Fighting For Justice… The 18th century legal world comes to life in new four-part drama on BBC One, inspired by the life of the pioneering barrister William Garrow, starring Andrew Buchan (Cranford, The Fixer), Alun Armstrong (New Tricks, Little Dorrit), Rupert Graves (V For Vendetta), Lyndsey Marshal (Rome) and Aidan McArdle (The Duchess, Beautiful People).

Co-created by Tony Marchant (The Knight’s Tale, Holding On, Crime And Punishment), Garrow’s Law is set in the Old Bailey of Georgian London against a backdrop of corruption and social injustice and is based on real cases from the late 18th century.

Each one-hour episode begins with the investigation of a case sourced from the Old Bailey archives, from rape and murder to high treason and corruption, and follows Garrow (Buchan) and his associate Southouse (Armstrong) working to uncover the truth or fight for justice.

An MP with a special interest in law and order, Sir Arthur Hill [Rupert Graves] is sharp, witty and ambitious. His ambition makes him dangerous and he dislikes Garrow's attitude, perceiving his radical intentions as a threat to the law. However, he also begins to see Garrow as a threat to his marriage to Sarah.
For both of those reasons, he wants Garrow brought down ...

In an age where the defence counsel acted in the minority of cases the young Garrow championed the underdog and pioneered the rigorous cross-examination of prosecution that paved the way for our modern legal system of today.

“A gifted maverick, at times arrogant and with a burning sense of destiny, Garrow is driven to change the nature of the trial against a backdrop of social and political upheaval,” says Jamie Isaacs, Executive Producer for
Twenty Twenty Television.

Episode 1:
Garrow attempts a risky insanity defense on behalf of James Hadfield, who is charged with high treason after trying to assassinate King George III.

Episode 2:
Seeking a challenge, Garrow agrees to defend two Spitalfield silk weavers who are charged with industrial sabotage, but one turns king's evidence against the other.

Episode 3:
Garrow takes on the British colonial system when he prosecutes General Thomas Picton, who is accused of approving the torture of a girl while he was governor of Trinidad.

Episode 4:
Sarah runs away with her son, leaving Sir Arthur Hill furious and Garrow distraught.