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Crown Court

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Crown Court

1972- 1984

13 Seasons

403 Episodes

5.7(6 votes)

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Drama

Overview

Crown Court is an afternoon television courtroom drama produced by Granada Television for the ITV network that ran from 1972, when the Crown Court system replaced Assize courts and Quarter sessions in the legal system of England and Wales, to 1984.

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Produced by: Howard Baker

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