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Quiz about New Street Law  Who Played Who
Quiz about New Street Law  Who Played Who

"New Street Law" - Who Played Who? Quiz


"New Street Law" recently ended its first series on BBC. The series followed a group of lawyers as they embarked on many different cases, from shoplifting to murder. Do you know who played who?

A multiple-choice quiz by Lisa_289. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
Lisa_289
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
234,861
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
109
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Question 1 of 10
1. John Hannah was born on 23 April 1962. He played a tough barrister in the show. What was his character's name? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Paul Freeman was born on 18 January 1943. He played a very competitive barrister on the show. What was his character's name? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Lara Cazalet is a young actress who played a junior barrister with marriage problems. What was her character's name? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Lisa Faulkner was born in 1973. She played a junior barrister on the show. What was her character's name? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. John Thomson was born in 1969 and played a defence barrister who owed his ex-wife a lot of money. What was his character's name? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Lee Williams was born on 3 April 1974. He played a young barrister on the show who didn't get the credit he wished for. What was his character's name? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Nikki Sanderson was born on 28 March 1984. She appeared in two episodes in the first series, playing which teenage shoplifter? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Les Dennis was born on 12 October 1954. He guest-starred in one episode, as which shamed TV presenter? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Pennie Downie was born in 1954. She played an intelligent woman who would be a great judge, if she didn't care too much about her husband's reactions. What was her character's name? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Ben-Owen Jones made his TV debut in "New Street Law". Who did he play? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. John Hannah was born on 23 April 1962. He played a tough barrister in the show. What was his character's name?

Answer: Jack Roper

Jack Roper, played by John Hannah, was a tough defence barrister who headed the defence chambers. One of the highlights of John's career was playing Matthew in "Four Weddings And A Funeral", where he gave a very moving perfomance when reciting WH Auden's "Funeral Blues".
2. Paul Freeman was born on 18 January 1943. He played a very competitive barrister on the show. What was his character's name?

Answer: Laurence Scammel

Laurence Scammel, played by Paul Freeman, was a competitive barrister, head of the prosecution chambers. Paul's long career includes appearing in "Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark", playing archaeologist Reme Belloq.
3. Lara Cazalet is a young actress who played a junior barrister with marriage problems. What was her character's name?

Answer: Annie Quick

Annie Quick, played by Lara Cazalet, was a young junior defence barrister. She was married to wheelchair-bound Chris, who fought on the prosecution side of court. Lara started her career in "Bad Girls", playing heroin addict Zandra Plackett.
4. Lisa Faulkner was born in 1973. She played a junior barrister on the show. What was her character's name?

Answer: Laura Scammel

Laura Scammel, played by Lisa Faulkner, was her dad's junior on the prosecution side of the court, until she realised she couldn't work for him anymore and was more suited for defence. Lisa has also appeared in "Holby City", playing Dr Victoria Merrick.
5. John Thomson was born in 1969 and played a defence barrister who owed his ex-wife a lot of money. What was his character's name?

Answer: Charlie Darling

Charlie Darling, played by John Thomson, fought on the defence side. He had money issues with his ex-wife and had a crush on fellow barrister Annie Quick. One of John's career highlights was in "Cold Feet", where he played Pete for four series.
6. Lee Williams was born on 3 April 1974. He played a young barrister on the show who didn't get the credit he wished for. What was his character's name?

Answer: Joe Stevens

Joe Stevens, played by Lee Williams, was a very young defence lawyer, who only got the jobs in Magistrate's Court. He longed for the chance to appear in Crown Court but his boss, Jack Roper, didn't think he was up to it. Lee has also appeared in "Teachers", playing hunky Head of English, Ewan.
7. Nikki Sanderson was born on 28 March 1984. She appeared in two episodes in the first series, playing which teenage shoplifter?

Answer: Sammy Dean

Sammy Dean, played by Nikki Sanderson, was a persistent shoplifter, who got represented by Joe. She appeared in two episodes in the first series. Nikki is best known for her role as Candice Stowe in "Coronation Street".
8. Les Dennis was born on 12 October 1954. He guest-starred in one episode, as which shamed TV presenter?

Answer: Kenny Logan

Kenny Logan, played by Les Dennis, appeared in episode 4 of the show. Kenny was a shamed TV presenter and only lightly got off in court, without going to prison. Les is most famous for presenting game show "Family Fortunes" for over fifteen years. He has also appeared on "Celebrity Big Brother".
9. Pennie Downie was born in 1954. She played an intelligent woman who would be a great judge, if she didn't care too much about her husband's reactions. What was her character's name?

Answer: Honor Scammel

Honor Scammel, played by Pennie Downie, is married to Laurence Scammel but was getting increasingly fed up with his battles with defence barrister Jack. Pennie was born in Austrailia and appeared as artistically-talented convict Kerry Vincent in "Prisoner: Cell Block H".
10. Ben-Owen Jones made his TV debut in "New Street Law". Who did he play?

Answer: Chris Quick

Chris Quick, played by Ben Owen-Jones, was wheelchair-bound and Head of the CPS. He was married to defence barrister Annie Quick, although he's sure they wanted different things from life. This was Ben's first on-screen role.
Source: Author Lisa_289

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