The BEST episodes of The Defence season 1

Every episode of The Defence season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Defence season 1!

Can hotshot lawyer Joanna Chylka dig through the murk to get to the truth in her cases? Polish legal drama based on a popular character from Polish fiction.

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Episode 7
star
7.81
64 votes

#1 - Episode 7

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 1/23/2019

Joanna is conflicted about making a move that would be breaking the advocates' ethics. Will she put her career at stake for the sake of Nikola?

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Episode 5
star
7.72
61 votes

#2 - Episode 5

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 1/9/2019

Kosmowski convinces Angelika to give up Joanna's services. After a confrontation with Kosmowski, the lawyer signs off from the hospital.

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Episode 6
star
7.62
63 votes

#3 - Episode 6

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 1/16/2019

The detective hired by Joanna makes a troubling discovery about Dawid Szlezyngier, and the lawyers lose confidence in Dawid's innocence

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Episode 4
star
7.57
63 votes

#4 - Episode 4

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/2/2019

Joanna is having an operation and Zordon convinces the firm that he can replace her at the trial. Will the partners trust the new apprentice?

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Episode 3
star
7.52
62 votes

#5 - Episode 3

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 12/26/2018

m Walter Presents comes a Polish legal drama based on a popular character from Polish fiction. Can hotshot lawyer Joanna Chylka dig through the murk to get to the truth in her cases? The Szlezyngiers sit on the accused bench at trial. After a quarrel, Joanna assures Angelika that her clients' innocence doesn't matter to her.

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Episode 2
star
7.27
55 votes

#6 - Episode 2

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 12/26/2018

More evidence points at Dawid. It turns out that on the night of the disappearance, the alarm in the Szlezyngiers' house was turned on very early. Joanna and Zordon's working relationship is fragile.

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Episode 1
star
7.15
65 votes

#7 - Episode 1

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 12/26/2018

Lawyer Joanna Chylka gets a phone call in the middle of the night from an old friend, Angelika Szelzyngier. Angelika's three-year-old daughter Nikola is missing, and the police suspect the parents.

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