DETAILS: TRUST is a British legal drama dealing with lawyers at the Cooper-Fozard law firm dealing in civil law. The lawyers
are better at their jobs than handling things in their personal lives. This drama was written and created by Simon Block.
The show only lasted for one 6 episode season. The BBC decided not to go for a second season.
STARRING: Robson Green (Steven Bradley), Sarah Parish (Annie Naylor), Neil Stuke (Martin Greig), Eva Birthistle (Maria
Acklam), Chiwetel Ejifor (Ashley Carter), and Ian McShane as Alan Cooper-Fozard
ANALYSIS: TRUST is a clever and witty British drama with some great dialogue and some amazing acting from the cast. The
first episode is a mixed bag as we are introduced to the lawyers at Cooper-Fozard that is lead by the PG (the Power and the
Glory) aka Alan Cooper-Fozard. he wants Ashley not to get a deal for legal services from a client to teach him a lesson. Maria
has to deal with an obnoxious client. Steven's marriage is falling apart.
The second episode is better than the first episode. I love the episode. Steven's marriage continues to fall apart as he
devotes his time to the firm. One of their clients is trying to buy a travel agency that an ex-lover doesn't want to sell
because he feels spurned.
The series lives up to the high standards of other British legal dramas such as Rumpole of the Bailey (that is going to
be revived with a new actor as Rumpole)and Kavanaugh Q.C. (that starred John Thaw and Sarah Parish), and TRUST is so much
better than any US legal drama on the air currently. Robson Green manages to make any role fit. The actors playing the characters
in TRUST are easy to love or people you love to hate where US shows like The Practice get so absurd with characters that annoy
you. I just wish there were quality US legal dramas. There hasn't been any since MURDER ONE (and THE D.A. tried). I enjoy
the writing and characters of British legal dramas, and I hope the six episodes of TRUST make it to DVD soon.
DVD SCREENER review: BBC America has went to more trouble with this DVD Screener than other cable channels do. The Screener
comes in a regular DVD case with DVD sleeve artwork. The back cover tells us what teh show is about with quotes from reviews
from British newspapers. The Screener even has a simple menu where you can pick episode one or episode two to play. The menu
has the same image from the front cover of the DVD Sleeve art with the TRUST theme music playing.
The colors are good. The blacks tend to muddle details if there is too much black in any area. The image is good enough
to watch, but it is another matter when you pause during times of movement. The DVD Screener is good enough for viewing, but
the bit rate could have been a little more. Sound is acceptable and you can clearly hear everyone.
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