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The Lawyers

on BBC Television

A programme about Barristers and Solicitors.
Written and produced by Richard Cawston.

In response to intense public interest -a second opportunity to see the programme which took viewers behind the scenes of the legal profession for the first time. This major documentary was filmed in actual locations throughout England and Wales; it contains no actors.

'The entire cast, which included ninety barristers and solicitors, were as real as a bill of costs, but their acting was brilliant'. (Maurice Richardson, The Observer)
'...acres of print couldn't convey the feel of the profession one half so well'. (Maurice Wiggin, The Sunday Times)
'An impressive study of the Law'. (Yorkshire Post)
'We congratulate the BBC...' (The Solicitors' Journal)
"... an absorbing film of the day. to-day working life of practising barristers and solicitors... an uncharted tea to many of us'. (Daily Telegraph)

Commentary spoken by Colin Wills.
(First shown in November, 1960)
See page 13

Contributors

Writer/Producer:
Richard Cawston
Narrator:
Colin Wills
Photography:
Eric Deeming
Recorded by:
Robert Saunders
Recorded by:
Peter Jarvis
Film Editor:
Joseph Sterling

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