| Uniform Title |
Garrow's law (Television series) |
| Title |
Garrow's law. Series one. |
| Published |
Australia : Distributed by RLJ Entertainment Australia, [2009]. |
| Description |
2 DVD-videos (235 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
| Video Characteristics |
DVD PAL |
| Digital File Characteristics |
video file DVD video region 4 |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Acorn Media : AMA10134. |
| Special features: behind the scenes of Garrow's Law ; cast filmographies ; picture gallery. |
| Originally shown on BBC One and BBC HD in 2009. |
| Credits |
Directed by Peter Lydon ; written and co-created by Tony Marchant. |
| Performers |
Andrew Buchan, Alun Armstrong. |
| Summary |
Based around real legal cases from 18th century Old Bailey archives. 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 Londons 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. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : M. |
| System details |
DVD video ; Dolby Digital 2.0 ; All regions ; PAL ; widescreen 16:9, 1.78:1 fullframe. |
| Language note |
Languages: English. Subtitles in English. |
| Subjects |
Garrow, William, -- Sir, 1760-1840 -- Drama |
| Lawyers -- Great Britain -- History -- Drama |
| Genre |
Legal television programs |
| Historical television programs |
| Biographical television programs |
| Television series |
| Other Names |
Lydon, Peter television director. |
| Marchant, Tony, 1959- screenwriter. |
| Buchan, Andrew, 1979- actor. |
| Armstrong, Alun actor. |
| Added Title |
Garrow's law (Television series) |
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