Defending the Guilty

Defending the Guilty is a British television sitcom. It stars Will Sharpe and Katherine Parkinson as London barristers. The programme was broadcast in the United Kingdom from 19 September 2018 on BBC Two. The show was recommissioned for a second series, but was later cancelled due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Production
The series was created by Kieron Quirke and based on the 2010 best-selling memoir by Alex McBride (a criminal barrister).

Cast

 * Katherine Parkinson as Caroline Bratt, a senior barrister and Will's pupil master
 * Will Sharpe as Will Packham, a junior barrister and pupil
 * Gwyneth Keyworth as Danielle Sadler, a junior barrister and pupil
 * Hanako Footman as Pia, a junior barrister and pupil
 * Hugh Coles as Liam Mingay, a junior barrister and pupil
 * Prasanna Puwanarajah as Ashley Jeevaratnam, a senior barrister and Danielle's pupil master
 * Mark Bonnar as Miles Flynn, the Head of Chambers and Liam's pupil master
 * Claudia Jessie as Nessa, Will's girlfriend