Beyond Reasonable Doubt

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In the Central Criminal Court, Old Bailey Sir David Metcalfe, distinguished QC and Chairman of the Bar Council, is conducting the most important defense of his career – his own.

Accused of the wilful murder of his terminally ill wife, Sir David finds himself locked in legal combat with his old rival, Sir Anthony Blair-Booth QC, prosecuting counsel. After a tense and gripping courtroom scene, Act I ends just as we are about the hear the jury’s verdict. Act II takes us back in time to the fateful night of Lady Metcalfe’s death and before, and the plays ends with a surprising twist.

“A magnificent play showing how different people may interpret an incident in entirely different ways. I saw it in Bath in 1987 (there was a bomb scare which delayed the start). At the end I was embarrassed because I was crying until I realised everyone else was crying too. There were funny moments also. I’ve seen hundreds of plays since but none that have remained so firmly embedded in my memory. Beautifully acted by Wendy Craig and Frank Finlay.”

Cast & Crew

Cast

Anthony Blair-Booth QC
Anthony Blair-Booth QC
Clerk of the Court
Court Ushers
Court Ushers
Det. Chief Inspector Travers
Dr Weeden
Lady Metcalfe
Lionel Hamilton
  (ended April 1988)
Lionel Hamilton/Dr Weeden
Mr Cole (Junior Counsel for the Crown)
Mr Cole (Junior Counsel for the Crown)/Antony Blair-Booth QC
Mr Justice Tredwell
Mr Justice Tredwell
  (ended 29th April 1988)
Mrs Rogers
Prison Officer
Prison Officer
Robert Pierson (Junior Counsel with Sir David)
Stenographer
Lionel Hamilton
  (started 1987)
Sir David Metcalfe Q.C.
  (19th August 1987 – 19th August 1988)
Anthony Blair-Booth QC
  (1988)
Lady Metcalfe
  (1988)
Sir David Metcalfe QC
  (22nd August 1988 – 18th February 1989)
Mr Justice Tredwell
  (started 12th September 1988)

Crew

Designer
Director
Lighting
Producer
Producer

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