Jo Mills leads for the prosecution and Brian Cantwell for the defence when a British member of parliament, Alan Roxborough, is tried on a charge of attempting to murder his boyfriend with a frying pan. As usual, there is a conspiracy in the background to pervert the course of justice, which may be connected to Roxborough's opposition to certain British arms deals.Meanwhile, Deed goes into therapy and has a brief affair with his therapist.
Quest roles:
Louisa Clein(Charlie Deed), Christopher Cazenove, John Sessions, Terence Maynard, Caroline Langrishe, Amita Dhiri, Santiago Cabrera, Sam Troughton, Peter Capaldi, Joan Blackham, Roger Barclay