''Defending the Guilty'' is a
British television sitcom. It stars
Will Sharpe
William Tomomori Fukuda Sharpe (born 22 September 1986) is an English actor, writer, and director. He is known for writing, directing, and starring in the 2016 dark comedy-drama ''Flowers''. He starred in the drama series ''Giri/Haji'' and the s ...
and
Katherine Parkinson
Katherine Jane Parkinson (born 9 March 1978) is an English actress. She appeared in Channel 4's '' The IT Crowd'' comedy series as Jen Barber, for which she received a British Comedy Best TV Actress Award in 2009 and 2014, and was nominated twice ...
as London
barristers. The programme was broadcast in the United Kingdom from 19 September 2018 on
BBC Two.
The show was recommissioned for a second series, but was later cancelled due to the impact of the
COVID-19 pandemic
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.
Production
The series was created by
Kieron Quirke and based on the 2010 best-selling memoir by Alex McBride (a criminal
barrister).
Cast
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Katherine Parkinson
Katherine Jane Parkinson (born 9 March 1978) is an English actress. She appeared in Channel 4's '' The IT Crowd'' comedy series as Jen Barber, for which she received a British Comedy Best TV Actress Award in 2009 and 2014, and was nominated twice ...
as Caroline Bratt, a senior barrister and Will's pupil master
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Will Sharpe
William Tomomori Fukuda Sharpe (born 22 September 1986) is an English actor, writer, and director. He is known for writing, directing, and starring in the 2016 dark comedy-drama ''Flowers''. He starred in the drama series ''Giri/Haji'' and the s ...
as Will Packham, a junior barrister and pupil
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Gwyneth Keyworth as Danielle Sadler, a junior barrister and pupil
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Hanako Footman as Pia, a junior barrister and pupil
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Hugh Coles as Liam Mingay, a junior barrister and pupil
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Prasanna Puwanarajah
Prasanna Puwanarajah ( ta, பிரசன்னா புவனராஜா; born 1981) is an English actor, director, writer, and former junior medical doctor.
Early life
Puwanarajah was born at Ipswich Hospital in Suffolk to Eelam Tamil pare ...
as Ashley Jeevaratnam, a senior barrister and Danielle's pupil master
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Mark Bonnar
Richard Mark Bonnar (born 19 November 1968) is a Scottish actor. He is known for his roles as Max in ''Guilt'', Duncan Hunter in '' Shetland'', Bruno Jenkins in ''Casualty'', Detective Finney in ''Psychoville'', DCC Mike Dryden in '' Line of Du ...
as Miles Flynn, the Head of Chambers and Liam's pupil master
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Claudia Jessie
Claudia Jessie (born 1989/1990) is an English actress. She is known for her roles in the third series of the BBC One police procedural ''WPC 56'' (2015) and as Eloise, the fifth Bridgerton child, in the Netflix period drama ''Bridgerton'' (202 ...
as Nessa, Will's girlfriend
Episodes
Special
Series 1
Notes
References
External links
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2018 British television series debuts
2019 British television series endings
2010s British legal television series
2010s British sitcoms
2010s British workplace comedy television series
BBC television sitcoms
English-language television shows
Television series by Big Talk Productions
Television shows set in London
Television productions cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
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