The play is based on the real experience of William Gallo, a British pioneer lawyer. The story takes place in the Central Criminal Court in London in the late18th century. It tells the story of William Garrow, a lawyer, appearing in court to defend, rehabilitate the persecuted, pursue equality, and fight against corrupt government officials and underworld forces, interspersed with his emotional entanglements with his married wife Lady Sarah Hill. All the legal cases in the play are recorded, involving murder, treason, corruption and so on. At that time, criminal defendants had few opportunities for lawyers to defend, and defense lawyers were also subject to everywhere in court. William Gallo, with his integrity, keen thinking and eloquent eloquence, invisibly promoted the reform of the criminal trial system, initiated the interrogation of prosecution witnesses, and uncovered the truth of one incident after another with the assistance of his mentor Southhouse as an agent, which played an important historical role in the establishment and development of modern legal system, especially the defense system.
BBC's new drama Gallo's Law: The Story of Old Baylor in 2009 tells the story of William Gallo, a British lawyer in the18th century. We often see lawyers questioning witnesses in court plays now, and the dramatic effect begins with this lawyer. William Gallo was born in an ordinary family. Even when he became a court lawyer, he was laughed at by judges and lawyers of noble birth for his lack of manners. At that time, the court debate was very polite, and William Gallo broke this rule. He not only takes questioning witnesses in court as an important defense means, but also has a dramatic effect and becomes an art.
The first episode broadcast yesterday, the location of Old Bailey in London Criminal Court, was obviously shot in the old college of Edinburgh University. The play seems to have been shot in Scotland, so it is not surprising to choose the old college. Moreover, Old College used to be the medical school of Edinburgh University, now it is the law school of the university, and it is still a place full of themes.