Deans, Jason (29 November 2002). "Firefighter strikes for BBC1". Media Guardian . Retrieved 27 April 2007. Plunkett, John (22 November 2002). "Viewers find celebs a turn-off". Media Guardian . Retrieved 27 April 2007. A man accused of participating in an armed robbery is re-apprehended after 16 years on the run. The case against him is weakened by evidence of corruption in the arresting squad, and an unreliable and anonymous professional informant. Jo's first meetings with Michael get off to a shaky start as she tries to juggle her career and her commitments to the boy. Adalian, Josef (24 October 2004). " 'Law' man cases nets (Chernuchin adapting BBC's 'Deed' for NBC)". Variety. Reed Business Information . Retrieved 24 April 2007.

Deans, Jason (28 November 2003). "Dirty Den's plot draws 11m". Media Guardian . Retrieved 27 April 2007. Deed hears the case (pretrialed in "Defence of the Realm") of birth defects near a waste disposal plant. A PR company spinning the reports from the waste disposal company has connections with both the defence contractor and the Home Secretary, and the defendant from the fraud case provides compelling – and disastrous – evidence. As Deed delves deeper and deeper into why funding for the soldier to sue the pharmaceutical company was withdrawn, he makes more and more sinister discoveries. It is then that the forces of reaction move against him to stop him any way they can. Day, Julia (9 January 2006). "Soapstar Superstars cleans up". Media Guardian . Retrieved 27 April 2007. A never-successfully-convicted child sex abuser is killed while in prison, and the accused claims a defence of preventing future abuses. Jo meets Michael's real father, who wants to return to South Africa with her. Everard hears the case of an adopted child who raped his teacher. Deed risks his career by sleeping with a claimant.

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Thomas, Liz (27 February 2007). "Sentence hangs over Judge John Deed". The Stage. The Stage Newspaper Ltd . Retrieved 24 April 2007. Holmwood, Leigh (18 June 2007). "BBC shows that broke the impartiality rules". Media Guardian (Guardian News and Media) . Retrieved 30 June 2007. Robins, Jon (23 January 2007). "Primetime drama—the verdict on TV lawyers". The Times. London: Times Newspapers . Retrieved 28 April 2007.

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Judge John Deed is a British legal drama television series produced by the BBC in association with One-Eyed Dog for BBC One. It was created by G.F. Newman and stars Martin Shaw as Sir John Deed, a High Court judge who tries to seek real justice in the cases before him. It also stars Jenny Seagrove as the barrister Jo Mills, frequently the object of Deed's desire. A pilot episode was broadcast on 9 January 2001, followed by the first full series on 26 November 2001. The sixth and last series concluded on 18 January 2007. The programme then went on an indefinite break after Shaw became involved in another television programme, and he and Seagrove expressed a wish for the format of the series to change before they filmed new episodes. By 2009, the series had officially been cancelled. The six series produced make it the longest-running BBC legal drama. Presumably because of the "message" that it is seen to be pushing (according to the regulator). Imagine if, during the 70's, the BBC had broadcast a drama that was sympathetic towards the IRA and its aims. It would still be a fictional drama, but imagine the outcry. Meanwhile, Michael's real father turns up from South Africa, ending Jo's hopes of adoption. Jo starts seeing him, sending John into a jealous rage. He foolishly starts an affair with a Claimant. When Jo discovers, she decides to move to South Africa, Deed must move heaven and earth to stop her... Episode 4 - Defence Of The Realm Deans, Jason (13 November 2002). "Green edges ahead in TV tussle". Media Guardian . Retrieved 27 April 2007.

a b Hanks, Robert (28 November 2003). "This Shaw is a guilty pleasure". The Independent. Independent News and Media. Shaw, Martin (29 April 2009). "Bill Turnbull interview of Martin Shaw on BBC Breakfast". BBC Breakfast (Interview). Interviewed by Bill Turnbull. BBC. a b c Hattenstone, Simon (30 December 2000). "Natural lawman". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media . Retrieved 24 April 2007. An MI5 informant is on trial for causing grievous bodily harm to his wife and Deed is pressured by the Lord Chancellor's Department and Police Commissioner Row Colemore to release the man, but Deed refuses without investigating the matter further. He conducts a Newton hearing, hearing evidence and acting as his own jury. This causes a clash with Sir Ian Rochester of the LCD (with whose wife Deed is having an affair). Deed also sits on the case of date rape against three men. Deans, Jason (21 January 2005). "Bush proves a turn-off for 2". Media Guardian . Retrieved 27 April 2007.Judge John Deed takes the case of Maurice Haart, a father accused of murdering the man who killed his daughter. Haart tells his barrister, Jo Mills, that he shot the man because he saw him driving the same lorry that he hit his daughter with, but he refuses to plead provocation. Deed's daughter Charlie introduces him to Rory, an environmental activist, and they are later arrested when they destroy GM crops.

Staff writer (7 February 2006). "Dami judge warns jury". Manchester Evening News. M.E.N. Media . Retrieved 24 April 2007. Drama set in the Easter rising and Irish Civil war, from the IRA point of view, broadcast around the time of the Peace process in N. Ireland Tetra masts and MND—what is the evidence?" (Press release). MND Association. 30 January 2006. Archived from the original on 13 August 2006 . Retrieved 30 August 2015. {{ cite press release}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL ( link) I don't know if they've been on the BBC but they were very mainstream Hollywood films shown on terrestrial television. The episode had showed a court case based on the MMR vaccination, which suggested it could be harmful to children's health.Yes but it is fiction. In real life we will get bad judges who make bad decisions. We see it happen in news reports where people are up in arms over a reported case and they don't agree with the verdict. Deed sits in The Hague to hear the case of a British soldier who killed 11 Iraqi civilians and is being accused of war crimes. A previous ruling Deed made against a British National Party councillor angers Muslim extremists, and a female assassin is sent to kill Deed.