How many seasons does The Brief have?

The Brief has 2 seasons with 8 episodes.

When did The Brief premiere?

The Brief premiered on May 12, 2018.

The Brief

ITV1 Ended Drama Crime Legal

2 Seasons · 8 Episodes · Premiered May 12, 2018 · Ended October 28, 2005

In this engaging blend of courtroom drama, suspense, intrigue, humour and humanity, Henry Farmer is a crusading barrister who is honorably engaged in the fight for truth and justice in the courtroom. Possessing a tremendous gift for cross-examination and a silver tongue in vital closing speeches, Henry is a formidable opponent...

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Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

4 episodes

E01

The Road to Hell

Sun, Apr 25 2004 8:00 PM GMT+0000 90 min

Good-natured but unconventional barrister Henry Farmer takes on an unwinnable murder case as his life falls apart around him. Saddled with alimony and gambling debts, he is tempted into taking on too much work by his scheming senior clerk Ray Scanlon.

E02

So Long, Samantha

Sun, May 2 2004 8:00 PM GMT+0000 90 min

Henry Farmer's search for truth and justice has him risking a misconduct charge when he takes up the cause of obsessive father Costas Nicolaou who is convinced his daughter was raped and murdered at a party in the Far East. Henry's love affair with Polly is complicated by an unexpectedly friendly meeting with her MP husband, and his working relationship with beautiful solicitor Amena Laing.

E03

Children

Sun, May 9 2004 8:00 PM GMT+0000 90 min

Farmer has doubts about his prosecution of a twelve year old gypsy girl for murder and takes custody of his son while his ex-wife vacations.

E04

A Sort of Love

Sun, May 16 2004 8:00 PM GMT+0000 90 min

Polly leaves her husband; Henry takes an appeal of a man involved in a sex triangle; Henry faces off with Cleo Steyn.

Season 2

4 episodes

E01

Blame

Fri, Oct 7 2005 8:00 PM GMT+0000 90 min

Defense attorney Henry Farmer knows all about train wrecks: his love life has derailed, and his financial situation has crashed, leaving him temporarily homeless. Now he must deal with his own father as a witness in the trial of a train driver.

E02

Lack of Affect

Fri, Oct 14 2005 8:00 PM GMT+0000 90 min

Henry's newest client, a sufferer Asperger's syndrome accused of murdering his mother, may be the only habitually honest person involved in the case. Revelations of adultery and a suspicious bruise complicate matters almost as much as Henry's own life.

E03

Forever on the Mind

Fri, Oct 21 2005 8:00 PM GMT+0000 90 min

Henry defends a nurse accused of murdering an elderly patient who added her to his will two day before his death. Unfortunately, she's determined to speak out and clear her name no matter what Henry says.

E04

The Architect's Wife

Fri, Oct 28 2005 8:00 PM GMT+0000 90 min

With almost no evidence in hand, Henry's case against an accused rapist falls to pieces, and the civil action he takes up on behalf of the victim tears his life apart. Couch surfing and fiscally reeling, he is unprepared to see his father is seriously ill.