Crown Court - Season 6

6 episodes

Courtroom drama, each case takes three episodes. At the end of the third episode, a jury of "ordinary people" comes to a verdict on the evidence presented.

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Episodes

28. Such a Charming Man: Part 1

Aired: 3/22/1977

29. Such a Charming Man: Part 2

Aired: 3/23/1977

30. Such a Charming Man: Part 3

Aired: 3/24/1977

64. An Upward Fall: Part 1

Aired: 12/20/1977

In a bizarre and protracted case Cosmic Planning Consultants are suing the Rosenberg Research Foundation for libel. The latter accused the former of irresponsibility in building an old people's home at the top of a Himalayan mountain with the toilets sited three thousand feet below. The plaintiffs insist their unusual choice of location was the right one and they have been unfairly maligned.

65. An Upward Fall: Part 2

Aired: 12/21/1977

Expert witness Professor Upshott, who was part of the Cairngorm pilot scheme, says he preferred the toilets to be at the bottom of the mountain. On cross examination he conceded geriatrics may have problem with their footing, at night.

66. An Upward Fall: Part 3

Aired: 12/22/1977

Sherpa Solo Khombu flies in, from the Himalayas, to explain how he helped pensioners climb back up the mountain following a call of nature. Timothy Hapsburg-Jones QC calls Solo an unreliable worker, who when not on duty would go home.