The Firm 2023

Access all areas with one of Scotland's highest profile law firms. Aamer Anwar and his team are at the heart of the nation's most complex - and controversial - cases.

Genre: Documentary

1Season 1

The Firm: Series 1 (2023): Episode 1 - Episode 1

October 8, 2023

Unprecedented access to one of the country’s top law firms as they begin the public inquiry into the death of Sheku Bayoh, who died after contact with the police in 2015.

2Season 1

The Firm: Series 1 (2023): Episode 2 - Episode 2

October 15, 2023

New evidence arrives at The Firm, and Aamer takes on the case of a man who died in hospital under unexplained circumstances.

3Season 1

The Firm: Series 1 (2023): Episode 3 - Episode 3

October 22, 2023

The sister of Sheku Bayoh gives evidence to the public inquiry into his death. Meanwhile, Ryan meets with a new client who has little to no defence against his charges.

4Season 1

The Firm: Series 1 (2023): Episode 4 - Episode 4

October 29, 2023

As Aamer returns to Liverpool to reflect on the case that made him, The Firm tackles the seemingly unwinnable case of a man that took self-defence too far.

5Season 1

The Firm: Series 1 (2023): Episode 5 - Episode 5

November 5, 2023

The Firm prepares for the start of the long-awaited Scottish Covid Inquiry, and shock revelations hit the headlines.

6Season 1

The Firm: Series 1 (2023): Episode 6 - Episode 6

November 12, 2023

As one of Aamer’s good friends Humza Yousaf becomes Scotland’s first minister, Aamer himself takes on the Prison Service in two very different cases relating to death in custody.

7Season 1

The Firm: Series 1 (2023): Episode 7 - Episode 7

November 19, 2023

The Sheku Bayoh inquiry focuses on cause of death, which proves traumatic for the family. Aamer takes on the case of a police incident in which a refugee was shot dead.

8Season 1

The Firm: Series 1 (2023): Episode 8 - Episode 8

November 26, 2023

Aamer is torn between his ever-increasing workload and his responsibilities as a father. An announcement from the Chief Constable of Police Scotland shocks Aamer and the team.

1Season 2

The Firm: Season 2 (2025): Episode 1 - Episode 1

June 17, 2025

Aamer fights for a public inquiry to finally get answers as to why violent sexual predator Iain Packer was able to remain on the streets for almost 20 years.

2Season 2

The Firm: Season 2 (2025): Episode 2 - Episode 2

June 24, 2025

Katie Allan and William Lindsay took their lives in custody, and their deaths spurred a campaign to change the law of Crown immunity. Now, Aamer is taking the fight to Westminster.

3Season 2

The Firm: Season 2 (2025): Episode 3 - Episode 3

July 1, 2025

Inside the firm’s immigration and asylum department, the team appeal Home Office decisions, while Aamer reaches the conclusion of the inquiry into the death of Sheku Bayoh.