Defending The Guilty

Will Packham is an idealistic pupil barrister, or idealistic for now. His clients are at least as guilty as sin. His pupil-master, Caroline thinks he is a gutless snowflake. His fellow pupils want the same job as him and would stab each other to get it. Over the course of two days, Will has to defend a would-be murderer, keep a young slam poet out of custody and fetch Caroline a range of pastries. Can Will hold onto his principles and prove he has what it takes?

Chambers is putting the pupils through their paces in a professionally acted mock trial. Will learns the brutal art of cross-examination from Caroline, only to find it's a skill he needs in his personal life too.

It's the day the pupils get "on their feet": addressing a court for the first time. But Will is reeling from the break-up of his relationship and wondering whether the law is really for him.