Defending the Guilty
TV Show • 2019 • Comedy
ReportWill Packham is an idealistic pupil barrister - or idealistic for now. Can Will hold onto his principles and prove he has what it takes?
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Kinda. In episode 4, one of the cases revolves around a man who cuts small squares out of the backs of women's dresses for pleasure. The charge he is being convicted of is sexual assault. This act has sexual connotations for him, but the women he targets are ultimately unharmed by it- not even noticing that it had happened.
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Does someone die by suicide?
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Is there domestic violence?
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There are no depictions of it, only talk about it- often talking insensitively about violence (ie. being excited about one of the cases being about a "granny basher"). There are some depictions of violence, like chaos breaking out in a mock trial, or a guy on drugs running head first into a wall, but no blood is shown (even though with the latter it is talked about as if there was blood everywhere)
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Is there shakey cam?
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More than a few shots are handheld.
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in the second episode, the (cisgender) main character gets called "Ladies" (short for "Ladies' Man")
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Is there ableist language or behavior?
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Not sure if it could be triggering at all, but an elderly woman in episode 2 or 3 is treated as though she cannot do anything herself by her caretaker.
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Does an LGBT person die?
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There are no lgbt people in the show :/
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Is someone gaslighted?
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There is one isolated instance of mild gaslighting. [Spoilers from here on out for episode 5] Nessa (Will's girlfriend) is distraught and crying at home because of something another barrister said that heavily implied Will was cheating on her. Will comes home and questions her about if that's what that person Really meant. He then convinces her via (mild?) gaslighting that it wasn't what they meant at all, and that she's just being paranoid for no reason. He goes about this in a very lawyer-like way. She finds out the truth later in the episode and prompty kicks him out. Will acknowledges this wrongdoing in episode 6, and expresses remorse for it.
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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Is there addiction?
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Will (among other characters) smoke occasionally during the show. In episode 6, the case revolves around a drug addict who does not want to recover/get off of drugs and has been imprisoned multiple times for it.
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Characters are often shown drinking. in episode 4, Caroline drinks until she throws up/cannot walk without support.
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Is there hate speech?
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One of the secondary characters, in episode 4, is pretty blatantly racist to a South-Asian character, saying something along the lines of, "If we had him in the coal mines, the north would still be a respectable place", referencing Britain's repeated history of exploiting South Asian workers to do dangerous hard labour like mining/building railroads.
The show makes it semi clear from the reaction of another character that this is reprehensible behaviour, but the character does not face repercussions for this comment.
The show makes it semi clear from the reaction of another character that this is reprehensible behaviour, but the character does not face repercussions for this comment.
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In episode 4, Caroline vomits after drinking too much (if you wish to avoid this scene, it occurs from 21:30 to 22:05)
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Is there sexual content?
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Nothing sexual is shown in the show though some sexual content is talked about. As well, there is a lot of humour involving things of a sexual nature (dick jokes, expletives, etc.) throughout the whole series.
In episode 3 it is rather explicitly stated that a character j*rked off her boyfriend into a coffee machine. In episode 4 a side character gets an erection (nothing is shown). In episode 5, several characters have sexual relations (this is told only though dialogue after the fact)
In episode 3 it is rather explicitly stated that a character j*rked off her boyfriend into a coffee machine. In episode 4 a side character gets an erection (nothing is shown). In episode 5, several characters have sexual relations (this is told only though dialogue after the fact)
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Does the abused become the abuser?
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Does it have a sad ending?
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The ending is tonally kinds sad, the action is a bit hopeful, but overall its ambiguous :/
[vague spoilers about the end] The final episode overall is a bit harsh and "realistic" (in the sense that even if you have the best intentions in mind, you can still be punished for them, or that you won't succeed as much as you want to)
Everyone in the series who was an asshole all get their comeuppance in one way or the other. It would all be quite nice and satisfying if they weren't the main characters. But most of the characters who were generally good have good things happen to them, so its not all bad. Overall, ambiguous.
[vague spoilers about the end] The final episode overall is a bit harsh and "realistic" (in the sense that even if you have the best intentions in mind, you can still be punished for them, or that you won't succeed as much as you want to)
Everyone in the series who was an asshole all get their comeuppance in one way or the other. It would all be quite nice and satisfying if they weren't the main characters. But most of the characters who were generally good have good things happen to them, so its not all bad. Overall, ambiguous.
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Does someone cheat?
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It's one of the central conflicts of the show, and spans the whole series. In episode 2 a case revolves around cheating, and in episode 5 there are confrontations when its revealed a character slept with another who was in a relationship.
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