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Silk - Season 2

Series: Silk
4.7
(202)
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Episodes
6
Rating
TV14
Year
2012
Language
English
Publisher
BBC Studios

About

Martha Costello is a brilliant, passionate defense barrister with a reputation for defending the poor and downtrodden. Clive Reader is Martha's equal and opposite, determined, charming and ruthless in his pursuit to get to the top, he is also Martha's closest confidante. The two must find a way to keep the personal and the professional separate or everyone at their chambers will suffer.

Related Subjects

  • Drama
  • Crime

Episodes

1. Episode 1

50m

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Martha Costello is now a QC, but she learns fast that it can be lonely at the top. At Shoe Lane Chambers times are tough, and senior clerk Billy struggles to keep things afloat while Clive Reader tries to be stoic about his unsuccessful silk application.

2. Episode 2

50m

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Martha is representing Captain Peter Ryan in a Court Martial. He's accused of disobeying an order, resulting in the death of a 19 year old private. Under the watchful eyes of a distraught family who want answers, Martha navigates the army's legal system with the help of Captain Cassidy, Ryan's Unit Defense Officer.

3. Episode 3

50m

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Clive is prosecuting three students accused of sexually assaulting a waitress. Up against an intimidating defense counsel, Clive begins to waver, but a chance encounter with an old friend helps him discover a passion for prosecuting he didn't know he had.

4. Episode 4

50m

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In a David and Goliath battle Martha represents the driver of a high security prison van. When some of his prisoners escape, Michael Ward opens the doors of his van to find another dead. With Ward and the security firm accused of causing the prisoner's death, Martha fights to make Ward stand up for himself, lest he becomes the fall guy.

5. Episode 5

50m

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At the Supreme Court Martha is representing Jackson Henderson in a death row case. Against a ticking clock and with Billy breathing down her neck, Martha faces the toughest legal argument of her career. Clive increasingly feels that he's not the right barrister for Fatima Ali and at the risk of losing George, persuades Martha to take the brief, conveniently leaving him free to prosecute Jody Farr.

6. Episode 6

50m

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Reluctantly representing Jody Farr, Martha will do her job, but she won't allow him or Micky to get under her skin. Fighting shifting power plays and an untenable defense she begins to feel that Jody isn't getting a fair trial and suspect's foul play. Setting a dangerous trap, can Martha uncover the unbelievable truth?

Extended Details

  • SeriesSilk
  • Closed CaptionsEnglish

Artists

Peter HoarDirector
Peter MoffatWriter
Richard StokesProducer
Maxine PeakeActor
Rupert Penry-JonesActor
Neil StukeActor