Drama
Silk is a British television drama series produced by the BBC and first shown in 2011. Written by Peter Moffat, the series follows a set of barristers, and what they do to attain the rank of Queen's Counsel, known as "taking silk."
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17 Mar, 2014
S3.E4Mother Country
Martha is asked to help a solicitor whose nephew is wanted for extradition by the American authorities in relation to a bomb attack at an Arizona university.
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Tue,
22 Feb, 2011
S1.E1The Bitter End
Having just won an important case, Martha is given two new cases for the next day, with a chance of getting a good reference for her Silk application. Under huge time pressure, Martha has to prepare overnight. But will she be able to satisfy both the personal and the professional demands placed on her? Or will she be forced to sacrifice one case in order to win the other?
Maxine Peake
Martha Costello
Rupert Penry-Jones
Clive Reader
Neil Stuke
Billy Lamb
Alex Jennings
Alan Cowdrey
Frances Barber
Caroline Warwick
John Macmillan
John Bright
Theo Barklem-Biggs
Jake Milner
Amy Wren
Bethany Brassington
Miranda Raison
Harriet Hammond
Jessica Henwick
Amy Lang
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