Plaintiffs and Defendants was first presented by BBC Television on 14 October 1975.

The cast was as follows:

HILARY – Rosemary McHale
PETER – Alan Bates
CHARLES – Dinsdale Landen
JEREMY – Daniel St. George
JOANNA – Georgina Hale
SALLUST – Simon Cadell
JOSH – Benjamin Whitrow
MRS SAWSBURY – Rosemary Martin
MR ROSE – Victor Langley
DOCTOR – Tom Kempinski

Director: Michael Lindsay-Hogg
Designer: Richard Henry
Producer: Kenith Trodd