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Eternal Law

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Plot
Production notes
Cast and characters
Episode list
Series 1 (2012)
DVD
Notes
References
External links

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}}Eternal Law is a 2012 ITV fantasy drama series created by Ashley Pharoah and Matthew Graham. The show stars Samuel West, Ukweli Roach, Orla Brady, Tobias Menzies and Hattie Morahan. Set in York, it is centred on two angels sent to Earth to assist in court cases. The first episode premiered on 5 January 2012. The show was axed after one series due to low ratings.^[1]

Plot

Mr. Mountjoy (God, spoken of but never seen) sends two wing-bearing angels to Earth to help humans with their problems. Humans cannot see the angels' wings except in exceptional circumstances, like being close to death. Zak Gist is an experienced angel, 14 billion years old (episode six), who has been to Earth before. Tom Greening is an angel still learning the ways of humans. It is decided that the pair can best help humans as barristers in York, England. In York they are met by Mrs. Sheringham, an angel who became mortal to marry Billy, a human, but, was widowed; she arranges offices and accommodation with her at The Belfry. She kept her old pair of wings in a trunk before throwing them into a river during the series. In court they cross paths with a fallen angel, Richard Pembroke, who is also a barrister, usually prosecuting. In episode six, Richard's wings are seen - they are black. Zak also meets Hannah English, a woman with whom he is in love from one of his past visits to Earth, but who does not recognize him.

The prime rule for the angels is non-interference in the free will of humanity. The angels are allowed to guide and comfort, but have powers to influence the human mind, which they must resist the temptation to use. Mr. Mountjoy, bothered by the number of angels choosing to interfere and the number of angels choosing to become mortal, may decide to remove all angelic guidance and comfort if Zak or Tom stray from the rules. Zak believes this would eventually spell doom for humans.

Production notes

The series is filmed in York and the Cathedral you see the Angels standing on is York Minster. The location used to portray York Hospital in the series is in fact the city's Crown Court building, while a former private hospital (Purey Cust Nuffield Hospital) provides a location for Jerusalem Chambers. Mansion House serves as the location of the Crown Court in the series. Scenes are also filmed at Gray's Court and St William's College, both close to York Minster.

Cast and characters

Samuel West as angel Zak Gist
Ukweli Roach as angel Thomas Greening
Tobias Menzies as fallen angel Richard Pembroke
Orla Brady as former angel Mrs Sherringham
Hattie Morahan as Hannah English

Episode list

Series 1 (2012)

{{Episode list

Episode #	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original airdate	Viewing Figures (millions) Source: BARB; includes ITV1 HD & ITV1 +1
EpisodeNumber=1	Title=Episode One	RTitle=	2012\|1\|5\|df=y}}	DirectedBy=Adrian Shergold	WrittenBy=Ashley Pharoah	4.54 million on ITV1,^[2] 427,000 on the ITV1 HD simulcast,^[3] and 458,000 on ITV1+1.^[4]\|group=nb}}	ShortSummary= Angels Zak and Tom are plunged into a court case involving an estranged family and a newlywed after a sniper shoots at the wedding party at a market, critically injuring Zak's old flame Hannah. The shooter is captured by Tom and admits to committing the crime. Tom and Zak defend the man despite the confession. The prosecutor is Zak's arch-enemy, fallen angel Richard.	LineColor=ACE5EE }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber=2	Title=Episode Two	RTitle=	2012\|1\|12\|df=y}}	DirectedBy=Adrian Shergold	WrittenBy=Ashley Pharoah	Aux4=3.86 ^[5]	ShortSummary= A six-year-old boy, who recognises Zak and Tom as angels, asks Zak to intervene for his father in a custody battle between his adoptive parents in the hope he can reconcile them. Zak and Tom find themselves facing Hannah and Richard, representing the mother, when the case goes to court. Mrs. Sherringham tells Tom how she fell for Billy and asked Mr. Mountjoy to make her mortal. A mysterious package from Mr. Mountjoy arrives at the Belfry, containing the Kremlin's Doomsday Clock, which once counted down during the Cuban Missile Crisis.	LineColor=ACE5EE }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber=3	Title=Episode Three	RTitle=	2012\|1\|19\|df=y}}	DirectedBy=Jamie Payne	WrittenBy=Matthew Graham	Aux4=3.78 ^[6]	ShortSummary=Pensioner Mack Steen admits to poisoning heartless care home owner Keith Cedric because he is closing the care home. Zak and Tom defend Mack but the past histories of all involved makes it very difficult when fallen angel Richard wants the charge increased from assault to attempted murder.	LineColor=ACE5EE }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber=4	Title=Episode Four	RTitle=	2012\|1\|26\|df=y}}	DirectedBy=Jamie Payne	WrittenBy=Matthew Graham	Aux4=3.58 ^[7]	ShortSummary=Zak and Tom prosecute a woman for the manslaughter of a prowler, who had been stalking her and whom she believed had killed her son. Tom has severe doubts about the woman's guilt and, goaded by Richard, has his own doubts about his reason on earth. Tom, wanting to comfort the woman who is grieving over her son, reveals himself as an angel, thus proving the existence of Heaven; this ends up causing her to commit suicide to be with her son. When Zak and Hannah go on an outing ("...it's not a date"), Mr. Mountjoy activates a light on the Doomsday Clock at the Belfry.	LineColor=ACE5EE }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber=5	Title=Episode Five	RTitle=	2012\|2\|2\|df=y}}	DirectedBy=Adrian Shergold	WrittenBy=Ashley Pharoah	Aux4=2.93 (Overnight)^[8]	ShortSummary=Tom saves a female soldier's life who then is accused of desertion and faces a court martial. Zak asks Hannah to assist in defending the soldier, much to Tom's chagrin. Mrs. Sherringham's memories of her own love of Billy and its consequences tells Zak to arrange a date for Hannah with another man, while Richard is working his evil in the background when Billy's brother Carl turns up.	LineColor=ACE5EE }}{{Episode list	EpisodeNumber=6	Title=Episode Six	RTitle=	2012\|2\|9\|df=y}}	DirectedBy=Adrian Shergold	WrittenBy=Matthew Graham	Aux4=3.20	ShortSummary=The extent of fallen angel Richard's manipulations are fully revealed. He creates conflict between two brothers when one of them is falsely accused of killing a third brother. He admits to bringing Hannah to York in order to tempt Zak, going so far as to show Zak a life where he and Hannah are happily married with a young daughter. He manipulates the relationship of Mrs. Sherringham and Billy's brother, Carl. When Zak and Hannah kiss, Mr. Mountjoy starts the countdown on the Doomsday Clock, beginning at 666666.	LineColor=ACE5EE }}

DVD

A region 2 DVD of the first series was released on 12 February 2012.^[9]

Notes

1. ^'Eternal Law' axed by ITV after one series
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.barb.co.uk/whats-new/weekly-top-30?|title=Weekly Top 30 Programmes: ITV1 w/e 08 January 2012|publisher=Broadcasters' Audience Research Board|accessdate=16 January 2012}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.barb.co.uk/whats-new/weekly-top-10?|title=Weekly Top 10 Programmes: ITV1 HD w/e 08 January 2012|publisher=Broadcasters' Audience Research Board|accessdate=16 January 2012}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.barb.co.uk/whats-new/weekly-top-10?|title=Weekly Top 10 Programmes: ITV1+1 w/e 08 January 2012|publisher=Broadcasters' Audience Research Board|accessdate=16 January 2012}}
5. ^Consolidated figures: 9-15 Jan 2012"
6. ^Consolidated figures: 16-22 Jan 2012"
7. ^Consolidated figures: 23-29 Jan 2012"
8. ^Lee, Ben (13 January 2012). "BBC One's 'Inside Men' begins with 4.5m"
9. ^[https://www.amazon.co.uk/Eternal-Law-DVD-Samuel-West/dp/B006B894UW/ref=sr_1_1?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1325936749&sr=1-1 Retrieved 7 January 2012]

References

External links

{{IMDb title|id=1837855|title=Eternal Law}}

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