To me it is bland pablum, because Kavanagh does not have the force of personal character that Perry Mason had. But stories very similar in some ways. Maybe it is the silly British white court wigs they wear that makes my stomach queasy. John Thaw was outstanding as Morse and I enjoyed the more indepth look at the character's perssonal life. Kavanagh QC should either focus more on the courtroom drama exclusively or on the character, becauses what it DOES do is skim over both. I watched the episode about the Jehovah's Witness mother and son today and it could have been so much better if it had not just been the veneer -- no real drama anywhere in it even though there is blood and guts and death and more life hanging in the balance in court. Pleasant enough but only good for background noise while I do other thing.