''Close and True'' is a

legal drama A legal drama is a genre of film and television that generally focuses on narratives regarding legal practice and the justice system. The American Film Institute (AFI) defines "courtroom drama" as a genre of film in which a system of justice play ...

first broadcast on ITV from 23 November to 28 December 2000, starring

Robson Green Robson Golightly Green (born 18 December 1964) is an English actor, angler, singer-songwriter and presenter. His first major TV role was as hospital porter Jimmy Powell in BBC drama series '' Casualty'' in 1989. He then went on to portray Fusi ...

and James Bolam as the eponymous characters, John Close and Graham True respectively. The series follows Close (Green) as he takes over a run-down legal practice in

Newcastle Newcastle usually refers to: *Newcastle upon Tyne, a city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England *Newcastle-under-Lyme, a town in Staffordshire, England *Newcastle, New South Wales, a metropolitan area in Australia, named after Newcastle ...

owned by True (Bolam), who now resides in a mental institution. During his first days in charge of the practice, he is thrown into the midst of a murder trial, despite having no previous criminal trial experience. This programme was produced by Costal Productions in association with Meridian Broadcasting for the ITV network, with just six episodes of the drama were produced, before it was axed by ITV in 2001. The series was released on VHS on 29 January 2001, but has never been issued on DVD in the

United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and ...

. The series was released on Region 4 DVD in

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in 2008.

Cast

as John Close * Susan Jameson as Sally Ann Mae *

Kerry Ann Christiansen Kerry Ann Christiansen is a British actress who began her career in the popular British children’s TV series ''Byker Grove''. After her character's departure from the show, she went on to play Kim Cotton in the short lived ITV series ''Close ...

as Kim Cotton * James Bolam as Graham True * Jamie Bell as Mark Sheedy * Nicola Grier as Ibi Bagdioni * Richard Sands as Gordon Short * Pamela Ruddock as Mary Close * Louise Delamere as Jessica Laing * Kerry Rolfe as Paula Farrent *

Mark Moraghan Mark Stephen Moraghan (born 27 January 1963) is an English actor and singer. He has appeared in many British drama series including ''Peak Practice'', '' London's Burning'' and '' Heartbeat''. He is most famous for being the narrator for the ...

as Steve Sheedy *

Melanie Hill Melanie Jane Hill (born 11 January 1962) is a British actress, known for playing Hazel Redfern in '' Auf Wiedersehen, Pet'' (1985–1986), Aveline in ''Bread'' (1986–1991), Rita Dolan in Kay Mellor drama '' Playing the Field'' (1998–2002), ...

as Maureen Taylor * Peter Sullivan as Peter Heart

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Close and True 2000s British legal television series 2000 British television series debuts 2000 British television series endings 2000s British drama television series 2000s British television miniseries English-language television shows ITV television dramas Television series by ITV Studios Television shows produced by Meridian Broadcasting Television shows set in Newcastle upon Tyne Television shows set in Tyne and Wear