Close and True

Close and True is a legal drama first broadcast on ITV from 23 November to 28 December 2000, starring Robson Green and James Bolam as the eponymous characters, John Close and Graham True respectively. The series follows Close (Green) as he takes over a run-down legal practice in Newcastle owned by True (Bolam), who now resides in a mental institution. During his first days in charge of the practice, he is thrown into the midst of a murder trial, despite having no previous criminal trial experience.

This programme was produced by Costal Productions in association with Meridian Broadcasting for the ITV network, with just six episodes of the drama were produced, before it was axed by ITV in 2001. The series was released on VHS on 29 January 2001, but has never been issued on DVD in the United Kingdom. The series was released on Region 4 DVD in Australia in 2008.

Cast

 * Robson Green as John Close
 * Susan Jameson as Sally Ann Mae
 * Kerry Ann Christiansen as Kim Cotton
 * James Bolam as Graham True
 * Jamie Bell as Mark Sheedy
 * Nicola Grier as Ibi Bagdioni
 * Richard Sands as Gordon Short
 * Pamela Ruddock as Mary Close
 * Louise Delamere as Jessica Laing
 * Kerry Rolfe as Paula Farrent
 * Mark Moraghan as Steve Sheedy
 * Melanie Hill as Maureen Taylor
 * Peter Sullivan as Peter Heart