Zak Gist and the young,inexperienced Tom Greening are angels,trained in the law and sent to Earth by their celestial boss Mr Mountjoy to defend the needy and innocent. They arrive in York and room with Mrs Sheringham,who tells them they must not get emotionally involved with their clients but are soon witness to a sniper attack on a wedding party,the wounded numbering Hannah,a woman Zak clearly knows and herself a lawyer. They are charged with defending the man with the rifle,Sean Yearling,sent to prison for drunk driving two years earlier on the evidence of then girlfriend Lucy,who just happens to be the bride.The prosecutor is also somebody known to Zak,Richard Pembroke - literally a fallen angel. Whilst Tom proves that Yearling could not have fired the shots his client's outbursts in court do not help and it is apparent that he is shielding somebody. However,in finding out the truth to get an acquittal it is Zak,who should know better,who is guilty of bending the rules and getting himself involved.
Stars: Ukweli Roach, Samuel West, Hattie Morahan
Director(s): Adrian Shergold
Writer(s): Ashley Pharoah, Matthew Graham