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New Street Law Episode Guide

1 :01x01 - Series 1, Episode 1

First aired: May/04/2006
Writer: Matthew Hall
Director: Julian Holmes
Guest star: Ahsen Bhatti (Ash Ashlan), William Armstrong (), Tony Nyland (), Tony Monroe (), Sue Wallace (), Samantha Power (), Malcolm Scates (), Louis Dower (), Judy Holt (), Joanna Roth (), Alan Rothwell (), Anne Hornby (), Ben Owen Jones (Chris Quick), Christine Mackie (), Don Warrington (Judge Winyard), Holliday Grainger ()

Defence lawyer Jack Roper is determined not to give up on the case of a girl charged with arson - and annoys his opposite number by ruining the testimony of a key prosecution witness.



2 :01x02 - Series 1, Episode 2

First aired: May/11/2006
Writer: G. F. Newman
Director: Julian Holmes
Guest star: Tom Lloyd-Roberts (Judge Chalmers), Tara Moran (Jenny Hoggard), Steve Evets (), Seamus O'Neill (), Rebecca Atkinson (), Paula Simms (), Nikki Sanderson (Sammy), Jane Relph (), Don Warrington (Judge Winyard), Derek Hicks (), Andrew Sheridan ()

Jack and Annie represent a cancer patient suing the landfill company he used to work for, while Laura joins her father to defend the case and discovers not everyone is telling the truth. Joe represents a woman accused of shoplifting, but gets more than he bargained for when he falls foul of her charms.



3 :01x03 - Series 1, Episode 3

First aired: May/18/2006
Writer: Matthew Hall
Director: Julian Holmes
Guest star: Ian Kershaw (), Joanna Roth (), Mark Womack (), Terence Harvey (), Joe Simpson (Unknown), Don Warrington (Judge Winyard), Diane Keen (), Christine Tremarco (), Ben Owen Jones (Chris Quick), Angela Curran (), Amy Lythgoe (), Adam Zane (), Ahsen Bhatti (Ash Ashlan)

Jack and Annie defend a man accused of murdering his wife, but problems arise when prosecutor Laurence discovers foul play. Charlie takes on the case of the suspected killer's sister, who is battling her brother's in-laws for custody of his child, and Joe helps defend a nurse whose employers believe she lied to them about her qualifications.



4 :01x04 - Series 1, Episode 4

First aired: May/25/2006
Writer: Chris Bucknall
Guest star: Reece Noi (), Steven Hillman (), Tara Moran (Jenny Hoggard), Tom Lloyd-Roberts (Judge Chalmers), Will Tacey (), Paula Wolfenden (), Les Dennis (), Joanna Roth (), Ahsen Bhatti (Ash Ashlan), Andrew Schofield (Barry Lake), Ben Owen Jones (Chris Quick), Don Warrington (Judge Winyard), Eileen O'Brien ()

Charlie takes on the high-profile case of a television presenter who is involved in a libel suit. Jack is unhappy about having to represent a man accused of physically abusing his son - prompting Honor to resign from prosecuting - and it isn't long before it's obvious there is more to the trial than meets the eye.



5 :01x05 - Series 1, Episode 5

First aired: Jun/01/2006
Guest star: James Masters (Dr Paul Brown), John Elkington (Magistrates court clerk), Perveen Hussain (Fahra Kaswa), Sean Gallagher (Tony Burgess), Tara Moran (Jenny Hoggard), Tom Lloyd-Roberts (Judge Chalmers), Tony Slattery (Dr Harr), Vincent Ebrahim (Sonny Mehta), Eric McNicol (Sgt Bryson), Don Warrington (Judge Winyard), Ahsen Bhatti (Ash Ashlan), Angela Murray (Court clerk 2), Anthony Schaeffer (Chairman), Atta Yaqub (Nadeem Rashid), Ben Owen Jones (Chris Quick), Christopher Bisson (Sammi Kaswa), Colin McFarlane (Sir Nicholas Evans), Dean Andrews (Dennis Longwell)

Jack and Charlie defend two police officers accused of torturing a terrorist suspect in custody, but it appears one of them may be hiding something. Joe attempts to prove his client, a psychiatric patient, has been misdiagnosed as mentally ill and tries to get him released from hospital, while Laurence is disappointed with the outcome of his application to become a High Court Judge.



6 :01x06 - Series 1, Episode 6

Laura resigns from chambers when she learns that Laurence is keeping secrets from her about a medical negligence case. Joe's psychiatric patient struggles to cope with life outside the institution and gets arrested for criminal damage, while Jack represents a deluded Robbie Williams impersonator charged with social security fraud.



7 :01x07 - Series 1, Episode 7

Joe stands firm as he undertakes his first jury trial, defending a man suspected of destroying a speed camera - but resorts to desperate measures to ensure his client is let off. Jack and Annie represent a gang member accused of shooting and paralysing a police officer and face a tough cross-examination from Laurence. Meanwhile, Laura asks to move chambers, and Charlie finds comfort in a colleague.



8 :01x08 - Series 1, Episode 8

First aired: Jun/21/2006
Writer: Matthew Hall
Director: Emma Bodger
Guest star: Yasmine Bannerman (Elaine Warren), Dennis Conlon (Parminder Mittal), Joanna Roth (Judge Newland), Francis Magee (Frank Halcroft), Paul Warriner (Martin Warren), Stuart Wolfenden (David Peters), David Harewood (DI Branston), Samina Bux (Faye Goodman), Ben Owen Jones (Chris Quick), Nikki Sanderson (Sammy Dean), Shobna Gulati (Salina Morris), Anye Clarke (Lisa Warren)

A woman is accused of hiding evidence to protect her husnabd, who murdered a young boy.



9 :02x01 - Series 2, Episode 1

First aired: Feb/21/2007

Following his arrest for perverting the course of justice, Jack is released on police bail. Jack isn't impressed when his colleagues suggest he asks Frank Holcroft to help him.



10 :02x02 - Series 2, Episode 2

First aired: Feb/28/2007

Jack finds himself defending a violent gangster who is adamant that drugs found on him where planted. Jack has to work out who would want to set him up.



11 :02x03 - Series 2, Episode 3

First aired: Mar/07/2007

Jack and Frank find themselves battling in court when they both defend teenage girls accused of causing the death of a boy.



12 :02x04 - Series 2, Episode 4

First aired: Mar/14/2007

Jack and Laura find themselves defending a man who is accused of a sexual attack on his daughter ten years previously. Frank and Honor are caught in a compromising position together.



13 :02x05 - Series 2, Episode 5

First aired: Mar/26/2007



14 :02x06 - Series 2, Episode 6

First aired: Apr/04/2007

Laura and Jack find themselves defending a man who is accused of killing a burglar in his house.