In this superlative courtroom drama series, John Thaw (Inspector Morse) is respected and feisty British barrister, James Kavanagh, a top member of Queen's Counsel. Beneath the powdered wig and sombre robes is a relentless mind able to tear the truth from a tangle of legalese, lies and desperate excuses. Even as his professional triumphs mask a troubled private life, James Kavanagh will go to any lengths to see justice served.

Diplomatic Baggage
Kavanagh discovers how dark the corridors of power can be when he defends the daughter of a British ambassador on a charge or murdering an Austrian journalist.

The Ties That Bind
Facing powerful forces for the truth to be kept hidden, the odds are against Kavanagh as he joins forces with an old university chum to prosecute the vicious murder of a young man.

in God We Trust
Kavanagh flies across the Pond to help his former colleague, Julia Piper (now married to an American lawyer), in an eleventh-hour bid to save a condemned man from Florida's death chamber.