Barristers: Fighting For Justice: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Every year, over a million cases pass through the UK courts. And for the people in the dock, only one thing stands between freedom and a prison cell: defence barristers. From violent assault to international drugs smuggling and murder, this new series follows some of the country's leading defence barristers as they fight for clients accused of the most serious crimes. With unprecedented access, the series reveals what it takes to keep the scales of justice balanced.

Series details

• Title: Barristers: Fighting For Justice
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2025-04-08
• Status in TVmaze: To Be Determined
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Channel 4+
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 47 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 83889

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2025-04-08; final listed air date 2025-04-08.

Source and licence

Adapted from Barristers: Fighting For Justice on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.