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A. P. Herbert's Misleading Cases. Image of Albert Haddock (Roy Dotrice). Image credit: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).

A. P. Herbert's Misleading Cases

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Series 1 (1967)

1. The Negotiable Cow

First Broadcast: Tue 20th June 1967

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2. Is A Golfer A Gentleman?

First Broadcast: Tue 27th June 1967

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3. Port To Port

First Broadcast: Tue 4th July 1967

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4. The Last Glass

First Broadcast: Tue 11th July 1967

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5. The Whale Case

First Broadcast: Tue 18th July 1967

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6. Is Britain A Free Country?

First Broadcast: Tue 25th July 1967

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Series 2 (1968)

1. Over My Shoulder Goes One Case

First Broadcast: Wed 18th September 1968

It is Albert Haddock's conviction that every man's home is his castle! In one sense he may be right but the law may see it very differently ...

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2. Skirting The Issue

First Broadcast: Wed 25th September 1968

Albert has been charged with assault and it takes all of his persuasive powers to convince Mr. Justice Swallow that there is more to it than meets the eye ...

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3. The Major And The Mynah

First Broadcast: Wed 2nd October 1968

What should you do if you think your Bridge partner is a cheat? Albert Haddock thinks he has the solution to the problem ...

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4. Right Of Way

First Broadcast: Wed 9th October 1968

When Albert is precluded from taking a familiar footpath across land he naturally takes his fight to Court ... and the usual trouble ensues.

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5. Ill Met By Sunlight

First Broadcast: Wed 16th October 1968

Everybody likes to hear of good weather but Albert Haddock's encounter with boarding house landlady, Mrs. Jackson, leaves him feeling downcast ...

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6. The Tax On Virtue

First Broadcast: Wed 23rd October 1968

Everyone should pay their taxes and Albert is fully in agreement with this. But in an age of high taxation there are some taxes which are unfair and improper - especially when they involve Albert's wife!

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7. Who Giveth This Woman

First Broadcast: Wed 30th October 1968

Blick Bernato has proposed to Albert's daughter and, like any father, he wishes to ensure his daughter marries wisely. Unlike most fathers, however, Albert subjects his future son-in-law to the rigours of the judicial system ...

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Series 3 (1971)

1. The Usual Channel

First Broadcast: Fri 30th July 1971

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2. What Is A Snail?

First Broadcast: Fri 6th August 1971

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3. The Sitting Bird

First Broadcast: Fri 13th August 1971

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4. A Tiger In Your Bank

First Broadcast: Fri 20th August 1971

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5. How Free Is A Freeman

First Broadcast: Fri 27th August 1971

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6. Regina V. Sagittarius

First Broadcast: Fri 3rd September 1971

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