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Comedy In Court
TV & Satellite Week
|September 14, 2019
Katherine Parkinson plays a cynical, sharp-tongued barrister in a new legal sitcom.
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Barristers battling it out in courtroom scenes have been at the heart of many legal and crime dramas over the years. Now a new comedy, Defending the Guilty, gently mocks these legal eagles.
Written by Cuckoo co-creator Kieron Quirke, the six-part series centres on cynical defence barrister Caroline (Humans’ Katherine Parkinson) and her young trainee, Will (Flowers star Will Sharpe).
While navigating a confusing criminal justice system, Will is also fighting it out for a permanent job at Caroline’s chambers with three equally ambitious young trainees.
Parkinson, 41, tells us more…
How would you describe Caroline?
This story is from the September 14, 2019 edition of TV & Satellite Week.
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