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'''''Brothers in Law''''' is a [[w:Television in the United Kingdom|British]] [[w:television series|television series]] inspired by the 1955 comedy novel ''[[w:Brothers in Law (novel)|Brothers in Law]]'' by [[w:Henry Cecil Leon|Henry Cecil Leon]]. It first aired on the [[w:BBC|BBC]] in thirteen half-hour episodes between 17 April and 10 July 1962 and followed the trials of an idealistic young lawyer entering the legal profession.<ref>{{BFI|id=4f4baf1342b9e|title=Brothers in Law}}</ref> The series was adapted by [[Frank Muir]] and [[Denis Norden]], two of the most prolific sitcom writers of the era, as well as [[Richard Waring (writer)|Richard Waring]] (who also acted in the series as Henry Blagrove).<ref name=BBC>Mark Lewissohn, ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20050312104444/http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/guide/articles/b/brothersinlaw_7771025.shtml Brothers in Law]'' at the [[w:BBC Guide to Comedy|BBC Guide to Comedy]]</ref> 

The sitcom gave [[Richard Briers]] his first regular starring role in a television series; he also worked with writer Richard Waring and producer Graeme Muir on ''[[Marriage Lines]]'' in the same period. The series was also the TV debut of [[Yootha Joyce]] (in "Separation Order") and the final episode inspired a spin-off series, ''[[Mr Justice Duncannon]]'' featuring [[w:Andrew Cruickshank|Andrew Cruickshank]].<ref name=BBC/> A [[w:BBC Radio 4|BBC Radio 4]] adaptation featuring almost the same cast was broadcast for 39 episodes between 1970 and 1972.<ref name=BBC/> 

==Cast==
* [[Richard Briers]] as Roger Thursby  
* [[w:John Glyn-Jones|John Glyn-Jones]] as Kendall Grimes  
* June Barry as Sally Mannering (''television''); [[w:Julia Lockwood|Julia Lockwood]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/07236c6931cd447e8d41530eeda0f345|title=Brothers in Law|date=1971-07-22|work=Radio Times|access-date=2019-04-15|issue=2489|pages=33|language=en-GB|issn=0033-8060}}</ref> (''radio'')
* [[w:John Cazabon|John Cazabon]] as Alec 
* [[w:Colin Gordon|Colin Gordon]] as Hugh Chapfield

==Episodes==
Due to the [[w:Wiping|archiving policy]] of the BBC, only one episode of the series, "The Expert Witness", still exists in the [[w:BBC Archives|BBC Archive]].
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! 1
|| "The First Brief" || 17 April 1962
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! 2
|| "The Expert Witness"|| 24 April 1962<ref name=lost>''Not'' listed: {{cite web|url=http://www.lostshows.com/default.aspx?programme=369262ba-3304-497a-9da1-fe975c764a7f|title=LostShows.com|accessdate=5 October 2011}}</ref>
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! 3
|| "Breach of Contract"|| 1 May 1962
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! 4
|| "The Judgment Summons"|| 8 May 1962
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! 5
|| "Counsel's Opinion"|| 15 May 1962
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! 6
|| "Special Damages"|| 22 May 1962
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! 7
|| "Separation Order"|| 29 May 1962
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! 8
|| "Reasonable Doubt"|| 5 June 1962
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! 9
|| "With Use of Bath"|| 12 June 1962
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! 10
|| "Without Due Care"|| 19 June 1962
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! 11
|| "Solicitor's Instructions"|| 26 June 196
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! 12
|| "Special Examiner"|| 3 July 1962
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! 13
|| "Counsel for the Prosecution"|| 10 July 1962
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==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title| 0162067 }}
* {{BBC programme|description=(radio series)}}[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=g6ApAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VuYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6681,4716724&dq=brothers-in-law+briers&hl=en]
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[[Category:1960s British sitcoms]]
[[Category:1960s British legal television series]]
[[Category:BBC television sitcoms]]
[[Category:1962 British television series debuts]]
[[Category:1962 British television series endings]]
[[Category:Lost BBC episodes]]