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The Brief is a British crime drama series first broadcast on ITV on 24 April 2004. The series follows the work of defence barrister Henry Farmer, whose complicated personal life manages to overlap into his work. Other stars in the series include Linda Bassett, Christopher Fulford and Cherie Lunghi. After critical acclaim and strong viewing figures for the first series of four episodes, a second series was commissioned, which began transmission on 7 October 2005.
Original Release
04/25/2004
Cast
Name | Character |
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Alan Davies | Henry Farmer |
Cherie Lunghi | Cleo Steyn QC |
Christopher Fulford | Ray Scanlon |
Linda Bassett | Mo Tyler / Maureen Tyler |
Robert Whitelock | Ben Halliwell |
Steven Alvey | Paul Bracewell |
Edward Petherbridge | Gillespie / Sir Marshall Gillespie |
Camilla Power | Millie Marsh |
Zara Turner | Polly Graham |
George Innes | Jack |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | Blame | Thursday, 06 October 2005 |
2 | Lack of Affect | Thursday, 13 October 2005 |
3 | Forever on the Mind | Friday, 21 October 2005 |
4 | The Architect's Wife | Friday, 28 October 2005 |
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Directors
Jack Gold, Minkie Spiro, Ian Knox, Vanessa Walker, Stuart Orme, David Drury, Sandy Johnson
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Alan Davies | Henry Farmer |
Cherie Lunghi | Cleo Steyn QC |
Christopher Fulford | Ray Scanlon |
Linda Bassett | Mo Tyler / Maureen Tyler |
Robert Whitelock | Ben Halliwell |
Steven Alvey | Paul Bracewell |
Edward Petherbridge | Gillespie / Sir Marshall Gillespie |
Camilla Power | Millie Marsh |
Zara Turner | Polly Graham |
George Innes | Jack |
Frank Mills | Alfie |
Will Knightley | Gerry Graham |
Andy de la Tour | Malcol Tebbott / Malcolm Tebbit / Malcolm Tebbott |
Barney Clark | Zak Farmer |
Bill Moody | Symons / Leslie Symons |
Clive Merrison | Jimmy Colina / Jimmy Collina |
George MacKay | Zak Farmer |
Miles Richardson | Humphrey Blunt QC / Prosecuting Council |
Rita Ora | Jaclyn Livermore |
William Armstrong | Peter McKee |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Ted Childs | Executive Producer |
Damien Timmer | Executive Producer |
Michele Buck | Executive Producer |
Nick Pitt | Producer |
Chris Burt | Producer |
Graeme MacArthur | Producer |