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Kavanagh QC: Bearing Witness Set
Starring: John Thaw
Directed by: Peter Smith , Ferdinand Fairfax
Produced by: Ted Childs
Written by: Edward Camfor-Dumas , Malcolm Bradbury
In newly released and long-awaited episodes of this superb courtroom drama and suspense series, the late, great John Thaw (Inspector Morse) wins your admiration as masterful and crusty London barrister James Kavanagh, senior member of the Queen's Counsel. See why his cross-examinations make him a nightmare for the guilty and a lifeline for the innocent. And watch him try to balance his passionate pursuit of justice with his complex family life.
Includes: Bearing Witness, Innocency of Life and Dead Reckoning.
Item Number: 15202
- Format:
- DVD Fullscreen
- Region:
- 1 - More Details
- Run time:
- About 3 3/4 Hours
- Number of Discs:
- 2
- Special Features:
Cast Profiles
John Thaw: A Tribute
In newly released and long-awaited episodes of this superb courtroom drama and suspense series, the late, great John Thaw (Inspector Morse) wins your admiration as masterful and crusty London barrister James Kavanagh, senior member of the Queen's Counsel. See why his cross-examinations make him a nightmare for the guilty and a lifeline for the innocent. And watch him try to balance his passionate pursuit of justice with his complex family life.
How will Kavanagh defend a boy's mother after she forbids a blood transfusion for her son, and the hospital sues her? Innocency of Life: A woman who accuses a priest of sexual assault goes on trial for the murder of her husband. Dead Reckoning: Who's to blame when five men drown? The negligent boat owner? Or the government, covering up a submerged submarine? 3¾ hours on 2 DVDs
Bearing Witness
Kavanagh strives to defend a Jehovah's Witness mother (Deborah Findlay - State of Play), who forbids a blood transfusion for her son, against the hospital that sues her in order to treat the boy.
Innocency of Life
One case leads to another after a woman who accuses a priest of sexual assault is suddenly put on trial for the murder of her husband.
Dead Reckoning
After a boat sinks and five young men lose their lives, Kavanagh prosecutes the trawler owner (Kenneth Cranham - Valkyrie) who insists that the vessel collided with a submerged submarine - and the Ministry of Defence is covering it up.
Bearing Witness
| James Kavanagh QC | --- | John Thaw |
| Paul Knight | --- | Peter Ashdown |
| Judge Brewer | --- | Graham Bill |
| Nurse | --- | Lara Cazalet |
| John Lloyd | --- | Paul Clarkson |
| Eric Rawlings | --- | Richard Cordery |
| Kline | --- | John Cormack |
| Ron Bourne | --- | Stephen Crane |
| Emma Taylor | --- | Valerie Edmond |
| Diane Vassall | --- | Su Elliot |
| Susannah Emmott | --- | Deborah Findlay |
| Protestor 1 | --- | Brendan Fleming |
| Peter Foxcott QC | --- | Oliver Ford Davies |
| Protestor 2 | --- | Magnus Hastings |
| Nicholas Gee | --- | Andrew Havill |
| Darren Prentiss | --- | Duncan Henderson |
| Jeremy Aldermarten QC | --- | Nicholas Jones |
| Alex Wilson | --- | Jenny Jules |
| Martin Claydon | --- | Richard Leaf |
| Theatre Sister | --- | Alison Lintott |
| Junior Doctor | --- | James D. McKechnie |
| Mrs. Justice Addis | --- | Ann Mitchell |
| Court Clerk #1 | --- | Alexander Nash |
| Dr. Daylami | --- | Soudabeh Neeya |
| Tom Buckley | --- | Cliff Parisi |
| Police Sergeant | --- | Paul Rainbow |
| Eleanor Foxcott | --- | Celestine Randall |
| Luke Emmott | --- | Joe Roberts |
| Court Clerk 2 | --- | Lawrence Thornbury |
| Michael Schuman | --- | Hugh Tremayne |
| Adele Eyre | --- | Sarah Twist |
| Mrs. Gavriel | --- | Rena Valeh |
| Giles Glazebrook QC | --- | Julian Wadham |
| Greg Walters | --- | Tristram Wymark |
| Mr. Justice Gavin Crick | --- | Gilbert Wynne |
Written by Edward Canfor-Dumas
Directed by Peter Smith
Executive Produced by Ted Childs
Original Music by John E. Keane
Cinematography by Rex Maidment
Film Editing by Martin Sharpe
Costume Design by Sue Yelland
Innocency of Life
| Terence Brebner | --- | Robert Ashby |
| Rev. Ian Winfarthing | --- | Matt Bardock |
| Kate Kavanagh | --- | Daisy Bates |
| Matt Kavanagh | --- | Tom Brodie |
| Dr. Holmes | --- | Michael Burrell |
| Fern Lambert | --- | Teresa Churcher |
| Mrs. Harmer | --- | Rita Davies |
| Lady Amanda Preston-Stoke | --- | Felicity Dean |
| Barton | --- | James Duggan |
| Emma Taylor | --- | Valerie Edmond |
| Bishop of Norfolk | --- | Peter Eyre |
| Clerk of the Court | --- | Rory Feeney |
| Peter Foxcott QC | --- | Oliver Ford Davies |
| Eleanor Harker QC | --- | Geraldine James |
| Mr. Justice Lincoln | --- | Edward Jewesbury |
| Jeremy Aldermarten QC | --- | Nicholas Jones |
| Alastair Dunbar | --- | Jonathan Kydd |
| Tom Buckley | --- | Cliff Parisi |
| Registrar | --- | Jamie Ripman |
| Invigilator | --- | Sheila Ruskin |
| Dr. Ralph Dutton Jones | --- | Matthew Scurfield |
| James Kavanagh QC | --- | John Thaw |
| Anne Murchison | --- | Susan Vidler |
| Sergeant Chenery | --- | Paul Whitby |
| Singer | --- | Emma Louise Tinniswood |
Written by Malcolm Bradbury
Directed by Ferdinand Fairfax
Executive Produced by Ted Childs
Original Music by John Keane
Cinematography by Rex Maidment
Film Editing by Jamie McCoan
Costume Design by Sue Yelland
Dead Reckoning
| Mr. Justice Hildtich | --- | Antony Carrick | |
| Ben Roberts | --- | Colum Convey | |
| Roy Lawrence | --- | Kenneth Cranham | |
| Michael Chlodini | --- | Andy de la Tour | |
| Emma Taylor | --- | Valerie Edmond | |
| Clive Crebbin | --- | Julian Fellowes | |
| Peter Foxcott QC | --- | Oliver Ford Davies | |
| Alan Sheedy | --- | Vincent Franklin | |
| Cathy Winslow | --- | Rebecca Front | |
| Jeremy Aldermarten QC | --- | Nicholas Jones | |
| Jeanetta Morgan | --- | Margot Leicester | |
| Policeman | --- | Andrew Livingston | |
| Trevor Samuels | --- Des McAleer | ||
| John Campbell | --- | Laurence Mitchell | |
| Court Official | --- | Robert Murray | |
| Tom Buckley | --- | Cliff Parisi | |
| Dan Peel | --- | Rupert Procter | |
| Clerk of the Court | --- | Naomi Sachs | |
| James Kavanagh QC | --- | John Thaw |
Written by Andy de la Tour
Directed by Charles Beeson
Executive Produced by Ted Childs
Original Music by John Keane
Cinematography by Rex Maidment
Film Editing by Kevin Lester
Costume Design by Sue Yelland
