Alan Davies (Bob And Rose, Jonathan Creek) stars as Henry Farmer, a criminal practice barrister engaged in an ongoing fight for justice in the courtroom. Henry's life is dominated by chaos, he has a huge workload, debt and alimony payments to meet...and all this whilst being in love with the wife of a prominent politician who won't leave her husband for him! The Brief is an engaging blend of courtroom drama, suspense, intrigue and humour. Created by Ted Childs (Inspector Morse).