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Justice (1971)

Drama

Justice is a British drama television series which originally aired on ITV in 39 hour-long episodes between 8 August 1971 and 16 October 1974. Margaret Lockwood stars as Harriet Peterson a female barrister in the North of England. It was made by Yorkshire Television and was based loosely on Justice Is a Woman, an episode of ITV Playhouse broadcast in 1969 in which Lockwood had previously also played a barrister. The theme music was Crown Imperial by William Walton.

IMDb rating
7.6 (142 votes)
Seasons
3
Language
EN
Type
TV series

Ratings refreshed Jul 3, 2026 · 3 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1971)

7.40 avg 13 episodes 7.4 → 7.6 51 min avg

Ep 1: 7.4 · 31 votesEp 2: 6.9 · 23 votesEp 3: 7.4 · 22 votesEp 4: 6.9 · 22 votesEp 5: 7.6 · 19 votesEp 6: 7.3 · 24 votesEp 7: 7.6 · 23 votesEp 8: 7.0 · 21 votesEp 9: 7.9 · 19 votesEp 10: 7.6 · 21 votesEp 11: 7.8 · 19 votesEp 12: 7.2 · 19 votesEp 13: 7.6 · 18 votes
Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The Most Important Thing of All7.431
2By Order of the Magistrates6.923
3Witnesses Cost Extra7.422
4The Rain It Raineth6.922
5Within a Year and a Day7.619
6To Help an Old School Friend7.324
7No Flowers, by Request7.623
8When Did You First Feel the Pain?7.021
9A Nice Straightforward Treason7.919
10People Have Too Many Rights7.621
11You Didn't Pay for Justice7.819
12A License to Build Your Own Money7.219
13A Duty to the Court7.618

Season 2 (1973)

7.17 avg 13 episodes 7.2 → 7.8 50 min avg

Ep 1: 7.2 · 21 votesEp 2: 6.5 · 22 votesEp 3: 7.8 · 21 votesEp 4: 7.4 · 20 votesEp 5: 7.3 · 18 votesEp 6: 6.3 · 21 votesEp 7: 6.9 · 18 votesEp 8: 7.2 · 20 votesEp 9: 7.2 · 19 votesEp 10: 7.2 · 20 votesEp 11: 7.1 · 17 votesEp 12: 7.3 · 19 votesEp 13: 7.8 · 19 votes
Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Conspiracy7.221
2Malicious Damage6.522
3A Libel Among Friends7.821
4The Whole Truth?7.420
5One for the Road7.318
6Divorce6.321
7After All, What Is a Lie?6.918
8Harriet Peterson v Dr. Moody7.220
9For Those in Peril7.219
10Dummy Scoular Against the Crown7.220
11Nobody's That Good7.117
12Covenant for Quiet Enjoyment7.319
13Trespass to the Person7.819

Season 3 (1974)

7.58 avg 13 episodes 8.2 → 8.2 50 min avg

Ep 1: 8.2 · 22 votesEp 2: 7.7 · 20 votesEp 3: 7.4 · 20 votesEp 4: 7.7 · 20 votesEp 5: 7.0 · 17 votesEp 6: 7.6 · 18 votesEp 7: 7.4 · 22 votesEp 8: 6.5 · 22 votesEp 9: 8.2 · 24 votesEp 10: 8.0 · 21 votesEp 11: 7.0 · 20 votesEp 12: 7.7 · 27 votesEp 13: 8.2 · 21 votes
Season 3 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Trial for Murder8.222
2The Price of Innocence7.720
3Duty of Care7.420
4Growing Up7.720
5The Fine Line of Duty7.017
6It's Always a Gamble7.618
7Matrimonial Malice7.422
8Persona Non Grata6.522
9Twice the Legal Limit8.224
10Under Suspicion8.021
11Decisions, Decisions7.020
12Point of Death7.727
13Collision Course8.221