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Garrow (Andrew Buchan) continues to defend the victims of rough justice

Sir Arthur Hill congratulates William Garrow on his successful defence of a prostitute accused of murdering a client, as the 18th-century legal drama series based on real cases concludes. Sir Arthur also takes great delight in revealing that Lady Sarah is pregnant with his child.

Garrow tries to persuade Lady Sarah to leave Sir Arthur but she tells him that they have no future together.

Meanwhile, a desperate Mary Hamer visits John Southouse's office, begging him to instruct Garrow to defend her husband, Joseph, who has been languishing in Newgate Prison, without charge, for many months on suspicion of sedition and plotting an armed uprising against the King. Southouse is sympathetic but tells her that he is unable to help as his association with Garrow is over.

Later, Garrow finds Southouse at the coffee house and offers his old mentor the hand of friendship. Southouse's reluctance is set aside after Mary's arrest at a meeting of The London Corresponding Society along with her supporter, Charles Lynam. Garrow has read about Joseph in newspaper reports and is keen to take on the case. Southouse agrees to assist and sets about securing the release of Mary and Charles so that they can help prepare the defence.

Elsewhere, the Secretary Of State, Viscount Melville, and Sir Arthur Hill meet with fellow MPs. Alarmed by the American and French revolutions, the politicians agree to press charges against Joseph. Sir John Scott, the Attorney General, is instructed to prosecute, assisted by Silvester.

When Sir John's prosecution before Judge Buller at the Old Bailey proves weak, Melville and his colleagues devise a plan. Sir John and Silvester offer Garrow and Southouse a deal – if Joseph pleads guilty, meaning certain death for him and fellow members of the Society, the lives of a further 800 men suspected of plotting against the King will be spared. To make matters worse, Melville's men find a receipt for a hundred muskets in Joseph's house.

Lady Sarah forces Sir Arthur to tell her about the plot against Joseph and she then reveals to Garrow that Lynam is a government spy.

Melville then tries to influence Garrow by offering him the job of King's Counsel. Garrow is tempted but his conscience prompts him to refuse. After promising to give his own version of the trial to journalist Thomas Rawlings, Garrow asks him to find the names of the 800 men on the government's list as he prepares to defend Joseph.

Sir Arthur Hill is played by Rupert Graves, William Garrow by Andrew Buchan, Lady Sarah Hill by Lyndsey Marshal, John Southouse by Alun Armstrong, Silvester by Aidan McArdle and Judge Buller by Michael Culkin.

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Tennis – ATP World Tour Finals

Sunday 22 November

2.00-5.35pm BBC TWO

• www.bbc.co.uk/tennis

Live coverage comes from the O2 Arena of the opening day of the ATP World Tour Finals, which are taking place in London for the first time.

Over the next week, the likes of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray will be battling it out for the prestigious title along with the $5m total prize money that is on offer. The world's top eight players are invited to the tournament, which features two round-robin groups, followed by semi-finals and the final.

In its various guises since its inception in 1970, the event has been won by the game's biggest names, including Bjorn Borg, John McEnroe, Boris Becker, Pete Sampras and Federer himself, who has claimed the title four times.

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