| "Defence" | ||
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| ← | UK, Episode 3.03 | → |
| Production number: First aired (US): 22 September 2010 First aired (UK): 23 September 2010 First aired (CAN): 30 September 2010 | ||
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| Written By Debbie O'Malley Directed By Mark Everest | ||
Summary[]
Two workers and a customer in a vintage clothes shop are brutally murdered with a bayonet. The fourth surviving victim identifies the killer as John Smith, an educated but homeless ex-military man who is arrested with the weapon on him. It is found out that he was previously charged with stalking a young woman but sloppy prosecution led to the case's collapse. He is also a law graduate and defends himself, despite a history of mental instability vouched for by his sister Patricia. In court he claims that he was not himself that day and therefore not the killer. Steel brings in Patricia and uses Smith's paranoia to get his conviction.
Cast[]
Main Cast[]
- Bradley Walsh as Detective Sergeant Ronnie Brooks
- Jamie Bamber as Detective Sergeant Matt Devlin
- Harriet Walter as Detective Inspector Natalie Chandler
- Ben Daniels as Senior Crown Prosecutor James Steel
- Freema Agyeman as Junior Crown Prosecutor Alesha Phillips
- Bill Paterson as Crown Prosecution Service Director George Castle
Recurring Cast[]
- George Anton as Dr. Roddy Armitage
- Nicola Sanderson as S.O.C.O. Joy Ackroyd
- Paul Darrow as Judge Prentice
Guest Cast[]
- Rupert Graves as John Smith
- Amanda Root as Patricia Smith
- Catherine Steadman as Joanna Ellis
- Gary Powell as Frank Ellis
- Kelsey Brookfield as Paul Dean
- Pierre Mascolo as Gianni Patrone
- Francesca Kingdon as Lia Rossi
- Thaila Zucchi as Marcie
- Nathaniel Martello-White as P.C. Baxter
- Leo Wringer as Father Michael
- Sartaj Garewal as Ravi Luthra
- Chris Polick as Ricky
- Janet Walker as Surgicla Consultant
- Michael Ballard as Admin Assistant
- Sophie Turner as Librarian
- Scott Ellis as Uniformed Officer
Background information and notes[]
- Adaptation of the Law & Order episode "Pro Se".
| Previous episode: "Hounded" |
"Defence (UK)" Law & Order: UK Season 3 |
Next episode: "Confession" |