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New Street Law - The Complete Second Season      List Price : $29.98 USD        Your Price : $26.99 USD      ProductGroup: DVD      Actor(s): John Hannah, Jayne Ashbourne, Penny Downie, Lisa Faulkner, Paul Freeman      Director(s): David Skynner, Clara Glynn, Dominic Keavey      Release Date : 2008-04-01      Studio : Koch Vision      Label : Koch Vision      Avg. Customer Rating : (6 reviews)      Running Time : 360

Reviews Customer Reviews for New Street Law The Complete Second Season      More season Please      Rating:      This was such a good programe, and they should have done more than 2 seasons. The only problem with it is they new they were only doing 2 seasons so they should not leave it ending the way it did, but apart from that it was excellent 2 seasons.     Customer Reviews for New Street Law The Complete Second Season Cd      British Justice. . .      Rating:      This highly enjoyable "legal eagles" series features several of my favorite stalwarts from British TV and film over the years, John Hannah (of "McCallum" and "The Mummy" fame), Penny Downie (PD James's Adam Dalgliesh series), and Paul Freeman (everyone's favorite cheerful villain - he was the suave, unprincipled anthropologist in the Indiana Jones movies), as well as a group of other British TV stars that I am just getting to know through this series. One interesting aspect of the show is that it opens a window on the differences between the American and British justice systems. And, while most American cop/legal shows focus on catching the bad guys and prosecuting them, this series is weighted toward the other side: the efforts of the defense to ensure that the alleged (sometimes actual) perps, many of whom are poor and/or of color, get a fair shake in court. This set is Season Two, and it was quite as enjoyable as Season One, which I also own. Set in Manchester (which, like Liverpool and Newcastle, is no longer just another gritty, grimy, English industrial city), the show follows the opposing careers of two barristers. In the UK a barrister is a trial lawyer, as opposed to a "solicitor", a private lawyer who doesn't do trial work. Jack Roper (John Hannah), is a defense barrister, while Lawrence Scammel (Paul Freeman), is what we would call the public defender - the prosecutor who acts on behalf of the state to get the perps sent up. There is more to their rivalry than mere courtroom oneupmanship: Roper was once a member of Scammel's chambers and one of his most promising protegees. Roper's defection to the defense and setting up of his own chambers hurt Scammel and his wife and daughter, also prosecution barristers, who felt that Roper had betrayed them. Scammel and Roper, and the junior members of their opposing chambers, meet in court regularly, and it's a battle of wits to win the hearts and minds of judges and juries. Child molesters, hookers, rapists, con men and women, pickpockets - all find representation in Roper's chambers. It is also very interesting to see the interplay among judges and barristers in British courts, where things that we would not allow are allowed, and vice-versa - for example, the police (who are not portrayed too sympathetically) bugging the holding cell of one of Roper's clients, and being able to use what they hear to get Roper arrested. Outside the weekly legal battles, of course, the members of chambers, each with his own well-written character, wreck their marriages, have affairs, and try to protect Roper from his real worst enemy: himself, and his penchant for a certain recklessness, both in court and out of it. The writing, as is often the case with British shows, is tight and adult. All the characters, not just the two primary ones, are nicely fleshed out and evolve along with the show, and there is a cultural diversity among the characters that has a wonderful "taken for granted" feel, rather than the politically correct feel that such diversity often has in American shows. The actors are terrific, with special mention going to Freeman and Downie for their portrayal of a complicated marriage of mature professionals who must work together. As these episodes build on what has gone before, I would recommend seeing Season One first - for Americans unfamiliar with the British courts, it can be a bit confusing figuring out the rules that dictate some of the behavior. Season Two is much more enjoyable if you have Season One under your belt. The last episode of each set ends with an unresolved cliffhanger, so I am already anxiously awaiting Season Three - and that, of course, is an emphatic recommendation! Editorial Reviews for New Street Law The Complete Second Season Audio Cd      Product Description      Set amid Manchester's legal community New Street Law follows the exploits of two rival barristers' chambers with very different attitudes of justice. Accused of fabricating a defense for his client Jack Roper (John Hannah) throws his life and the lives of his legal team into turmoil after his single-minded pursuit of the truth puts his career in jeopardy.System Requirements:Running Time: 350 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/BBC UPC: 741952652991 Manufacturer No: KOC-DV6529