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The Worst Episodes of The Brief

Henry Farmer is a clever minded criminal practice attorney whose every day is a juggling act between surviving his messy personal life and pleading cases...
  1. 7.5/10(67 votes)

    #1 - The Road to Hell

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    Henry defends a woman who is accused of drowning her boyfriend's two children by driving them into a lake. Even though she has pleaded guilty, Henry suspects that she is merely protecting her boyfriend. And the boyfriend, who is also being tried for this double murder, has an agenda of his own.

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    Director:Jack Gold
    Writer:N/A
  2. 7.6/10(59 votes)

    #2 - So Long, Samantha

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    Henry finds himself accused of misconduct when he takes up the cause of a father convinced his daughter was raped and murdered at a party in the Far East, while an unexpected meeting with MP Gerry Graham puts a damper on his affair with the politician's wife - Polly.

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    Director:Jack Gold
    Writer:N/A
  3. 7.7/10(47 votes)

    #3 - Children

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    Henry reluctantly agrees to prosecute a 12-year-old girl accused of murder, but underhand tactics by the devious defence barrister and doubts surrounding the innocence of his own child witnesses soon reveal the case is more complex than it first appeared. Meanwhile, the arrival of his son Zak from Australia threatens to throw his life into turmoil.

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    Director:Jack Gold
    Writer:N/A
  4. 7.7/10(38 votes)

    #4 - A Sort of Love

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    In the last programme of the series, Henry takes on the appeal of a convicted murderer involved in a bizarre sex triangle with his girlfriend and a younger man - a case which mirrors the barrister's own tangled love life, as his lover Polly finally leaves her husband. Meanwhile, Henry's father has information which brings him closer to Cleo in an unexpectedly personal way.

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    Director:Sandy Johnson
    Writer:N/A
  5. 7.9/10(34 votes)

    #5 - Forever on the Mind

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    Henry defends a nurse accused of killing some of her patients; but is she innocent?

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    Director:David Drury
    Writer:N/A
  6. 8.3/10(49 votes)

    #6 - Blame

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    Henry gets involved in a case of train crashes.

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    Director:Minkie Spiro
    Writer:N/A
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  8. 8.5/10(31 votes)

    #7 - The Architect's Wife

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    Henry takes on a case prosecuting a rapist, but with only personal accounts to go on it's a hard case to prove. Meanwhile his relationship with his father seems to improve as a result of some misfortune and it looks like there might be light at the end of the bankruptcy tunnel!

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  9. 8.7/10(64 votes)

    #8 - Lack of Affect

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    A boy with Asperger's Syndrome is accused of killing his mother; Henry defends.

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    Director:N/A
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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Road to Hell" is the worst rated episode of "The Brief". It scored 7.5/10 based on 67 votes. Directed by Jack Gold and written by N/A, it aired on 4/25/2004. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "So Long, Samantha".