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John Fuller-Carp, the Machiavellian head of chambers, is determined to become a QC. He'll perform almost any moral contortion to achieve his goal. When left-wing Ruth Quirke, rumoured to be the daughter of a High Court judge, applies to join chambers at Forecourt Buildings, Fuller-Carp's imagination goes into overdrive. A hotline to the Lord Chancellor and promotion seems inevitable. But will his "New Labour" image amount to anything...? Starring John Bird, James Fleet and Lesley Sharp. Clive Coleman’s sitcom about the questionable practices of a group of barristers. John Fuller Carp ...... John Bird Hilary Tripping ...... James Fleet Ruth Quirke ...... Lesley Sharp Vince ...... Jonathan Kydd Judge ...... Gavin Muir Suggs ...... John Baddeley Brinsley ...... Alex Lowe Jen ...... Jane Whittenshaw Producer: Paul Schlesinger First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1996.
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