Rank the best British courtroom and legal dramas — which one truly had you glued to the sofa?

Maxine Peake's Martha Costello made chambers politics genuinely thrilling. A proper deep dive into the cutthroat world of QCs.

Nicola Walker leading a family of female divorce lawyers through messy cases and even messier personal lives. Sharp, stylish and painfully relatable.

A classic ITV staple with John Thaw defending the underdog every week. Comfort telly with proper legal bite.

Sienna Miller and Michelle Dockery in a glossy, twisty tale of privilege on trial. Bingeable and infuriating in equal measure.

Martin Shaw as a maverick High Court judge taking on the establishment. Cheesy at times, but wildly satisfying viewing.