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A court that is frequently presided over by the increasingly amused Mr Justice Swallow and Mr Haddock's long-suffering adversary Sir Joshua Hoot QC.
1968
Albert Haddock is charged with assault but convinces Mr Justice Swallow that there's more in it than meets the eye
There is a good weather forecast which pleases Albert Haddock as much as anyone, at least for a while...
1971
Albert Haddock is back in court, arguing that it was perfectly legitimate to pay his taxes by floating a cheque in a bottle down the Thames, since the Thames has a long tradition of being a normal channel for commercial activity.
Haddock reads the Weekly Argus and thinks astrologist Sagittarius is plausible. He later learns his wife lost £100 on the stock exchange listening to Sagittarius. Haddock, believing Sagittarius is false and deceptive, takes him to court.
1967
Argumentative old Cuss Albert Haddock proves that a cheque written on the side of a cow is legal tender.
Haddock plays a terrible round of golf, resulting in a public display of swearing that leads to him being charged under the Profane Oaths Act, which carries large fines for gentlemen. He sets out to prove that playing golf reduces a gentleman to act a fool, and that while playing, he is not legally a gentleman.
Haddock has an altercation with a motorist is driving along the Mall while it is inundated, and Haddock in a small boat. The Law of the Road and the Law of the Sea conflict when giving way, the motorist is deflected off the road, and his vehicle is 'drowned' by entering deeper water. Naturally, a case ensues.
To prove that he is still fighting fit, Haddock jumps into the Thames from Hammersmith Bridge. Found guilty on two charges, he must defend himself, on appeal, from charges of obstruction and spoiling a Regatta.
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Alastair Sim
Mr Swallow
Roy Dotrice
Albert Haddock
Thorley Walters
Sir Joshua Hoot
Avice Landone
Florence Haddock
