When a respected student digging out a swimming pool in the garden of a housewife finds himself accused of raping her, Kavanagh takes up his defence.When a respected student digging out a swimming pool in the garden of a housewife finds himself accused of raping her, Kavanagh takes up his defence.When a respected student digging out a swimming pool in the garden of a housewife finds himself accused of raping her, Kavanagh takes up his defence.
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- GoofsIn court David Armstrong says he had been working there digging the swimming pool for three weeks. For a young, strong man, who also had another guy working with him, they really hadn't made very much of a hole in all that time!
And there was some sort of mechanical tracked digger parked right alongside the hole, which it seems they were not using, preferring to work with pick and shovel instead. In the 1990s.
- Quotes
James Kavanagh QC: [to Lizzie] No more 'I said' or 'You promised!' That's no basis for anything. I am trying, but I am not going to spend the rest of my days walking on eggshells. We start over with a clean slate or we just knock it on the head.
- ConnectionsFeatures Street Fighter II' Turbo: Hyper Fighting (1992)
Featured review
Nothing But the Truth
I am so used to seeing John Thaw playing coppers. It was slightly odd to see him as a barrister with his hair slicked back.
James Kavanagh is a northerner working in chambers down in London where his colleagues take a dim view of life up north.
His home life is a bit of a wreck, it seems his wife had an affair with a younger man.
In the first story Kavanagh is defending an undergraduate student David Robert Armstrong (Ewan McGregor) who also works as a part time gardener who has been arrested of raping a middle aged housewife.
This is a world away from Rumpole of the Bailey. A very slick first episode, there is even an expensive boat scene as Kavanagh goes sailing with his family.
The producers struck it lucky with the casting of rising star McGregor. I am not convinced that Thaw convinced me that he was a tough, rugged barrister. Even his daughter seems to be unsure about his job. She asked him what I thought were rather stupid questions after his cross examination.
The let down were the trial scenes. I understand the need for dramatic effect over any basis in reality but here it was pedestrian and cliched.
There was a scene where Armstrong is being badgered in cross examination and Kavanagh never objects. After the victim is cross examined by Kavanagh I thought there was no need for the Defence to bring in the accused to give evidence.
At least the episode does acknowledge the difficulties that victims of rape face. However the cynical ending has been done lots of time so even that was not original.
James Kavanagh is a northerner working in chambers down in London where his colleagues take a dim view of life up north.
His home life is a bit of a wreck, it seems his wife had an affair with a younger man.
In the first story Kavanagh is defending an undergraduate student David Robert Armstrong (Ewan McGregor) who also works as a part time gardener who has been arrested of raping a middle aged housewife.
This is a world away from Rumpole of the Bailey. A very slick first episode, there is even an expensive boat scene as Kavanagh goes sailing with his family.
The producers struck it lucky with the casting of rising star McGregor. I am not convinced that Thaw convinced me that he was a tough, rugged barrister. Even his daughter seems to be unsure about his job. She asked him what I thought were rather stupid questions after his cross examination.
The let down were the trial scenes. I understand the need for dramatic effect over any basis in reality but here it was pedestrian and cliched.
There was a scene where Armstrong is being badgered in cross examination and Kavanagh never objects. After the victim is cross examined by Kavanagh I thought there was no need for the Defence to bring in the accused to give evidence.
At least the episode does acknowledge the difficulties that victims of rape face. However the cynical ending has been done lots of time so even that was not original.
helpful•62
- Prismark10
- Feb 2, 2020
Details
- Runtime1 hour 40 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
Contribute to this page
Suggest an edit or add missing content