Dramas set in a Manchester legal practice. Written by Tom Fry and Sharon Kelly.
Radio 4,·31 episodes
Episode 4
More stories from Manchester's mean streets
Episode 5
Last episode in the series about the Manchester paralegals
Episode 1
After 15 years, Brief Lives signs off with a special two-parter.
Episode 2
Brief Lives signs off after 15 years. Starring David Schofield and Kathryn Hunt.
Frank has a knotty case.
Sarah and Frank are called in to represent clients involved in a cold case investigation
Episode 3
Frank gets to meet his childhood hero, but this footballing god has feet of clay.
Sarah and Frank unwittingly become involved in a neighbourhood dispute.
Sarah volunteers at the law centre, but the lawyer who runs it has some unorthodox methods
A local councillor is caught selling drugs. On the surface it seems an open and shut case.
Frank is called in to represent Jon, a teacher accused of historic sexual abuse.
Ronnie discovers her long-lost younger sister set up in a quayside apartment.
The wife of an old school friend of Frank's is brought in for drink-driving.
Sarah prepares for her big trip abroad with her new boyfriend Paul, and Frank gets a shock
Episode 6
Frank and Sarah have been called into Manchester Central for questioning.
A community interpreter's girlfriend is arrested for assaulting a police officer.
Sarah discovers possible child abuse in a tug-of-love case involving a foreign father.
Declan investigates why a father wants his estranged daughter arrested for fraud.
A marijuana operation is found at Bella Houghton's farm. Could her two sons be guilty?
A female athletics team are being hounded by vicious online slurs and sexual innuendo.
Frank thinks he's going to have a quiet day, but then a childhood pal turns up.
When an entrepreneur is arrested for alleged fraud, Frank discovers a personal connection.
A young teacher is accused of having an affair with a sixth former.
Frank and Declan both stand witness for things they are unsure about.
A 60-year-old photographer is accused of assaulting his financial advisor.
A right wing academic is accused of assault, leading to an ethical crisis for Sarah Gold.
A youth is arrested for attempted murder and Doug brings Shakespeare to the inner city.
Mickey has met a young Russian woman who will put up with him. But is she just using him?
Debby represents a middle-aged woman held at the airport on suspected drugs charges.
Sarah's called to an army base to deal with a violent incident between two female soldiers
