Defending the Guilty

Defending the Guilty is a British television sitcom, starring Will Sharpe and Katherine Parkinson as London barristers. The programme was broadcast in the United Kingdom from 19 September 2018 on BBC Two. A second series was commissioned, but it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Production

The series was created by Kieron Quirke and based on the 2010 best-selling memoir by Alex McBride (a criminal barrister).

Cast

Katherine Parkinson as Caroline Bratt, a senior barrister and Will's pupil master
Will Sharpe as Will Packham, a junior barrister and pupil
Gwyneth Keyworth as Danielle Sadler, a junior barrister and pupil
Hanako Footman as Pia, a junior barrister and pupil
Hugh Coles as Liam Mingay, a junior barrister and pupil
Prasanna Puwanarajah as Ashley Jeevaratnam, a senior barrister and Danielle's pupil master
Mark Bonnar as Miles Flynn, the Head of Chambers and Liam's pupil master
Claudia Jessie as Nessa, Will's girlfriend

Episodes

Special

Series 1

Broadcast

The programme was broadcast in the United Kingdom from 19 September 2018 on BBC Two. The show was recommissioned for a second series, but was later cancelled due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.