In this BBC drama series, Mr Justice Deed (played by Martin Shaw) is an unusual
English High Court judge.
An idealistic lawyer from a working-class background, Deed has got near to the
top of his profession by his intellect, his charm, and an obsessive belief in
justice.
Judge Deed wants to uphold the law (and his own independence) at all costs, and
this leaves him at odds with a series of British government stooges who try to
influence his decisions.
Outside court, Deed is a womanizer who has an up-and-down relationship with
fellow barrister Jo Mills (played by Jenny Seagrove), and his glamorous ex-wife
Georgina Channing (another barrister, played by Caroline Langrishe) is somehow
never quite out of his life.
He and Georgina have a daughter called Charlie (Louisa Clein), at first a law
student, later a young barrister, whose escapades have a way of getting Deed
into hot water.
Row Colemore (Christopher Cazenove) is a senior Metropolitan Police officer and
one of Deed's oldest friends