The death of a teenage boy with severe disabilities who had been taunted and bullied for years seems like an open and shut case for the prosecution. But complications develop when James and Alesha find themselves up against a “win-at-all-costs” defense lawyer whose outrageous ego threatens the fair outcome of the trial.
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Duty of Care
The death of a teenage boy with severe disabilities who had been taunted and bullied for years seems like an open and shut case for the prosecution. But complications develop when James and Alesha find themselves up against a “win-at-all-costs” defense lawyer whose outrageous ego threatens the fair outcome of the trial.
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Duty of Care
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Director of CPS Henry Sharpe
Peter Davison, well-known for his role as the Fifth Doctor on ‘Doctor Who’ (1982-1984), plays Crown Prosecutor Service Director Henry Sharpe, taking over the post from George Castle at the beginning of Season 3.
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Freema Agyeman plays Crown Prosecutor Alesha Phillips.
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Harriet Walter plays Natalie Chandler, Ronnie Brooks and Sam Casey’s boss.
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