Little Napoleons

Little Napoleons

1994 · 1 season · 4 eps · ★ 9.0 · Drama, Comedy

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N.K. Edwards and Vijay Shah are a pair of warring solicitors whose conflict spills out of the courtroom and into chambers, their quarrel witnessed by Councillor Judith Silver.

Created by Michael Abbensetts

Network: Channel 4

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