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Summary:In June 1989 Britain's clown prince of comedy, Ken Dodd, was charged with 11 counts of tax evasion. After years of keeping his personal life strictly private, the nation became gripped by the allegations made against the lovable comedian. The five-week trial that ensued provided the court with equal amounts of evidence and entertainment. Dodd's defence barrister, George Carman, portrayed his client as a lovable eccentric who was simply bad at maths. However, evidence of £700,000 worth of offshore accounts and secret stashes of cash implicated Dodd further. In the end Dodd and Carman's double-act convinced the jury, and Dodd was acquitted after years of investigation and misery. This programme follows the infamous trial which saw Ken Dodd emerge victorious, but left his private life exposed and him virtually bankrupt.