The Brief (2004)

In this engaging blend of courtroom drama, suspense, intrigue, humour and humanity, Alan Davies (Jonathan Creek) stars as criminal lawyer Henry Farmer, a crusading barrister who is honorably engaged in the fight for truth and justice in the courtroom. Possessing a tremendous gift for cross-examination and a silver tongue in vital closing speeches, Henry is a formidable opponent and greatly admired by his colleagues. However, his personal life is chaotic with a huge workload, massive gambling debts and unrequited love.
Henry is takes on a case prosecuting a rapist but with only personal accounts to go on its a hard case to prove. Meanwhile his relationship with his father seems to improve as a result of some misfortune and it looks like there might be light at the end of the bankruptcy tunnel!