Justice - The Complete Third Series

This engaging series from the early Seventies stars former Gainsborough darling Margaret Lockwood as tough-as-nails barrister Harriet Peterson, a woman who stands her ground in a male-dominated profession more than well.

Thanks to her gift for intuition that is complemented by an iron discipline and a passion for the job, Harriet Peterson has gained respect and admiration from colleagues and clients alike. Despite her on-going relationship with Dr. Ian Moody (John Stone), work always comes first for Harriet, leading to an increasingly complicated private life. Indeed, Harriet seems to socialise (time permitted) as much or as little with Ian as she does with various colleagues, in particular young and über-confident John Eliot (Anthony Valentine - Raffles), a fellow barrister with whom Harriet likes to share the ups and down of her job over a glass of wine or dinner.

In this third series of the popular legal drama which is set in the North of England, it is all sorts of cases that challenge our Harriet to rise to the rescue of various clients, though not always with the best interest for the client but with an impeccable sensor when it comes to convince judge and jury of someone’s innocent or guilt.

Justice, although somewhat dated by nowadays standards, provides an interesting insight into the high-flying world of barristers and the internal power-games and occasional intrigues that come with the territory.
Margaret Lockwood (The Wicked Lady, The Man In Grey) is utterly convincing as the dame who takes no nonsense from anyone, not even her superiors. Despite her focus and highly skilled approach there is enough humanity shining through that makes us like her and take her side – always walking the extra mile to achieve maximum results.

The various cases range from apparent manslaughter due to speedy driving, to pharmaceutical cover-ups leading to fatal kidney failure in one patient, to a woman accused of murdering her invalid husband, and plenty more. Amongst the many guest appearances some familiar faces pop up, for example Geoffrey Bayldon (Catweazle).