John Thaw (Inspector Morse) stars as respected British barrister James Kavanagh, a top member of Queen's Counsel, in this superlative courtroom drama series. Beneath the powdered wig and sombre robes is a ruthless mind able to tear the truth from a tangle of legalese and lies. Brilliant, relentless and sometimes exasperating, James Kavanagh, Q.C. will push to extremes to see justice served -- even as his professional triumphs mask a private life at times more troubled than those of his clients.

True Commitment
Kavanagh is frustrated with the case of a young man who changes his story when he is charged with the stabbing death of a Patriotic Front protester.

Men of Substance
Forced to replace an ailing prosecutor, Kavanagh finds more than meets the eye in an international drug smuggling case.

The Burning Deck
Kavanagh is up against his friend and sometime adversary Eleanor Harker, each defending clients on an arson charge in a naval court martial.