


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. The factual accuracy of the series is often criticised by legal professionals and journalists; many of the decisions taken by Deed are unlikely to happen in a real court. The romanticised vision of the court system created by Newman caused a judge to issue a warning to a jury not to let the series influence their view of trials—referring to an episode where Deed flouts rules when called up for jury duty. Another episode led to complaints about biased and incorrect information about the MMR vaccine, leading the BBC to ban repeats of it in its original form. All six series have been released on DVD in the UK.
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4 episodes • 2001
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rough Justice | Nov 26, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Duty of Care | Dec 3, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Appropriate Response | Dec 10, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Hidden Agenda | Dec 17, 2001 | 0.0 |

4 episodes • 2002
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Political Expediency | Nov 21, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Abuse of Power | Nov 28, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Nobody's Fool | Dec 12, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Everyone's Child | Dec 19, 2002 | 0.0 |

4 episodes • 2003
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Health Hazard | Nov 27, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Judicial Review | Dec 4, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Conspiracy | Dec 11, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Economic Imperative | Jan 26, 2004 | 0.0 |

6 episodes • 2005
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lost and Found | Jan 13, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Above the Law | Jan 20, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 3 | In Defence of Others | Jan 27, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Defence of the Realm | Feb 3, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Separation of Powers | Feb 10, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Popular Appeal | Feb 17, 2005 | 0.0 |

6 episodes • 2006
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hard-Gating | Jan 6, 2006 | 0.0 |
| 2 | My Daughter, Right or Wrong | Jan 13, 2006 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Lost Youth | Jan 20, 2006 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Silent Killer | Jan 27, 2006 | 0.0 |
| 5 | One Angry Man | Feb 3, 2006 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Heart of Darkness | Feb 10, 2006 | 0.0 |

4 episodes • 2007
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | War Crimes (1) | Jan 9, 2007 | 0.0 |
| 2 | War Crimes (2) | Jan 11, 2007 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Evidence of Harm (1) | Jan 16, 2007 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Evidence of Harm (2) | Jan 18, 2007 | 0.0 |
0 episodes • TBA
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