Crown Court (TV series)

Crown Court
Reconstruction of the title card of later seasons of Crown Court
Genre
Starring
Narrated byPeter Wheeler
Opening themeSinfonietta by Janáček, 4th movement
Ending themeDistant Hills by the Simon Park Orchestra, composed by Peter Reno
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series11
No. of episodes879
Production
Running time23 minutes
Production companyGranada TV
Original release
NetworkITV
Release18 October 1972 (1972-10-18) –
29 March 1984 (1984-03-29)
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Crown Court is a British television courtroom drama series produced by Granada Television for the ITV network. It ran from 1972, when the Crown Court system replaced Assize courts and Quarter sessions in the legal system of England and Wales, to 1984.[1] It was transmitted in the early afternoon.[2]

  1. ^ Down, R., Perry, C. (1995). The British Television Drama Research Guide, 1950–1995. Dudley: Kaleidoscope. ISBN 1-900203-00-6
  2. ^ "BFI Screenonline: Crown Court (1972-84)". www.screenonline.org.uk.