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The Best Episodes of Crown Court

Crown Court is an afternoon television courtroom drama produced by Granada Television for the ITV network that ran from 1972, when the Crown Court system...
  1. Background image for The Death of Dracula: Part 3
    8.8/10(20 votes)

    #1 - The Death of Dracula: Part 3

    S2:E39

    Rita Mattson is cross examined by James Elliot QC. She is rattled when he claims her husband was threatening to leave her for a younger woman. Brig. Sir Ferdinand Tennyson-Pusey gives evidence about how he believed gun trick worked.

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  2. Background image for The Death of Dracula: Part 1
    8.7/10(25 votes)

    #2 - The Death of Dracula: Part 1

    S2:E37

    Count Alucard, a Dracula-themed illusionist, is shot dead on stage when a stunt involving a gun goes horribly wrong. His assistant (his wife, Rita) is accused of having tampered with the gun, killing him after discovering yet another of his affairs. did she purposely kill her husband, or was the gun faulty?

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  3. Background image for Conspiracy: Regina v Luckhurst and Sawyer (3)
    8.6/10(34 votes)

    #3 - Conspiracy: Regina v Luckhurst and Sawyer (3)

    S1:E30

    In his summing up, the defence barrister James Elliot QC accuses the night watchman of extreme anti-left wing bias. Could this save the young couple?

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    Director:Roger Tucker
  4. Background image for Proof Spirits Part 3
    8.6/10(8 votes)

    #4 - Proof Spirits Part 3

    S10:E3

    Vera Barnes - better known as "Madame Veda Bronski", a spiritualist and professed clairvoyant - is charged with obtaining money by deception from widow Elizabeth Penn. The Prosecution claim that she took advantage of the vulnerable Mrs. Penn and tricked her into donating £17500, supposedly towards a spiritualist centre that was never built. The Defence respond that Madame Bronski does appear to have unusual gifts and even these are disputed she has a sincere belief that she can contact the dead and help people like Mrs. Penn.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  5. Background image for Proof Spirits Part 2
    8.4/10(8 votes)

    #5 - Proof Spirits Part 2

    S10:E2

    Vera Barnes - better known as "Madame Veda Bronski", a spiritualist and professed clairvoyant - is charged with obtaining money by deception from widow Elizabeth Penn. The Prosecution claim that she took advantage of the vulnerable Mrs. Penn and tricked her into donating £17500, supposedly towards a spiritualist centre that was never built. The Defence respond that Madame Bronski does appear to have unusual gifts and even these are disputed she has a sincere belief that she can contact the dead and help people like Mrs. Penn.

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    Director:Brian Mills
  6. Background image for The Death of Dracula: Part 2
    8.3/10(21 votes)

    #6 - The Death of Dracula: Part 2

    S2:E38

    Lingerie model Kathleen Nolan gives evidence of the events leading to the death of Norman Mattson, at the 501 Club. Rita Mattson takes the stand and claims in the 8 years of her marriage she never knew how the silver bullet trick worked.

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  8. Background image for Regina v Bryant (1)
    8.2/10(29 votes)

    #7 - Regina v Bryant (1)

    S1:E10

    Following an armed raid by four masked men on a Fulchester bank in which £30,000 was stolen, local villain Harry Bryant was identified as one of the robbers. In court, he decides to sack his defence team at the start of the trial and defend himself. He bases his defence on unreliable identification and on the fact that due to his criminal background, the police are determined to 'fit him up' for a crime that he did not commit.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  9. Background image for Theft By Necessity
    8.2/10(10 votes)

    #8 - Theft By Necessity

    S2:E46

    A retired lawyer decides to defend himself in court after he is charged with shoplifting.

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  10. Background image for Duress: Part 3
    8.2/10(7 votes)

    #9 - Duress: Part 3

    S3:E33

    The court erupts when James Mallard and his mother are caught using sign language to bypass the rule of law. Mallard's father, John Ryan claims his son's girlfriend won't becoming to alibi him, for the stolen car, because she is married.

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  11. Background image for Proof Spirits Part 1
    8.2/10(11 votes)

    #10 - Proof Spirits Part 1

    S10:E1

    Vera Barnes - better known as "Madame Veda Bronski", a spiritualist and professed clairvoyant - is charged with obtaining money by deception from widow Elizabeth Penn. The Prosecution claim that she took advantage of the vulnerable Mrs. Penn and tricked her into donating £17500, supposedly towards a spiritualist centre that was never built. The Defence respond that Madame Bronski does appear to have unusual gifts and even these are disputed she has a sincere belief that she can contact the dead and help people like Mrs. Penn.

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    Director:Brian Mills
  12. Background image for Conspiracy: Regina v Luckhurst and Sawyer (2)
    8.1/10(30 votes)

    #11 - Conspiracy: Regina v Luckhurst and Sawyer (2)

    S1:E29

    One of the accused, Trevor Luckhurst, takes the witness stand, but his behaviour doesn't help his case.

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    Director:Roger Tucker
  13. Background image for Regina v Barnes: Whatever Happened to George Robins?: Part 1
    8.1/10(30 votes)

    #12 - Regina v Barnes: Whatever Happened to George Robins?: Part 1

    S2:E1

    George Robins is a second hand car dealer and well-known ladies man. He has disappeared. Blood stains were found at his country cottage. A local car thief, Harold Barnes, is charged with his murder, but Barnes claims that Robins has not been murdered but has faked his own death so that his wife can claim a large insurance pay-out. The prosecution will try to prove that Barnes has indeed murdered Robins even though no body has ever been found.

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    Director:Bob Hird
  14. Background image for Regina v Barnes: Whatever Happened to George Robins?: Part 2
    8.1/10(26 votes)

    #13 - Regina v Barnes: Whatever Happened to George Robins?: Part 2

    S2:E2

    Detective Inspector Robert takes the stand to describe the investigation into the disappearance of George Robins and the arrest of Harold Barnes. Dr. John Gould gives a breakdown of the forensic evidence and the link to Barnes.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  15. Background image for The Mugging of Arthur Simmons: Part 2
    8.1/10(21 votes)

    #14 - The Mugging of Arthur Simmons: Part 2

    S2:E32

    P.C. Kershaw takes the stand to give details of the arrest of the two defendants. With Mrs Palmer evidence tainted there are now doubts that John Dempsey was the second man. Walter Sissons QC also queries Kershaw's impartiality.

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  16. Background image for Love Thy Neighbour: Part 1
    8.1/10(24 votes)

    #15 - Love Thy Neighbour: Part 1

    S2:E34

    A man is left paralyzed after being shot on his own doorstep following an argument about a betting slip. Two brothers living next door stand accused of attempted murder but claim the gun went off by accident during a scuffle.

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    Director:Brian Parker
  17. Background image for The Gilded Cage: Part 1
    8.1/10(9 votes)

    #16 - The Gilded Cage: Part 1

    S2:E47

    An estranged wife has accused her husband of rape. The husband denies the charge and claims that his wife has made up the allegation in anger after he refused to increase her maintenance payments.

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  18. Background image for The Woman Least Likely: Part 1
    8.1/10(9 votes)

    #17 - The Woman Least Likely: Part 1

    S3:E22

    Irene Rutland faces charges of theft, criminal damage and wounding a police officer. The officer was called to a restaurant after Mrs. Rutland was involved in an argument over what she considered an excessive bill. The prosecution argue that she was in a drunken rage and struck the officer while resisting arrest. She was also found in possession of a handbag belonging to another woman - Linda Brightson - and she is also charged with theft of this item and damage to the restaurant. The Defence accept there was a disagreement but argue Mrs. Rutland did not steal the handbag and that the officer was injured by accident.

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    Director:Voytek
  19. Background image for Doctor's Neglect? (2)
    8.0/10(29 votes)

    #18 - Doctor's Neglect? (2)

    S1:E2

    No description available

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  20. Background image for Regina v Bryant (2)
    8.0/10(27 votes)

    #19 - Regina v Bryant (2)

    S1:E11

    No description available

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  21. Background image for Regina v Bryant (3)
    8.0/10(25 votes)

    #20 - Regina v Bryant (3)

    S1:E12

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  22. Background image for Conspiracy: Regina v Luckhurst and Sawyer (1)
    8.0/10(32 votes)

    #21 - Conspiracy: Regina v Luckhurst and Sawyer (1)

    S1:E28

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    Director:Roger Tucker
  23. Background image for Regina v Barnes: Whatever Happened to George Robins?: Part 3
    8.0/10(25 votes)

    #22 - Regina v Barnes: Whatever Happened to George Robins?: Part 3

    S2:E3

    Defendant Harold Barnes alleges that George Robins is still alive. Prosecutor Jonathan Fry QC causes a stir when he calls Robins as a witness. Barnes' wife Catherine denies the she had an affair with Robins and alibis her husband.

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    Director:Bob Hird
  24. Background image for Act of Vengeance: Regina v Collings: Part 2
    8.0/10(8 votes)

    #23 - Act of Vengeance: Regina v Collings: Part 2

    S2:E26

    Alan Collings fiancee Pauline Ellis gives evidence about the long running feud between the father's Alan and Brian and how family party ended in threats. Brian Collings takes the stand in his defence but is unable to produce an alibi.

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    Director:Howard Baker
  25. Background image for Freak-Out: Regina v Marlow: Part 1
    8.0/10(22 votes)

    #24 - Freak-Out: Regina v Marlow: Part 1

    S2:E28

    The effects of hallucinogenic drugs provide a theme in this case. Peta Best, a leading sixties fashion photographer, has been found dead in her studio with a cloth pushed down her throat. Natasha Marlow, a young model who was with Peta Best at the time of her death, is charged with murder but claims that herself and the photographer were 'freaking out' after an L.S.D. session and she would therefore have been incapable of committing murder. Light is shed on the sleazy world of pornography as the trial progresses.

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    Director:Alan Gibson
  26. Background image for A Case of Murder: Part 2
    8.0/10(8 votes)

    #25 - A Case of Murder: Part 2

    S3:E26

    The Judge tells the jury to disregard the implication made by the defence that Dr. Fulmer is to blame. Insp. McGovern discovered the account books hidden in cupboard. Maria Novati adds that Mr.Oldbury, told her, he didn't like the Povey's

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Death of Dracula: Part 3" is the best rated episode of "Crown Court". It scored 8.8/10 based on 20 votes. Directed by Mark Cullingham and written by David Fisher, it aired on 3/30/1973. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Death of Dracula: Part 1".