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Drama: Legal & Courtroom

Drama series about life at the Bar and the dilemmas faced by modern day barristers.

Drama series about life at the Bar, the dilemmas faced by modern day barristers, and what it means to become a silk.

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Simulcast of network BBC One in high definition. From 03/11/2010

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Silk: Series 1

Cameron Roach

Catherine Morshead

Steve Thompson

Maxine Peake

Rupert Penry-Jones

Neil Stuke

Tom Hughes

Natalie Dormer

Nina Sosanya

John Macmillan

Theo Barklem-Biggs

Jamie Di Spirito

Adrian Schiller

Fenella Woolgar

Paul Ready

Pip Torrens

Ryan Hayward

Lauren Crace

Shannon Tarbet

Clara Salaman

Reece Beaumont

Christopher Gilling

Susan Tracy

Paul Thornley

Jacqueline Boatswain

Thomas Wheatley

Silk: Series 1: Episode 5

Episode 5

Series 1

BBC One - Silk, Series 1, Episode 5

Martha prosecutes a high-profile assault case, while Nick takes on his first major case.

Drama series. Martha prosecutes a high-profile case of a teacher accused of assault, while Nick takes on his first big case. Meanwhile, Martha and Clive have their Silk interviews.

Martha prosecutes a teacher accused of assaulting a pupil, but believes he is on too serious a charge and is not being properly defended by her colleague, Noah. Meanwhile, Nick takes on his first major case, and both Martha and Clive have their Silk interviews. Will Martha be able to ensure a fair trial for the teacher at the same time as succeeding in her interview?

BBC One

A six-part series about life at the Bar and what it means to become a silk.

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.

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