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

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Seasons

Season 1 (1971)

7.40 avg 13 episodes 7.4 → 7.6 51 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Most Important Thing of All	7.4	31
2	By Order of the Magistrates	6.9	23
3	Witnesses Cost Extra	7.4	22
4	The Rain It Raineth	6.9	22
5	Within a Year and a Day	7.6	19
6	To Help an Old School Friend	7.3	24
7	No Flowers, by Request	7.6	23
8	When Did You First Feel the Pain?	7.0	21
9	A Nice Straightforward Treason	7.9	19
10	People Have Too Many Rights	7.6	21
11	You Didn't Pay for Justice	7.8	19
12	A License to Build Your Own Money	7.2	19
13	A Duty to the Court	7.6	18

Season 2 (1973)

7.17 avg 13 episodes 7.2 → 7.8 50 min avg

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Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Conspiracy	7.2	21
2	Malicious Damage	6.5	22
3	A Libel Among Friends	7.8	21
4	The Whole Truth?	7.4	20
5	One for the Road	7.3	18
6	Divorce	6.3	21
7	After All, What Is a Lie?	6.9	18
8	Harriet Peterson v Dr. Moody	7.2	20
9	For Those in Peril	7.2	19
10	Dummy Scoular Against the Crown	7.2	20
11	Nobody's That Good	7.1	17
12	Covenant for Quiet Enjoyment	7.3	19
13	Trespass to the Person	7.8	19

Season 3 (1974)

7.53 avg 13 episodes 8.1 → 8.2 50 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Trial for Murder	8.1	23
2	The Price of Innocence	7.7	21
3	Duty of Care	7.3	21
4	Growing Up	7.6	21
5	The Fine Line of Duty	6.9	18
6	It's Always a Gamble	7.6	19
7	Matrimonial Malice	7.4	23
8	Persona Non Grata	6.4	23
9	Twice the Legal Limit	8.2	25
10	Under Suspicion	8.0	22
11	Decisions, Decisions	6.8	21
12	Point of Death	7.7	27
13	Collision Course	8.2	21

Justice (1971)

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