Judge John Deed: Defence of the Realm
9:00 pm - 11:00 pm, Monday, February 9 on U&Drama +1 (60)
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Defence of the Realm
Season 4, Episode 4
The maverick judge is exiled to Warwick by his fellow judges, who feel he must be disciplined for his indiscretion with a claimant. Meanwhile, Jo hears the case of a PA accused of embezzling millions from his boss, the head of a high-ranking electronics corporation - and the trial grows heated when allegations are made about a government minister taking bribes. Martin Shaw, Donald Sinden and Jenny Seagrove star
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Martin Shaw
(Actor)
.. Judge John Deed
Donald Sinden
(Actor)
.. Sir Joseph Channing
Jenny Seagrove
(Actor)
.. Jo Mills
Caroline Langrishe
(Actor)
.. Georgina Channing QC
Barbara Thorn
(Actor)
.. Rita `Coop" Cooper
Simon Ward
(Actor)
.. Sir Monty Everard
Simon Chandler
(Actor)
.. Sir Ian Rochester
Ben Caplan
(Actor)
.. Rufus Barron
Anthony Barclay
(Actor)
.. Sir Tim Listfield
Aneirin Hughes
(Actor)
.. Neil Haughton
John Sessions
(Actor)
.. Brian Cantwell
Luke Shaw
(Actor)
.. Paul Sorrell
Michael Eaves
(Actor)
.. Brian Harrison
TR Bowen
(Actor)
.. Sir Michael Niven
PH Moriarty
(Actor)
.. Steve Gross
George Harris
(Actor)
.. Judge Ben Wharton
George Camiller
(Actor)
.. Clive Kadans
Sean Francis
(Actor)
.. DS Halesworth
Sandra James-Young
(Actor)
.. Esther McEwan
Adrian Lukis
(Actor)
.. Marc Thompson
Stuart Organ
(Actor)
.. Jonathan Powell
Ewan Bailey
(Actor)
.. Maurice Henderson
Andrew Greenough
(Actor)
.. Tony Rains
Tom Keller
(Actor)
.. Peter Wilson
Mary Woodvine
(Actor)
.. Caroline Hughes
Fiona Carew
(Actor)
.. Jill Miro
Peter Yapp
(Actor)
.. Judge Alan Hing
Alan McKenna
(Actor)
.. Paul Peacock
Sara Stephens
(Actor)
.. Pauline Peacock
Norma Atallah
(Actor)
.. Woman Witness
Herbie Clark
(Actor)
.. Stallholder
Donovan F Blackwood
(Actor)
.. Security guard
GF Newman
(Writer)
Steve Kelly
(Director)
More Information
Did You Know..
Martin Shaw
(Actor)
.. Judge John Deed
Born:
January 21, 1945
in
Birmingham
Best Known For:
Jumping over car bonnets in The Professionals.
Early-life:
Martin Shaw was born on January 21, 1945, in Birmingham, the son of a furnace engineer. He made his stage debut at the age of three alongside his parents in an amateur production, continued acting through school, and joined a local theatre group. Encouraged by a drama teacher, he enrolled at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art in 1963 and was spotted there by Alec Guinness during a performance of Thunder Rock.
Career:
Shaw's first major TV role was in a 1967 episode of Coronation Street. Keen on Shakespeare, he appeared in a TV movie of Hamlet, and Roman Polanski's 1971 film Macbeth. After impressing TV executives with his performance alongside Lewis Collins as Purdey's ex-fiance in The New Avengers, he landed the part of Doyle in The Professionals. When it was axed after four years in 1981, he went back to the stage. In 1993 he returned to TV with The Chief, and three years later starred in BBC mega-flop Rhodes. Since then, he's appeared in The Scarlet Pimpernel, A&E, Judge John Deed, Death in Holy Orders, Inspector George Gently, Apparitions and picked up a Tony nomination for a Broadway production of An Ideal Husband.
Quote:
"I'm very opinionated and if people cross me at work - if people who don't know about the job try telling me what to do - I become very stubborn and really rather unpleasant."
Trivia:
Shaw is a vegan.
Donald Sinden
(Actor)
.. Sir Joseph Channing
Born:
October 09, 1923
in
Plymouth
Best Known For:
His unmistakable voice.
Early-life:
Donald Alfred Sinden was born in Plymouth on October 9, 1923. His father was a chemist. Donald originally wanted to be an architect, but his performance in an amateur production led to him being offered a job with a theatre company set up to entertain troops during the Second World War. He was unable to fight in the conflict due to acute asthma. He later studied at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Arts.
Career:
Sinden made his professional debut in a production of George and Margaret at Brighton's Theatre Royal in 1942. He went on to become an acclaimed Shakespearean star. His first film was Portrait from Life (1948). Other more memorable movies include The Cruel Sea (1953), Mogambo (1953), Doctor in the House (1954), Above Us the Waves (1955), Twice Around the Daffodils (1962) and The Day of the Jackal (1973). He's perhaps better known for his TV work in such series as Father Dear Father, Two's Company, Never the Twain and Judge John Deed. He died on September 11, 2014, at the age of 90.
Quote:
"When I meet people they say, 'I thought you put that voice on for TV'. But you can't put on a voice like this - you're just lumbered with it."
Trivia:
He was knighted in 1997.
Jenny Seagrove
(Actor)
.. Jo Mills
Born:
July 04, 1957
in
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Best Known For:
Being 'A Woman of Substance'.
Early-life:
Jennifer Ann Seagrove was born on July 4, 1957, in Malaysia. Her father had been sent to the country during World War Two to work for British Intelligence as he spoke fluent Japanese. He later became a businessman. Seagrove was sent to boarding school in England when she was nine. She claims her solo flying trips to and from home turned her into a fiercely independent traveller. After completing her education, she trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School in London.
Career:
Jenny made her film debut in Moonlighting in 1982, but comedy drama Local Hero and miniseries A Woman of Substance made her name. She has starred in such movies as Appointment with Death, A Chorus of Disapproval, and Don't Go Breaking My Heart, which she also produced. She also appears on stage regularly, and has starred in such successes as The Female Odd Couple, a version of Neil Simon's comedy classic, and The Constant Wife. Jenny featured in West End play The Secret Rapture, took the lead role in the 2001 movie Zoe, and played Jo Mills in the legal drama Judge John Deed. She continues to work extensively in theatre.
Quote:
"The things that were thrown at me were just to make me learn and to expand me as a human being."
Trivia:
She is an animal rights activist.
Caroline Langrishe
(Actor)
.. Georgina Channing QC
Barbara Thorn
(Actor)
.. Rita `Coop" Cooper
Simon Ward
(Actor)
.. Sir Monty Everard
Born:
October 19, 1941
in
London
Best Known For:
A string of hit 1970s movies.
Early-life:
Simon Anthony Fox Ward was born in London on October 19, 1941. The son of a car dealer, he attended Alleyn's School, and knew from an early age that he wanted to be an actor. In his teens he became a member of the National Youth Theatre, remaining a member of the group for eight years. After that he studied at Rada, before beginning his professional career with the Northampton Repertory in 1963.
Career:
Ward moved on to theatres in Oxford and Birmingham, before making his London debut in 1964. His big break came three years later with a starring role in Loot, which led to several small TV and film roles. His first major movie role came in 1969's Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed. In 1972, he proved he could carry a film with a stirring performance in Richard Attenborough's Young Winston. Other hits from this period include The Three Musketeers, All Creatures Great and Small and TV versions of Dracula and The Four Feathers. In his later life, he worked extensively on stage, but occasionally had supporting roles in films and on TV. He died on July 22, 2012, after a long illness.
Quote:
"I'm not a dismal person, but I have decided that if you avoid becoming wildly elated then the occasional thin patches don't seem so bad."
Trivia:
He was nominated for a Golden Globe and a Bafta for his role in Young Winston.
Simon Chandler
(Actor)
.. Sir Ian Rochester
Ben Caplan
(Actor)
.. Rufus Barron
Anthony Barclay
(Actor)
.. Sir Tim Listfield
Aneirin Hughes
(Actor)
.. Neil Haughton
John Sessions
(Actor)
.. Brian Cantwell
Born:
February 11, 1953
in
Largs, Ayrshire
Best Known For:
Surreal comedy Stella Street.
Early-life:
Born John Gibbs Marshall on January 11, 1953, in Largs, Scotland and spent some of his earliest years in Kempston, Bedfordshire and St Albans, Hertfordshire. He graduated with an M.A. in English literature from the University of Wales, where he had begun to appear to audiences with his comedy in shows such as "Look back in Bangor" and "Marshall Arts". He later studied for a PhD from McMaster University in Canada, although he did not complete the doctorate.
Career:
He attended RADA in the late 1970s, studying alongside Kenneth Branagh. His debut film was 1982's The Sender, a horror feature in which he played a patient. Two years later he appeared opposite Mel Gibson and Anthony Hopkins in The Bounty. In the late 1980s he played Lionel Zipser in Porterhouse Blue, appeared regularly on Whose Line is it Anyway? and starred in his own one-man TV show, simply titled John Sessions. He has also appeared in Henry V and In the Bleak Midwinter, both directed by old friend Branagh. He scored a major hit in spoof soap opera Stella Street for which he characterised a variety of middle-aged actors, alongside Phil Cornwell. Other projects include Skins, Outnumbered and The Iron Lady.
Quote:
"When Whose Line Is it Anyway? was such a success, I became a bit of a showbiz Charlie. It did go to my head a bit. So it was important to have old friends who really knew me, who could remind me about what really mattered."
Trivia:
In August 2014, he was one of the 200 public figures who signed a letter opposing Scottish independence in the run-up to September's referendum.
Luke Shaw
(Actor)
.. Paul Sorrell
Michael Eaves
(Actor)
.. Brian Harrison
TR Bowen
(Actor)
.. Sir Michael Niven
PH Moriarty
(Actor)
.. Steve Gross
George Harris
(Actor)
.. Judge Ben Wharton
George Camiller
(Actor)
.. Clive Kadans
Sean Francis
(Actor)
.. DS Halesworth
Sandra James-Young
(Actor)
.. Esther McEwan
Adrian Lukis
(Actor)
.. Marc Thompson
Stuart Organ
(Actor)
.. Jonathan Powell
Ewan Bailey
(Actor)
.. Maurice Henderson
Andrew Greenough
(Actor)
.. Tony Rains
Tom Keller
(Actor)
.. Peter Wilson
Mary Woodvine
(Actor)
.. Caroline Hughes
Fiona Carew
(Actor)
.. Jill Miro
Peter Yapp
(Actor)
.. Judge Alan Hing
Alan McKenna
(Actor)
.. Paul Peacock
Sara Stephens
(Actor)
.. Pauline Peacock
Norma Atallah
(Actor)
.. Woman Witness
Herbie Clark
(Actor)
.. Stallholder
Donovan F Blackwood
(Actor)
.. Security guard
GF Newman
(Writer)
Steve Kelly
(Director)
