QB VII
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QB VII by
Title
"QB VII" is an abbreviation of Queen's Bench Courtroom Number Seven.
Plot
A famous author, Abraham Cady, stands trial for libel. In his book The Holocaust, he named eminent surgeon Sir Adam Kelno as one of the Jadwiga
Kelno has denied his involvement in sadistic practices, and asserts he worked hard to save prisoners, at great personal risk. Furious at his depiction by Cady, Kelno brings libel charges against him.
In the end, Kelno wins his case but is awarded one half-penny, the smallest coin of the realm, because his past actions were found to have been so bad that the minor inaccuracies in the book could not have damaged his reputation further.
The book was loosely based on a libel case involving the author and brought by Polish doctor
Television miniseries
The book was adapted into an Emmy-winning American television miniseries QB VII which aired on ABC on April 29 and 30, 1974.