TV series

Justice

1971–1974 · 3 seasons

A thoughtful, talky courtroom drama that values principle over spectacle, drawing you into moral quandaries with quiet conviction.

Overview: Justice is a British drama television series which originally aired on ITV in 39 hour-long episodes between 8 August 1971 and 16 October 1974. Margaret Lockwood stars as Harriet Peterson a female barrister in the North of England. It was made by Yorkshire Television and was based loosely on Justice Is a Woman, an episode of ITV Playhouse broadcast in 1969 in which Lockwood had previously also played a barrister. The theme music was Crown Imperial by William Walton.
How it feels: Earnest, tense and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Justice, morality, class, gender
Content: Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: justice
morality
class
gender
family
Places: big city
workplace
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: procedural
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none