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Characters: Laurence Scammell's
chambers
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Paul Freeman plays Laurence Scammell QCÌý
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Paul Freeman plays Laurence Scammell QC
Barrister – Head of chambers
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Firmly established as the leading prosecutor on the Northern Circuit, Laurence is a QC at the top of his profession and should shortly be heading into the judiciary.
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A profoundly ambitious man, Laurence renounced his working
class roots in order to ease his passage to the top but beneath the polished
and arrogant exterior lies deep-set insecurities about his humble beginnings
and a nagging fear of failure.
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Laurence is now at a crossroads in his life:
his children are no longer dependent, his marriage is stagnating,
his career has reached a plateau and his former pupil is rapidly becoming
a threat to his reputation.
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Penny Downie plays Honor ScammellÌý
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Penny Downie plays Honor Scammell
Barrister
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Brought up in a privileged legal family, there was never any question of Honor not following in their footsteps and becoming a barrister.
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A determined career woman, she had no qualms about
using her wealth, status and feminine wiles to propel her slightly
older husband forward at the same time as pursuing her own ambitions.
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Her dream is to build an unassailable legal dynasty:
she and Laurence as High Court Judges, Laura as a powerful barrister.
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But her ambition is hampered by her jealously of her
attractive and increasingly confident daughter, and her growing
frustration with Laurence's repeated defeat at the hands of Jack.
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Lisa Faulkner plays Laura ScammellÌý
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Lisa Faulkner plays Laura Scammell
Barrister
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With a combination of her mother's looks and her father's tenacity, Laura is destined for great things, but has yet to find her feet in the legal world.
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Having suffered an early setback when the chambers
she joined following her pupillage collapsed, she decided to accept
her parents' offer to join the family chambers, on the understanding
that it was a temporary measure to gain experience.
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Laura loves her
parents, particularly Laurence whom she dotes on, but at the
back of her mind she's aware of the growing need to establish her
independence.
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As her professional confidence grows so will her courage
to speak out for what she believes is right. Drawn to Jack's
passion and integrity but wary of his emotional restraint, Laura
would dearly love to get to know the real Jack Roper.
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Jayne
Ashbourne plays Sally BennÌý
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Jayne Ashbourne plays Sally Benn
Solicitor
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Sally is an infectiously bubbly solicitor with a
joie-de-vivre and a natural warmth. Nothing fazes Sally; she's
seen all forms of low-life criminals and believes that they're
all human beings at heart.
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She can be bossy at times, but not controlling, and
most of all, she cares about her clients. A loving wife and mother
of two, Sally's schoolteacher husband is her best friend and soul
mate, but has long stopped meeting her sexual needs.
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Naturally flirtatious, Sally craves attention from
men and has no qualms about seeking occasional excitement outside
her marriage.
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Ben Owen Jones plays Chris QuickÌý
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Ben Owen Jones plays Chris Quick
Head of the CPS
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A good-looking, confident man, Chris would have made a clever police officer, but doesn't quite have the mental agility required to practice law.
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He settled for a career at the CPS after discovering
he suffered severe stage-fright standing up in court. As Annie's career
blossomed and she showed no signs of wanting the family life he craved,
his inner frustrations grew.
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Eighteen months ago, following a blazing
row with Annie, Chris stormed out of the house, drove off in
anger, lost control of the car and broke his spine. Now paralysed
beneath the waist he has hurled everything into getting his working
life back.
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His sheer determination has been awe-inspiring but
he cannot bring himself to accept his own limitations. As he retreats
into a harder and harder shell, he pushes Annie further away.
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Ace Bhatti plays Ash AslanÌý
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Ace Bhatti plays Ash Aslan
Solicitor
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Ash is a player. Asian, streetwise and flash, he has risen to junior partner in a prominent firm of solicitors, largely by bringing in cases from the Asian community.
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Having spent most of his career associating with criminals,
Ash has unwittingly adopted some of their mannerisms but although
he's prepared to bend the rules, he would stop short of anything
wholly unethical.
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Ash earns more than most of our barristers and
he drives the Mercedes to prove it. He instinctively mistrusts
the police and is attracted to the anti-establishment stance of
Jack's chambers. He works hard and plays hard and is attracted to
women who are impressed by his status.
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Don Warrington plays Judge WinyardÌý
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Don Warrington plays Judge Winyard
Circuit Judge – Resider of the Circuit
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A highly regarded and well-liked Afro-Caribbean judge,
Winyard spent most of his career before joining the Bench defending
and is therefore sympathetic to Jack and his ilk, but he also knows
all the tricks.
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Deeply respectable and a regular churchgoer, Winyard
is more likely to take a moral line when hearing cases but at the
end of the day, he'll always uphold the system.
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With a twinkle
in his eye and a wry sense of humour, Winyard enjoys playing
the game with the barristers and will often have running jokes going
in court. Winyard has reached the pinnacle of his career and
is thoroughly enjoying his status.
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Joanna Roth plays Judge NewlandÌý
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Joanna Roth plays Judge Newland
Circuit Judge
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A well-respected circuit judge, Newland prides herself on her unmitigated impartiality; she always looks for the argument not the emotion in a case.
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Straight down the line and extremely perceptive, nothing
gets past Newland. Savvy and ambitious, she is fully aware of the
advantages of being a woman in a man's world and has every intention
of continuing up the career ladder as far as she can.
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