Legal drama inspired by the life of pioneering 18th century barrister William Garrow. In the late 18th century a young idealistic barrister William Garrow is given his first criminal defence case at the Old Bailey by attorney and mentor John Southouse. He defends Peter Pace who is accused by renowned thief-taker Edward Forrester of robbing a man at gunpoint.
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play 18th Century England - a time of turbulence when the world was up for grabs and belonged to those who used both hands Lawyer William Garrow came to the courts of London&39;s Old Bailey where defence of the accused and cross-examination in pursuit of justice was almost unheard of Bounty hunters roamed the land in search of reward often creating villains where none existed Judges were in the pocket of politicians and the public gallery of a courtroom was a place to witness spectacle Garrow would give them that and more Based on true stories of rape and murder of thievery and corruption these are the cases that would shake the justice system to its core These are the cases of Garrow&39;s Law
A four-part fictionalised drama based on the life of pioneering 18th century barrister William Garrow. Raised in an age of widespread corruption, when bounty hunters accused innocent people of crimes in order to obtain blood money paid out by the government for successful prosecutions, Garrow popularised cross-examination, establishing the adversarial system of opposing lawyers for the prosecution and defence as the norm.
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