"Judge John Deed" (2001) TV series 2001-????

User Rating:

7.6/10   

Creator:

G.F. Newman

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7

Release Date:

26 November 2001 (UK)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

Plot Keywords:

Character Name In Title

Cast

Martin Shaw	...	Judge John Deed (29 episodes, 2001-2007)
Jenny Seagrove	...	Jo Mills (29 episodes, 2001-2007)
Barbara Thorn	...	Rita 'Coop' Cooper / ... (29 episodes, 2001-2007)
Simon Chandler	...	Sir Ian Rochester (23 episodes, 2001-2007)
Donald Sinden	...	Sir Joseph Channing (22 episodes, 2001-2007)
Louisa Clein	...	Charlie Deed (22 episodes, 2001-2007)
Michael Eaves	...	Brian Harrison / ... (22 episodes, 2001-2007)
Caroline Langrishe	...	Georgina Channing / ... (20 episodes, 2001-2007)
Simon Ward	...	Sir Monty Everard (19 episodes, 2003-2007)
Fraser James	...	Laurence James / ... (17 episodes, 2001-2006)
T.R. Bowen	...	Sir Michael Nivan / ... (15 episodes, 2001-2007)
James Barron	...	Mr. Johnson / ... (14 episodes, 2001-2006)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Aylesbury Crown Court, Market Square, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Company:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Quotes:

Judge John Deed: [sentencing the producer of a TV game show after a contestant has died] Celebrity. The pursuit of the talentless, by the mindless. It's become a disease of the twenty-first century. It pollutes our society, and it diminishes all who seek it, and all who worship it. And you must bear some of the responsibility for foisting this empty nonsense onto a gullible public.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Peep Show: Shrooming (#3.3)" (2005)

Martin Shaw is a God

Let's be honest a generation of men would like to be the characters he portrays and a generation of women would let them. Brilliant entertainment of which highlights include the constant humiliation of Sir Ian Rochester and Sir Monty Everard. One thing I have noticed is that both his ex wife and ex father in law are very discreetly helping Deed in some small but crucial way whilst publicly yearning for his downfall. Great fun to watch and can you blame him for taking advantage of so many willing women? It's hard to believe that Martin Shaw is rapidly approaching 60. I think everyone enjoys the perpetual relationship he has with Jo Mills but let it never become settled as this would signal the end of the show.