“Silence in court!”
Although we freely admit that we were pretty much making up
the running order of Episode One as we went along, we had always planned to
feature ‘Crown Court’. It’s one of those series that we’d dipped into out of
curiosity which soon proved itself to be full of surprises.
Lisa was born in 1972 and was interested in seeing some
material from then for her 40th birthday. So we took the plunge and
ordered the first DVD set from Network. Frankly, we didn’t have high
expectations, regarding it as early afternoon filler material, but the series
soon proved itself to be much more ambitious and entertaining that one might
think.
‘How To Rob A Memory Bank’ was our chosen example story for
Episode One, though there were many other ones we could have highlighted. We
were able to find the ‘TV Times’ listings online quite easily, which encouraged
us to do this sort of research in the future.
It features a remarkable guest performance from Jack
Shepherd, and even has its own special computer font for the some of the
captions.
The sheer range of stories that ‘Crown Court’ attempts is
very impressive. There’s even a surrealist one in the form of ‘An Upward Fall’
which has to be seen to be believed…
With 879 episodes to enjoy, we look forward to discovering
new cases for many years to come!
(By Andrew Trowbridge)
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