Mr Justice Duncannon

Mr Justice Duncannon is a British television sitcom that aired on BBC TV from 18 January to 22 February 1963. It is a spin-off of Brothers in Law and stars Andrew Cruickshank as a London judge. The entire series was wiped and is no longer thought to exist.

Mr Justice Duncannon
Genre	Sitcom
Written by	Frank Muir Denis Norden Henry Cecil
Starring	Andrew Cruickshank
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Producer	Graeme Muir
Running time	25 minutes
Original release
Network	BBC TV
Release	18 January (1963-01-18) – 22 February 1963 (1963-02-22)
Related
Brothers in Law

Background

In 1962, Brothers in Law – a 13-episode sitcom inspired by the 1955 comedy novel Brothers in Law by Henry Cecil – aired on BBC TV.^[1] The last episode, "Counsel for the Prosecution", featured Cruickshank play Mr Justice Duncannon and the character was given its own series the following year.^[1] Cecil co-wrote the programme.

Plot

Duncannon is a humorous Scottish judge in London. Although stern he has a humane side.^[2] He has a fondness for women and whisky.^[1]

Cast

• Andrew Cruickshank as Mr Justice Duncannon

Episodes

Mr Justice Duncannon aired on Fridays, mostly at 8.50pm.^[1] Due to the archival policies of the time, all six episodes were subsequently wiped and no longer exist.^[3]

#	Title	Airdate
1	"Burden of Proof"	18 January 1963
2	"Brief to the Counsel"	25 January 1963
3	"The Whole Truth"	1 February 1963
4	"Trial and Error"	8 February 1963
5	"A Case of Whisky"	15 February 1963
6	"Orders Not to Pay"	22 February 1963