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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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Silk: Series 3

Maxine Peake

Rupert Penry-Jones

Neil Stuke

Miranda Raison

Frances Barber

John Macmillan

Theo Barklem-Biggs

Alex Jennings

Jessica Henwick

Amy Wren

Kirsty Bushell

Ukweli Roach

Benjamin Dilloway

Jay Taylor

Harry Hadden-Paton

Stella Gonet

Brian Capron

Nathaniel Martello-White

Simon Meacock

Nicola Sangster

Stewart Lockwood

Elizabeth Bennett

David McAlister

Marcus Cunningham

Alana Ramsey

Lisa Baird

Sophie Bevan

Philip York

Matt Strevens

Marc Jobst

Mick Collins

Silk: Series 3: Episode 2

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Episode 2

Series 3

BBC One - Silk, Series 3, Episode 2

An assault on the pitch causes Martha to delve into the world of professional football.

Legal drama series. When a violent pitch assault ends in court, Martha reluctantly defends the accused, delving into the murky world of professional football to discover the truth.

Delving into the murky world of professional football, Martha must put her feelings aside to defend a footballer accused of a pitch assault on another player. With the incident witnessed by tens of thousands of football fans, it seems Martha is facing an impossible task. 

With her client reluctant to co-operate and help his defence, Martha must gain his trust to discover a secret he is determined to keep hidden from the football world. Up against Clive in court, can Martha convince her client to help himself? 

Meanwhile, a resignation shocks chambers and Billy begins to take steps to ensure the future of Shoe Lane - with or without him.

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Martha and Clive increasingly face off in court as they rise to the top of their field.

Martha and Clive are both silks but they're still on opposite sides of the courtroom. Can Martha keep her reputation for winning the unwinnable in the face of Clive's prosecution?

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