Newton's Law

Name: Newton's Law
Released: 2017-02-09
Rating: 6.438

2017 · 54m · TMDB 6.4/10 (8 votes)

With her low-flying solicitor's practice incinerated by a disgruntled client, her marriage collapsing and motherhood fast losing its charm, Josephine Newton's old uni friend and not-so secret admirer, Lewis Hughes, persuades her to resume her briefly glorious career at the Bar. As she rises to the challenge, though, trading the benefits of her brilliant mind for a berth in the lofty glamour of Knox Chambers, Josephine realises it's not so easy to leave her entourage behind.

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About Newton's Law

As she rises to the challenge, though, trading the benefits of her brilliant mind for a berth in the lofty glamour of Knox Chambers, Josephine realises it's not so easy to leave her entourage behind.

Status: Ended
TMDB rating: 6.4/10 from 8 votes
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 8

Seasons and episodes

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Series 1

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S1 E1Feb 9, 201754 min

External Forces

When her suburban solicitor's office is incinerated by a disgruntled client, Josephine Newton resumes her briefly glorious career at the Bar.

S1 E2Feb 16, 201754 min

The Butterfly Effect

Josephine takes the lead in a gender dysphoria case while, downstairs, Helena defends Lydia against a criminal damage charge.

S1 E3Feb 23, 201755 min

Control Theory

Josephine and Lewis inherit a murder trial where all the evidence points to their client being guilty, while Johnny and Skye are reluctantly thrown together to help defend Skye’s father from an assault charge.

S1 E4Mar 2, 201756 min

Uniform Motion

Josephine worries she’s crossed over to the dark side when representing a furniture conglomerate, but manages to assist the underdog in a downstairs case.

S1 E5Mar 9, 201756 min

Newton's Law Of Cooking

Josephine is surprised that Whitley wants her to represent him in a property dispute, and the downstairs team make their own discoveries in what is ostensibly a simple assault case.

S1 E6Mar 16, 201754 min

The Uncertainty Principle

Josephine's high profile asylum seeker kidnapping case is further complicated when Callum intervenes, landing Josephine's witness, and himself, in hot water.

S1 E7Mar 23, 201754 min

Terminal Velocity

As Josephine unexpectedly re-unites with a former client, Lewis' defence of a privileged thief unearths a troubling link between the boy and her sister, Rose.

S1 E8Mar 30, 201754 min

Equal & Opposite Forces

The upstairs and downstairs teams join forces in a class action, taking on a pharmaceutical company that tried to cover up the side effects resulting from their drug trials.