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Judge John Deed : Pilot & Complete BBC Series 1 [2001]
starring: Martin Shaw, Jenny Seagrove

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Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
Audience Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Binding: DVD
EAN: 5014503197322
Format: PAL
Label: 2 Entertain Video
Manufacturer: 2 Entertain Video
Number Of Items: 3
Publisher: 2 Entertain Video
Region Code: 2
Release Date: May 08, 2006
Running Time: 444 minutes
Studio: 2 Entertain Video
Theatrical Release Date: November 26, 2001
Sales Rank: 1327

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Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- I'm with Charlie Brooker...
...In that the last thing any TV show ought to extoll is the merits of a maverick judge. It's exactly the profession (apart from perhaps President of the USA) where the last thing you want is a maverick. You want consistency and logic!

So, that aside, you also have to contend with terrible, portentous acting, truly dire writing, and staging (of fights for instance) that look as though they're shot by the crew of early Grange Hill.

I couldn't, in even a remote chunk of good conscience, recommend this show to anyone.

Rating:

- Fabulous
Well what can say - this show has me addicted! I found myself amazed that I would get this into a courtroom drama series as, I admit, the concept is slightly cheesy, but this is fantastic. Give it a go and you will not be disappointed.

The character of Judge John Deed is excellently portrayed by Martin Shaw and who backed up by a fabulous cast. The series mixes court events with the personal lives of the characters which makes it all the more spicy. The judge himself is a bit of a rebel - going professionally where others would fear to tread. In addition to this he still finds the time to go after his former lover Mrs Mills, have the odd random snog with his ex-wife (George Channing) and get it on with lady Francesca (the home secretary's ... Read More:

Rating:

- comic book capers
I cannot believe the number of people who give this 5 stars. It is nonsense from start to finish. From the legal point of view, it is impossible that such behaviour from a judge would ever be tolerated (speaking about cases in which he is sitting, not only with counsel but also witnesses, etc.) and the behaviour of his associates is barely more acceptable. As for the plots, they are comic book parody. The scripts are wooden and a lot of the acting likewise. As a drama it gets one star - as an ironical comedy it would get more, but unfortunately that is not what it is meant to be.

Rating:

- Doesn't excite me
Okay: we have a judge who takes the law into his own hands in terms of
manipulating court cases. I wouldn't want to appear in court when he
presides. His eco-warrior daughter keeps getting in trouble which daddy
irons out by pulling strings in the legal world. The message seems to
be that there is a law for common people and for Jugde Deed. Apart from
the fact that part of bringing up a child is making him/ her to accept
responsibility. So he is not the nicest person on earth. Shaw acts
fairly extrovert. Overall you get the impression it's Shaw's character
Doyle acting as a judge. You keep expecting a silver Capri to appear.
In fact it's a silver Porsche. His womanizing is completely over the
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Rating:

- As good as it gets
The BBC, beleaguered as they are from time to time, rarely fail when it comes to either documentary making or drama and with Judge John Deed, yet again they reinforce their stranglehold on this genre.

This program is a huge step up from the long running but dated 'Crown Court' from the 70's and early 80's. Gripping, riveting, call it what you like, from intial broadcast in late 2001, each episode had me glued as few others have.

Some of the storylines are very thought provoking indeed, which is not a bad thing, and the cast is superb, particularly the haughty yet divine Caroline Langrishe and the quietly delectable Jenny Seagrove. Martin Shaw, in the title role as the somewhat unconventional High Court Judge, is excellent

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