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The Best Episodes of Crown Court Season 2

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Every episode of Crown Court Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Crown Court Season 2!

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  1. 8.8/10(20 votes)

    #1 - The Death of Dracula: Part 3

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    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. 8.7/10(25 votes)

    #2 - The Death of Dracula: Part 1

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    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. 8.3/10(21 votes)

    #3 - The Death of Dracula: Part 2

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    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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  4. 8.2/10(10 votes)

    #4 - Theft By Necessity

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    S2:E46

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

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  5. 8.1/10(30 votes)

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

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    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
  6. 8.1/10(26 votes)

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

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    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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  8. 8.1/10(21 votes)

    #7 - The Mugging of Arthur Simmons: Part 2

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    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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  9. 8.1/10(24 votes)

    #8 - Love Thy Neighbour: Part 1

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    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
  10. 8.1/10(9 votes)

    #9 - The Gilded Cage: Part 1

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    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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  11. 8.0/10(25 votes)

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

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    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
  12. 8.0/10(8 votes)

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

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    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
  13. 8.0/10(22 votes)

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

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    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
  14. 7.9/10(22 votes)

    #13 - Portrait of an Artist: Kingsley v Messiter: Part 3

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    S2:E18

    Rose Messiter is cross examined by Helen Tate. She accuses Messiter of being a witness to the original Will and wouldn't be provided for. Under pressure, from Tate, Messiter admits she wrote the second Will but denies it was forgery.

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  15. 7.9/10(23 votes)

    #14 - Freak-Out: Regina v Marlow: Part 3

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    S2:E30

    Natasha Marlow is cross examinined by Jonathan Fry QC after it was revealed she threatened to kill Peta Best while high on drugs. The defence called Sister Joanna Forbush but her evidence, based on Marlow's therapy, proved problematic.

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    Director:Alan Gibson
  16. 7.9/10(20 votes)

    #15 - Love Thy Neighbour: Part 2

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    S2:E35

    The first day's proceedings came to halt when prosecution witness Madge Gorman failed to show. When Mrs. Gorman appears, today, she has an obvious black eye, so the judge warns her should she change her original evidence.

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    Director:Brian Parker
  17. 7.9/10(21 votes)

    #16 - Wise Child: Part 2

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    S2:E41

    Lady Crittenden is cross examined by Stephen Harvesty following her admission, in court, that Lapointe is the maiden name of Sir Tom's mother. Bernard Crittenden attempts to show that Raoul Lapointe's birth certificate is a forgery.

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  18. 7.8/10(25 votes)

    #17 - Portrait of an Artist: Kingsley v Messiter: Part 1

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    S2:E16

    Before his death a year ago, a renowned artist wrote a will in which he bequeathed his estate to his favourite model, Rose Messiter. The will is being challenged by his business partner Brenda Kingsley, who had been named as sole beneficiary in an earlier will written by the artist. She claims that at the time of writing the second will, the artist was not of sound mind. Ms Kingsley is now challenging the second will and is laying claim to the artist's estate.

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  19. 7.8/10(24 votes)

    #18 - Infanticide or Murder?: Part 1

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    S2:E22

    A 15 year old schoolgirl has given birth to an illegitimate baby. Within a week of the birth, the body of the baby has been found buried in the girl's back garden by police acting on a tip-off. The schoolgirl's father (the baby's grandfather) has been charged with the murder of the baby after it was discovered that the infant had been strangled.

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  20. 7.8/10(23 votes)

    #19 - Infanticide or Murder?: Part 3

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    S2:E24

    The previous day ended sensationally with both Dominic Collins' wife and daughter confessing to killing the baby. Barrister Helen Tate accuses Mary of researching the Infanticide Act in bid to get her father off a murder charge.

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  21. 7.8/10(8 votes)

    #20 - Act of Vengeance: Regina v Collings: Part 1

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    S2:E25

    A 21 year old man has been blinded after an attacker flung acid into his face. Was the attack carried out by his own cousin following a family feud?

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    Director:Howard Baker
  22. 7.8/10(21 votes)

    #21 - Freak-Out: Regina v Marlow: Part 2

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    S2:E29

    Photographer Alleyn Griffin gives evidence about Natasha Marlowe erratic behaviour at the party. Marlowe takes the stand, in her own defence, and confesses that she has taken so much L.S.D that she has little memory of the night.

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    Director:Alan Gibson
  23. 7.8/10(20 votes)

    #22 - The Mugging of Arthur Simmons: Part 1

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    S2:E31

    A pensioner is mugged in a dark alley. two young black men are identified as the muggers in a local youth club. However, the defense claims that the identity parade was not carried out according to correct police procedure.

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  24. 7.8/10(23 votes)

    #23 - The Mugging of Arthur Simmons: Part 3

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    S2:E33

    While giving evidence in his defence, John Dempsey claimed that PC Kershaw saw the university student as a black activist and kept him under constant surveillance. He now faces an aggressive cross examination from James Elliot QC

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  25. 7.8/10(21 votes)

    #24 - Love Thy Neighbour: Part 3

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    S2:E36

    Martin Thornton, the older of two brothers, claims that far from the being the perpetrators of the shooting he and brothers were the victims of a smear campaign. Prosecuter Helen Tate maintains that the gun used was theirs.

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    Director:Brian Parker
  26. 7.8/10(22 votes)

    #25 - Wise Child: Part 1

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    S2:E40

    A wealthy industrialist who made his fortune in African mining projects has died and left his fortune to his widow and two children. However, an African man has come forward to claim his share of the inheritance by claiming that he is the son of the businessman from a previous, secret marriage to an African lady. Is he genuinely the son, or is he an impostor trying to fraudulently claim money?

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"The Death of Dracula: Part 3" is the best rated episode of "Crown Court" season 2. 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 is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "The Death of Dracula: Part 1".