The Brief (2004–2005) User Reviews

I was so hopeful

[shoretalk · 6/10 · 30 August 2020]

When a series only runs for two seasons you sometimes scratch your head and wonder why. This is especially true when the first season makes you so hopeful for what's to come.

That is the case with The Brief.

If I was reviewing just the first season my rating would be an eight or nine star but that second season It's like getting on a slippery slope heading downwards into a land where the characters don't care. Perhaps the writers grew bored too but if you write for actors who have not grown in their roles you give up too.

So, watch the first season but don't be tempted to make it your favorite on your streaming services and find another legal program for your entertainment purposes.

Worth a watch

[peterg-pg-199-910996 · 8/10 · 1 April 2022]

Although I am not too keen on Mr. Davies when I have seen him in other TV programmes, he does a pretty fair job here. A pretty good cast and good stories with no obvious inconsistencies.

The only problem for me as I know the area in which the court scenes take place, was in seeing them walking into the Old Bailey but with the action taking place in the Law Courts in the Sreand.

Worth the watch

[timmurphy-2 · 9/10 · 14 January 2019]

Great characters, good acting, interesting cases and a solid balance between drama and humor make "The Brief" worth the watch. I discovered it on Amazon Prime and recommend it to anyone who likes British law and crime dramas. The central character, Henry Farmer, is a flawed but deeply likeable and honest barrister whose cases never seem to earn him any money. The first season included a rather complicated romantic relationship that was jettisoned in the second series, which I felt was a bit better. Apparently, a third season was not commissioned when ratings declined and the star of the series, Alan Davies, returned to the apparently more popular series "Jonathan Creek". Too bad. It was a great deal of fun.