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Silk
- Director: Catherine Morshead et al.
- Writer: Peter Moffat et al.
- Producer: Cameron Roach; Richard Stokes
CGiii Comment
As a piece of fictional, escapist television...it's okay.
As an accurate, fact-based legal drama...it's crud.
Barristers preparing cases from scratch, barrister investigating crime - total nonsense.
Alcohol, drugs and sexual ambiguity - it's all part of the job.
*Update*
The recent episode (series 3:2) with the gay footballer...beautifully written and expertly played by Ukweli Roach - a performance to be proud of...
18 episodes over three series...and it just disappeared!
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
A six-part series about life at the Bar, the dilemmas and problems that modern day barristers have to face, and what it means to become a silk.
Cast & Characters
Maxine Peake as Martha Costello;
Rupert Penry-Jones as Clive Reader;
Neil Stuke as Billy Lamb;
John MacMillan as John Bright;
Theo Barklem-Biggs as Jake Milner;
Alex Jennings as Alan Cowdrey QC;
Tom Hughes as Nick Slade;
Natalie Dormer as Niamh Cranitch;
Nina Sosanya as Kate Brockman;
Jamie Dispirito as Jimmy