The Brief
The Brief is a British crime drama series first broadcast on ITV on 25 April 2004. The series follows the work of defence barrister Henry Farmer (Alan Davies), whose complicated personal life manages to overlap into his work. Other stars in the series include Linda Bassett, Christopher Fulford and Cherie Lunghi. After critical acclaim and strong viewing figures for the first series of four episodes, a second series was commissioned, which began transmission on 7 October 2005.
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| Written by | Dusty Hughes
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| Directed by | Various
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| Composer | John E. Keane
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom
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| Original language | English
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| No. of seasons | 2
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| No. of episodes | 8 (list of episodes)
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| Producer | Chris Burt
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| Running time | 90 mins
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first shown in
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| Original release | 24 April 2004 –
28 October 2005 |
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