The topic of demon possession has always been murky waters. The arguments by both are well presented. The acting first class. I find the episode very entertaining. 🎉

Strange defence there pointing out that he's a nonce and has been convicted several times for it. And he's hanging around with teenage boys at a fun fair. And he's not a bad lad, because he's never stolen any money. Only fiddled with kids - nowt wrong with that!

47:07 M'Lud = total player

I guess in this episode, the drama is seeing whether the jury will vote for nullification or not. The jury has a de facto right to "nullify" the law, i.e refuse to convict someone because even though they have technically violated the law, it would be morally wrong to convict them.

Jennifer Hollings is fairly relieved when the whole jury including the foreman Pat Blyton finds her Not Guilty. 😊

the third witness footballer was the least convincing footballer ever

haha the pictures in the folder!

Well acted but a ridiculous verdict.

Demeanour evidence is a Big issue in the judicial system and frankly too much weight is given to It. Tbf in this case there was plenty of other evidence. Pressure can cause people to behave in very different ways. Indeed It was an issue in the Lucy Letby case, her demeanour was used as evidence in a very arbitrary way.

Currently, in my country, we have a homeless people problem in the city areas living rough. There are community centers, but some care not for the rules. Good to see how the other side lives. 😢

Quality tv back then. Gonna get baked and watch all of Quatermass b2b after this.

Love Richard Wilson!!

Good acting!!

An early outing in the career of Ricky Tomlinson.

I still wonder if it's really Silver they meet up with.

Is that Ricky Tomlinson wearing a wig and glasses in the court ?? He did appear in some episodes

Some of these verdicts are surprising to say the least but I would bet they reach similar verdicts in real life.

Sapphire is wearing me out with that wig. #👩

The first baby monitor, known as the Zenith Radio Nurse, was invented in 1937 and went on sale in 1938. It was created by Eugene F. McDonald Jr. in response to concerns for child safety following the kidnapping of Charles Lindbergh's son in 1932.

This was fun! A little scenery chewing, some light moments and murder most foul! I so appreciate how well this was done. As an American it was new to me. Love that familiar television actors get to stretch their muscles in a different role to the delight of fans. April 4th is my birthday, in 1975 I turned 18. In school, at work or at the sewing machine. I worked in a fabric store and made all the model garments that went up on display above the fabric. As well as everything else I wore. I still wear some pieces from back then. They are antiques, as am I. I enjoyed this. Thank you, Jez T.

I recognize one of the witnesses as LeClair from Allo Allo! Thank you for posting these.

This American just ran across these jewels and now I'm hooked. Thank you so very much for sharing!!!! 😀😀😀

It's episodes like this where it's all too obvious it was same production studios as Coronation Street. On trial for robbing a tin of salmon is far too 70s tongue in cheek

Mental and emotional cruelty! Totally agree with this verdict...

The inimitable Bernard Wrigley!

DON´T READ MORE IF YOU DON´T LIKE SPOILERS The jury got this very wrong, the chance of them not having anything to do with either crime was very small indeed. Of course, the jury knew that the case was fictitious, how they would have behaved if they were in a real situation may well be different. In real life the judge would have been much harder on the defendants and sent them down if they behaved like that during their testimony.

A truly masterpiece of television. No wonder my grandmother used to sit glued to Crown Court in the 1970s. A fantastically griping storyline with some superb acting. The only disappointment for me is that the judge didn't instruct the jury to find her not guilty

Every time I hear 'Fulchester,' I think of, Viz! 😂 And I watched many of these in the 1970s

Agree with the Judge and the verdict

"We never had it on the motorbikes we got off first"....classic,,😆😆😆

Frances de la Tour!

Wow, Jim Broadbent was 35 years old then, but could easily go by as 50! The other funny thing is his face suggests he is a fat man, but he is quite thin! I'm a big fan!

I remember watching this episode at home, and was thrilled to see the one and only David J Batley in the cast - one of my favorite actors in RWT earlier on in BBC2.

What a cliffhanger to this series. Shame there wasn't anymore to resolve the open ending😛😜🙊🙈🙉🤬

"Perhaps we should have stayed with the winess's happy marriage" Truer words never spoken. What a rough case.

Jill Gascoigne was my School Boy crush RIP jill 😥😥😥😥😥😥😥

"Is there any historical evidence that Rasputin had a sister named Vera?" "My Lord, with regret I was not expecting to be questioned about early 20th century Russian history" Classic. Worthy of Rumpole. . . . Though he might have been better prepared 😅

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Superb portrayal of barrister Parsons by Richard Wilson. Very good episode, too. Sole gripe: the ads that keep popping up. Thanks for posting

Interesting that the procedure allows a Muslim to swear on the Koran which also encourages them to lie to the infidels for the benefit of 'Allah' an action that even has its own word 'taqiyya' Basically, swearing on the Koran confirms that they will lie.

Feminists little helper I see. Women were sold a lie. Don’t listen to your husband’s advice they said. Listen to a professional. You can work and leave your kids and husbands care to themselves. While doctors, their bosses and the pharmaceutical industry kept them coming back for more. Their husbands were vilified by them, convincing many to divorce them and destroyed their own and many a family’s life.

YES!!!!!! 💯

I didn’t know people of the Muslim faith were allowed to live in GB back then.

This would be such a good series for ITV daytimes to pick up again - cheap to shoot, informative, entertaining.

Oh for a muse of fire 🔥 Actors and actresses of superior quality and talent. No car chases or love scenes. No special effects required. Bloody marvelous

Fun Fact; In modern times, some countries base the punishment upon how wealthy the criminal is, in the reverse to this-in Finland, for example, the fine for speeding is based upon the daily earnings of the culprit and in one case with a Nokia executive, the fine was EUR121 000 for driving at 30 KM over the limit. Another Finnish executive was fined USD220 000 for a similar offence. As this money goes to the government, numerous Finns are concerned that these extra funds might be used to weaponize the police, as in the US.

The writing in this story is of the same standard that made Taggart so compelling, a few years later.

It's not credible that Palmer/Eden would suddenly say he has a weakness for little girls. That was so ridiculous that I no long had any interest in the outcome. Badly written in my opinion.

There was no cause for the prosecutor to be so harsh. Maybe the actress was copying a prosecutor she saw on TV. A better actress would have been more subtle.

I find it very hard to believe that the judge has never heard of the word "punctilious"🙂