Newton's Law (TV series)

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Newton's Law
Genre Drama
Created by
Starring
Country of originAustralia
No. of episodes8
Production
Production locations Melbourne, Victoria
Production companyEvery Cloud Productions
Original release
Network ABC Television
Release9 February 2017 (2017-02-09) –
30 March 2020 (2020-03-30)

Newton's Law is an Australian television drama series that began airing on ABC TV on 9 February 2017. [1] The eight-part series was developed from an original concept by Deb Cox and Fiona Eagger.

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Premise

The series follows Josephine Newton (Claudia Karvan), a suburban solicitor with an overdeveloped sense of responsibility who attempts to return to her briefly glorious stint at the Bar. After Josephine's modest neighborhood solicitor's practice is incinerated by arson, she is persuaded by an old university friend and not-so-secret admirer, Lewis Hughes QC (Toby Schmitz), to join the high-flying Knox Chambers. With her marriage collapsing and motherhood fast losing its charm, Josephine decides it's time to again put on her wig and barrister's robe. [2]

Cast

Episodes

No. in
series		No. in
season		TitleDirectorWriterOriginal air dateAustralian Viewers
11"External Forces" [3] Jennifer LeaceyBelinda Chayko9 February 2017 (2017-02-09)695,000 [4]
When her suburban solicitor's office is incinerated by a disgruntled client, Josephine Newton resumes her briefly glorious career at the Bar.
22"The Butterfly Effect" [5] Jennifer LeaceyChris Corbett16 February 2017 (2017-02-16)546,000 [6]
Josephine takes the lead in a gender dysphoria case while, downstairs, Helena defends Lydia against a criminal damage charge.
33"Control Therapy" [7] Jennifer PerrottElizabeth Packett23 February 2017 (2017-02-23)509,000 [8]
Josephine & Lewis inherit a murder trial where all the evidence points to the client being guilty, while Johnny & Skye are reluctantly thrown together to help defend Skye's father from an assault charge.
44"Uniform Motion" [9] Jennifer PerrottElizabeth Coleman2 March 2017 (2017-03-02)455,000 [10]
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.
55"Newton's Law of Cooling" [11] Jonathan Brough Belinda Chayko9 March 2017 (2017-03-09)480,000 [12]
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.
66"The Uncertainty Principle" [13] Jonathan BroughChris Corbett16 March 2017 (2017-03-16)484,000 [14]
Josephine's high profile asylum seeker kidnapping case is further complicated when Callum intervenes, landing Josephine's witness, and himself, in hot water.
77"Terminal Velocity" [15] Jennifer LeaceyEllie Beaumont23 March 2017 (2017-03-23)412,000 [16]
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.
88"Equal & Opposite Forces" [17] Jennifer LeaceyElizabeth Coleman30 March 2017 (2017-03-30)460,000 [18]
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.

Ratings

No.TitleAir dateOvernight ratingsConsolidated ratingsTotal
viewers		Ref(s)
ViewersRankViewersRank
1External Forces9 February 2017695,0007137,0006832,000 [4] [19]
2The Butterfly Effect16 February 2017546,00015120,00011666,000 [6] [20]
3Control Therapy23 February 2017509,0001692,00012602,000 [8] [21]
4Uniform Motion2 March 2017455,0001794,00011549,000 [10] [22]
5Newton's Law of Cooling9 March 2017480,00015108,00012588,000 [12] [23]
6The Uncertainty Principle16 March 2017484,0001492,0008576,000 [14] [24]
7Terminal Velocity23 March 2017412,0001896,00013508,000 [16] [25]
8Equal & Opposites Forces30 March 2017460,0001688,0009548,000 [18] [26]

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References

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  2. ↑ "ABC goes back to the Bar for new drama Newton's Law" (Press release). Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "Episode 1.1". Australiantelevison.net. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  4. 1 2 Knox, David (10 February 2017). "Thursday 9 February 2017". TV Tonight. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  5. ↑ "Episode 1.2". Australiantelevison.net. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  6. 1 2 Knox, David (17 February 2017). "Thursday 16 February 2017". TV Tonight. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  7. ↑ "Episode 1.3". Australiantelevison.net. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  8. 1 2 Knox, David (24 February 2017). "Thursday 23 February 2017". TV Tonight. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  9. ↑ "Episode 1.4". Australiantelevison.net. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  10. 1 2 Knox, David (3 March 2017). "Thursday 2 March 2017". TV Tonight. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  11. ↑ "Episode 1.5". Australiantelevison.net. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  12. 1 2 Knox, David (10 March 2017). "Thursday 9 March 2017". TV Tonight. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  13. ↑ "Episode 1.6". Australiantelevison.net. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  14. 1 2 Knox, David (17 March 2017). "Thursday 16 March 2017". TV Tonight. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  15. ↑ "Episode 1.7". Australiantelevison.net. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  16. 1 2 Knox, David (24 March 2017). "Thursday 23 March 2017". TV Tonight. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  17. ↑ "Episode 1.8". Australiantelevison.net. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  18. 1 2 Knox, David (31 March 2017). "Thursday 30 March 2017". TV Tonight. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  19. ↑ Knox, David (19 February 2017). "Timeshifted: Thursday 9 February 2016". TV Tonight. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  20. ↑ Knox, David (26 February 2017). "Timeshifted: Thursday 16 February 2017". TV Tonight. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  21. ↑ Knox, David (11 March 2017). "Timeshifted: Thursday 23 February 2017". TV Tonight. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  22. ↑ Knox, David (11 March 2017). "Timeshifted: Thursday 2 March 2017". TV Tonight. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  23. ↑ Knox, David (26 March 2017). "Timeshifted: Thursday 9 March 2017". TV Tonight. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  24. ↑ Knox, David (26 March 2017). "Timeshifted: Thursday 16 March 2017". TV Tonight. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  25. ↑ Knox, David (1 April 2017). "Timeshifted: Thursday 23 March 2017". TV Tonight. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
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