 min

10

Beloved Daughter

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.

30 min

11

Slaves & Donkeys

An illegal immigrant is accused of stealing from his exploitative gang-master boss.

30 min

12

Bully for You

A teacher is in the dock for assaulting a pupil, but claims he only stepped in to break up a fight.

30 min

13

One-Hit Wonder

Can a popstar involved in a hit and run case really turn the press interest in the case into good publicity?

30 min

14

Responsible Adults

Having denied rape, a man is charged with manslaughter when the alleged victim kills herself.

30 min

15

Breaking Point

A householder claims he acted in self-defence when he assaulted a teenager who had entered his home.

30 min

16

One More Night

A bridesmaid accuses the groom of rape.

30 min

17

Owzat

A well known Judge finds himself in the dock on a charge that isn't cricket!

30 min

18

Man Overboard

A ferry worker is accused of murdering his best friend by pushing him overboard.

30 min

19

Tragey

Can a man convince the jury that the death of his wife and daughter were a tragic accident?

30 min

20

The Kidnap

A financial advisor sues an elderly couple found guilty of flasely imprisioning him.

30 min

21

Mother Love

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.

30 min

22

Head over Heels

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?

30 min

23

Nudist Beech

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...

30 min

24

Like A Robot

A former soilder accussed of murdering a mugger denies that he intended to kill.

30 min

25

Bookends

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

30 min

26

These Foolish Things

A teenager stands accused of aiding her best friends suicide.

30 min

27

Zero

A defendant who stole a car with a baby inside faces manslaughter charges.

30 min

28

A Family Business

The owner of a shop strongly denies an allegation of indecent assualt.

30 min

29

Deep Cover

A jury considers the case of a football holigan who was stabbed after a match.

30 min

30

Fists of Fury

When a half-time prank at a football match leads to more than a playfight the court must decided who's guilty and who's not.

30 min

31

Reckless

A teenager obsessed with rap-music has burnt down his old school. But why?

30 min

32

Dicky Heart

When a local vandal breaks into a house he is charged with manslaughter when the owner has a heart attack.

30 min

33

Penned In

A man with a gun attempts to teach two teenagers a lesson.

30 min

34

Caught in the Wheels

A father is accussed of assault by his own son.

30 min

35

Over the Edge

A wife is charged with attempting to murder her terminally ill husband.

30 min

36

Caught Dead Handed

Despiting being dead a man's fingerprints are found at a crime scene.

30 min

37

The Postman

A postman us accussed of stealing cash from a recently deceased woman.

30 min

38

Ballon Rage

A court hears about a hot air ballon ride that turned into a nightmare.

30 min