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Kavanagh QC: Previous Convictions Set
Starring: John Thaw
Directed by: Tristram Powell , David Thacker
Produced by: Ted Childs
Written by: Stephen Churchett , Peter Moffatt
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: Previous Convictions, The More Loving One, Time of Need and End Games
Item Number: 15203
- 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.
Did a young woman commit murder after an RAF plane crashed into a packed motocross event? The More Loving One: Why is Kavanagh's client reluctant to explain what happened when his drug-addicted girlfriend died in an explosion? Time of Need: After she's found not guilty of indecent assault on a young man, a government minister accuses the police of malicious prosecution. End Games: Kavanagh must argue the appeal of a man he helped imprison for murder years ago. 3¾ hours on 2 DVDs.
Previous Convictions
Kavanagh is required to defend an idealistic young woman charged with murder after an RAF plane crashes into a packed motocross event.
The More Loving One
Kavanagh is puzzled by the reluctance of his client, a young man (Hugh Dancy - King Arthur) charged with killing his drug-addict girlfriend, to explain what happened when she died in an explosion at their flat.
Time of Need
Kavanagh represents a Home Office Minister (Penelope Wilton - Half Broken Things) who brings a case for malicious prosecution against the police after she is found not guilty of indecent assault on a young man.
Previous Convictions
| Matthew Atta | --- | Jude Akuwidike |
| Walter | --- | Joseph Alessi |
| Kate Kavanagh | --- | Daisy Bates |
| Vicky | --- | Candida Benson |
| Matt Kavanagh | --- | Tom Brodie |
| Francis Durden | --- | Niall Buggy |
| Bereaved Father | --- | Jon Croft |
| Mrs. Rosalind McEnery | --- | Penny Downie |
| Cathy Winslow | --- | Rebecca Front |
| Ross Harkins | --- | Patrick Godfrey |
| Corporal Nicholas Coveney | --- | Sam Graham |
| Flying Officer Sam Pollard | --- | Ian Higgins |
| Trevor Gregton | --- | Geoffrey Hutchings |
| Clerk | --- | Terry John |
| Maggie Leeming | --- | Julie Legrand |
| Mr. Justice Mansell | --- | Alec McCowen |
| Ramos | --- | Johann Myers |
| Tom Buckley | --- | Cliff Parisi |
| Melanie Morrison | --- | Dariel Pertwee |
| Clerk | --- | Malcolm Ridley |
| Charlotte Sinclair | --- | Amanda Ryan< /td> |
| Baz | --- | Gyuri Sarossy |
| Corporal Tony Knapp | --- | Peter Temple |
| James Kavanagh QC | --- | John Thaw |
| Flight Lieutenant Adam York | --- | Robert Thompson |
| Sir Henry Dorrister | --- | Moray Watson |
| Reporter | --- | Mark Webb |
Written by Stephen Churchett
Directed by Tristram Powell
Executive Produced by Ted Childs
Original Music by John E. Keane
Cinematography by Doug Hallows
Film Editing by Rodney Holland
Costume Design by Sue Yelland
The More Loving One
| Clive | --- | Richard Banham |
| Emily Miller | --- | Susanna Best |
| Tilly Burgess | --- | Di Botcher |
| Michael Woodley | --- | Hugh Dancy |
| Clerk of the Court | --- | Michael Eaves |
| Dr. Kidd | --- | Philip Fox |
| Gaoler | --- | Ross Gurney-Randall |
| Annie Fisk | --- | Laura Heath |
| Mr. Murchie | --- | David Henry |
| Eleanor Harker QC | --- | Geraldine James |
| Jeremy Aldermarten QC | --- | Nicholas Jones |
| D.S. Kent | --- | Will Karlsen |
| Mr. Justice Benson | --- | Robert Lang |
| Taxi Driver | --- | Alex Leppard |
| Lord Justice Munt | --- | Alan MacNaughton |
| Sheila Woodley | --- | Kika Markham |
| Lord Justice Biggs | --- | Frank Middlemass |
| Martha Miller | --- | Annabel Mullion |
| Tom Buckley | --- | Cliff Parisi |
| Felix Rush | --- | Tim Pepper |
| Prison Officer | --- | Colin Prockter |
| John Woodley | --- | Corin Redgrave |
| Paul Gibby | --- | Jon Samuel |
| Giles Luckhurst | --- | Malcolm Sinclair |
| James Kavanagh QC | --- | John Thaw |
| Norma Braithwaite | --- | Charlotte West-Oram |
Written by Peter Moffat
Directed by David Thacker
Executive Produced by Ted Childs
Original Music by John E. Keane
Cinematography by Doug Hallows
Film Editing by Jamie McCoan
Costume Design by Sue Yelland
Time of Need
| Phyllis Labone | --- | Anne Carroll |
| Vet | --- | Martin Chamberlain |
| Maurice Fitzalan | --- | Kenneth Cope |
| Mr. Justice Ansley | --- | Hugh Dickson |
| Clerk of the Court | --- | Paul Downing |
| Mrs. Justice Witrow | --- | Susan Engel |
| DS Thomas Raeburn | --- | David Fahm |
| Peter Foxcott QC | --- | Oliver Ford Davies |
| Cathy Winslow | --- | Rebecca Front |
| Mrs. Dorothy Franks | --- | Nancy Gower |
| Christine Lake | --- | Tam Hoskyns |
| Jeremy Aldermarten QC | --- | Nicholas Jones |
| Alex Watkins | --- | Roger Lloyd-Pack |
| Philip Boxer | --- | Brian McCardie |
| Alice Aldermarten | --- | Virginia McKenna |
| Jury Foreman | --- | Ursula Mohan |
| Tom Buckley | --- | Cliff Parisi |
| Mike Hepton | --- | Sam Rumbelow |
| TV Reporter | --- | Susannah Simons |
| Peter Dexter | --- | Charles Simpson |
| Returning Officer | --- | Freddie Stuart |
| Kavanagh QC | --- | John Thaw |
| DCI Bob Kelso | --- | David Troughton |
| Barbara Watkins | --- | Penelope Wilton |
Written by Andy de la Tour
Directed by David Thacker
Executive Produced by Ted Childs
Original Music by John E. Keane
Cinematography by John Hooper
Film Editing by Jamie McCoan
Costume Design by Sue Yelland
End Game
| Kate Kavanagh | --- | Daisy Bates |
| Madame Zonglo | --- | Imogen Claire |
| Teresa Stinton | --- | Race Davies |
| Mr. Justice Halliwell | --- | Donald Douglas |
| Felipe Arrabal | --- | Anthony Edridge |
| Jimmy Cracken | --- | Jimmy Flint |
| Journalist | --- | Paul Foote |
| Peter Foxcott QC | --- | Oliver Ford Davies |
| Helen Brewster QC | --- | Anna Gilbert |
| Janice Borton | --- | Lois Harvey |
| TV News Reporter | --- | Robin Houston |
| Eleanor Harker QC | --- | Geraldine James |
| Sir Ronald Tibbit QC | --- | Peter Jeffrey |
| Walter Balliff | --- | Harry Jones |
| Jeremy Aldermarten QC | --- | Nicholas Jones |
| Lady Justice Pinnock | --- | Barbara Leigh-Hunt |
| Lady Tibbit | --- | Jean Marsh |
| Clifford Luscombe | --- | Michael McKell |
| Neil Hastings | --- | Simon Melia |
| Martha Miller | --- | Annabel Mullion |
| Jack Wilkle | --- | Gary Oliver |
| Tom Buckley | --- | Cliff Parisi |
| Eric Rhodes | --- | Mark Pegg |
| Eleanor Foxcott | --- | Celestine Randall |
| D.C.I. Arthur Hanks | --- | Martyn Read |
| Mr. Justice Gelder | --- | Clifford Rose |
| George Dallimore | --- | Paul Shane |
| Kevin Fowler | --- | Malcolm Shields |
| Bernard Rothstein | --- | Robin Soans |
| James Kavanagh QC | --- | John Thaw |
| May Hanks | --- | Pauline Yates |
Written by Stephen Churchett
Directed by Tristram Powell
Executive Produced by Ted Childs
Original Music by john E. Keane
Cinematography by John Hooper
Film Editing by Rodney Holland
Costume Design by Sue Yelland
