Jack Gold

As Britain stands on the brink of WWII, Tom Oakley, a cantankerous old man living a solitary life in a small village becomes the guardian of an 11-year-old evacuee of London. The two develop a bond of friendship that gives them both new hope.

Henry Farmer is a clever criminal law barrister whose every day is a juggling act between surviving his messy personal life and pleading cases only he can win. In Series One, Henry faces international tensions over a complicated murder inquest and has his nerves strained to the limit by a day in three courtrooms at once. He also clashes with his hard-drinking estranged fther, suffers a disastrous visit from his son, and butts heads with his glamorous...

The true story of a partially successful mass escape from a WWII Nazi extermination camp in Poland.

Memento mori: A mild-manner doctor is accused to poisoning his manic-depressive wife. Care in the community: Kavanagh takes on a case involving a dead infant and two unfit parents. Briefs trooping gaily: Kavanagh must defend a woman who insists that she is guilty as charged of murdering her husband.

Eustacia Vye feels trapped living with her grandfather in the country and longs for the excitement of a big city. She charms one man who promises to run away with her, but her plans are shaken when a handsome local man returns from Paris hoping to make her his bride.

In a random sweep, the Nazis arrest and imprison Jean Louis Chavel, a rich lawyer in German-occupied France. They pass an edict to execute every tenth prisoner and Chavel is chosen. He gives all he owns to Mangeot, who then dies in his place. Chavel is released three years later, returns to his old home and meets Mangeot's family.

Driven by ambition and an unscrupulous wife, Macbeth murders the King of Scotland and claims the throne for himself. Haunted by ghosts and vexed by witches, he and his wife descend into the depths of madness and paranoia as they crumble beneath the weight of their crimes.

A naive young officer straight from school arrives on the Western front to fight the air war against the Germans. However, the life expectancy of green pilots is not very good.

Blending tragedy and comedy, this play presents contrasts and ambiguities, the complexities of which lie in the character Shylock, its captivating villain. Is he a villain, a buffoon, or tragic hero?