University of Glamorgan: Eastenders on syllabus

The associate head of the Glamorgan Law School, Richard Owen, said the course was designed to highlight the challenges which lawyers face in tackling tricky moral issues.

He said: "For most of us, Dot Cotton is an unlikely murderer but clearly people have different opinions and the law is rather grey in this area.

"We hope that by using relevant and topical examples, our students will begin to recognise that the study of the law is not always straightforward and that one has to be aware of the ethical and moral dimensions which such cases bring to the fore."