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Kavanagh Q.C.

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About Kavanagh Q.C.

Kavanagh Q.C. is a drama and crime TV series that premiered on ITV1 on January 3, 1995. It has 5 seasons and 26 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 5 Episode 4 "End Games", aired on March 29, 1999.

John Thaw dons the silks as barrister James Kavanagh Q.C., one of the most highly respected criminal advocates in London, commanding admiration from colleagues and opponents alike. However, all this has come at a price as his dedication to work has taken its toll on his private life… Going beyond traditional courtroom dramas, “Kavanagh Q.C.” uncovers the pressures of legal battles and the problems of defining the truth, providing a compelling representation of the euphoric ups and costly downs of success and failure in the legal world.

  • Drama
  • Crime

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Episodes

26 episodes · 5 seasons

Season 1

1995 · 4 episodes · Last episode: 31 years ago

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  1. E4

    4. The Sweetest Thing

    Finale

    Kavanagh defends a prostitute accused of murdering a wealthy and prominent businessman who was also a client. Everything points to her guilt except her own passionate protestations of innocence. Meanwhile, Kavanagh's daughter, Lizzie, has an interview for her dream job in Brussels, and Kavanagh's junior, Julia, takes part in a cricket match.

  2. E3

    3. A Family Affair

    Kavanagh represents a determined father in a bitter custody battle, but finds himself having to persuade the eager dad not to take matters into his own hands after learning of his previous kidnappings.

  3. E2

    2. Heartland

    Kavanagh is asked to prosecute an ex-police officer turned vigilante when he is the driver of a car which hits a teenager.

  4. E1

    1. Nothing But the Truth

    Kavanagh is called upon to defend an alleged rapist, David Armstrong, a young labourer accused of attacking the housewife he works for in her home.

Season 2

1996 · 6 episodes · Last episode: 30 years ago

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  1. E6

    6. Job Satisfaction

    Finale

    The son and daughter of a prosperous farmer are charged with the murder of their father and stepmother. A planted shotgun seems to provide the only evidence linking them to the gruesome killings. Kavanagh represents the daughter and loses the case, but in the appeal Kavanagh convinces the court that judicial errors were made in the original trial and his client is released.

  2. E5

    5. A Stranger in the Family

    Even though he has not done a personal injury case for 20 years, Kavanagh is chosen as the leader in a case against a Thames River Recycling Centre, whose employee sustained spinal and brain damage from being struck by a swinging container. Meanwhile at home, Kavanagh's son besieges him with a plot to buy him a car.

  3. E4

    4. A Sense of Loss

    What appears to be a open and shut case in the murder of a young policewoman turns out not to be what it initially seems under cross examination.

  4. E3

    3. The Burning Deck

    Kavanagh represents the son of a Vice Admiral charged with arson. Despite his best efforts, the court finds Kavanagh's client guilty. The truth of the matter, however, turns out to be more complex. Meanwhile, the Kavanagh children organize a surprise anniversary party for their parents

  5. E2

    2. Men of Substance

    Kavanagh is forced to replace the prosecutor who suffers a heart attack while on a Customs case involving the importation of drugs from Holland.

  6. E1

    1. True Commitment

    The daughter of a wealthy Jewish businessman and her boyfriend plan to murder a member of the neo-Nazi opposition. They are successful in killing a 17-year-old skinhead at a demonstration, yet when Mark, the boyfriend, is arrested, he claims the killing was an accident. Meanwhile, the Kavanagh's home life is abruptly ruffled by the news that Kate, an undergraduate at Cambridge, is having an affair with her married tutor.

Season 3

1997 · 6 episodes · Last episode: 29 years ago

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  1. E6

    6. In God We Trust

    Finale

    Driven by a desire for justice, and to help his former colleague Julia Piper, now married to an American lawyer, Kavanagh flies to the US to assist with the appeal of a convicted murderer on Florida's death row.

  2. E5

    5. The Ties That Bind

    Kavanagh fights for justice on behalf of a young man brutally killed, in a rare private prosecution for murder. The odds, however, are against him, since there are powerful reasons for the truth to be kept hidden.

  3. E4

    4. Diplomatic Baggage

    Kavanagh discovers how dark the corridors of power can be when he defends the daughter of a British ambassador on a charge of murdering an Austrian journalist. Meanwhile, Kavanagh's son moves into a squat.

  4. E3

    3. Ancient History

    Kavanagh prosecutes an apparently blameless family doctor in an unprecedented war crime trial. The court hears devastating testimony as victims of Nazi atrocities re-live their experiences in concentration camps, but it's left to a witness for the defence to reveal the final truth.

  5. E2

    2. Blood Money

    When surgeon Hilary Jameson successfully operates on a computer tycoon involved in a car accident, she has every reason to suppose he'll survive. Within a matter of minutes, however, the patient's wife learns that he is dead. What happened in that brief period? This is the problem Kavanagh must solve when he prosecutes on behalf of the widow.

  6. E1

    1. Mute of Malice

    Kavanagh defends a client who has become mute after announcing that he has killed his brother.

Season 4

1998 · 6 episodes · Last episode: 28 years ago

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  1. E6

    6. Dead Reckoning

    Finale

    When a trawler sinks off the coast of North Yorkshire, taking the lives of five people, an enquiry establishes that the boat was in disrepair. Kavanagh is on the team prosecuting the boat owner and father of one of the victims, charged with five counts of manslaughter. He must counter the owner's defence that a Royal Navy submarine surfaced near the trawler and capsized her.

  2. E5

    5. The Innocency of Life

    Kavanagh is asked to defend a Reverend accused of sexual harassment by a recently widowed parishioner. When Kavanagh begins to make inquiries regarding the death of the victim's husband, she mysteriously withdraws her complaint against the Reverend and the case collapses. Later Kavanagh discovers that she has become engaged to the vicar and finds himself defending her against charges that she murdered her husband.

  3. E4

    4. Bearing Witness

    Kavanagh represents a Jehovah's Witness mother when a hospital wants her 13-year-old son to have a blood transfusion that will save his life. When the mother refuses, Luke is made a ward of court and the hospital seeks judicial permission to go ahead with the transfusion. The hospital wins its action, and Luke is given a transfusion.

  4. E3

    3. Briefs Trooping Gaily

    Kavanagh defends a woman accused of killing her husband. Although she admits to killing him for repeatedly beating her, Kavanagh urges her not to admit it in court. Meanwhile,a colleague of Kavanagh's asks him to represent him before the Conduct Committee when he's accused of looking at the wrong brief.

  5. E2

    2. Care in the Community

    Kavanagh heads to his hometown of Bolton to defend a man who, together with his partner, is accused of murdering their 14-month-old daughter. Kavanagh's tactics have to change however when it becomes clear that the young couple are telling quite different stories.

  6. E1

    1. Memento Mori

    Kavanagh defends a doctor accused of murdering his wife. Although the prosecution has several witnesses who provide evidence, the accused maintains his innocence. After the verdict, however, Kavanagh learns of an ironic twist.

Season 5

1999 · 4 episodes · Last episode: 27 years ago

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  1. E4

    4. End Games

    Finale

    Kavanagh finds himself fighting prejudice and corruption when he acts for a client who is appealing against a murder conviction, can he find out the truth and overcomes all the odds that are against his client.

  2. E3

    3. Time of Need

    A junior minister at the Home Office decides to bring a case of malicious prosecution after she is cleared of indecent assault on a juvenile. But Kavanagh discovers that the truth is more extraordinary than he could ever have imagined and we will find out what really happen.

  3. E2

    2. The More Loving One

    Kavanagh defends a convicted arsonist and former heroin junkie for blowing up his apartment and killing his addicted, pregnant girlfriend.

  4. E1

    1. Previous Convictions

    Twenty-two bystanders at a motor-cross race are killed when an RAF plane crashes into the crowd, and Kavanagh defends the radicalized young woman responsible.

Cast & crew

Created by Ted Childs and Susan Rogers

  • Rupert Penry-Jones

    Rupert Penry-Jones

    Lt. Ralph Kinross

  • Dougray Scott

    Dougray Scott

    Terry Fisher

  • Richard Johnson

    Richard Johnson

    Lord Justice Fenwick

  • Peter Firth

    Peter Firth

    Charlie Beck

  • Lena Headey

    Lena Headey

    Natasha Jackson

  • Jon Glover

    Jon Glover

    Quizmaster

  • Haydn Gwynne

    Haydn Gwynne

    Mary Armstrong QC

  • Annabel Mullion

    Annabel Mullion

    Martha Miller

  • Jonathan Adams

    Jonathan Adams

    Karol Somper

  • Oz Clarke

    Oz Clarke

    Sommelier

  • Angela Down

    Angela Down

    Angela Beddoes

  • Sarah Howe

    Sarah

  • Jenny Jules

    Jenny Jules

    Alex Wilson

  • Rebecca Front

    Rebecca Front

    Cathy Winslow

  • Teresa Churcher

    Fern Lambert

  • Mark Strong

    Mark Strong

    Randall

Kavanagh Q.C. FAQ

Will there be new episodes of Kavanagh Q.C.?

Kavanagh Q.C. has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on March 29, 1999.

When did the latest episode of Kavanagh Q.C. come out?

The most recent episode of Kavanagh Q.C., Season 5 Episode 4 "End Games", aired on March 29, 1999.

How many seasons of Kavanagh Q.C. are there?

Kavanagh Q.C. has 5 seasons with 26 episodes in total.

When did Kavanagh Q.C. first air?

Kavanagh Q.C. first aired on ITV1 on January 3, 1995.

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