Episode #1.5 (22 Mar. 2011)

Martha's preference is to act for the defendant but Billy persuades her it will help her silk application to act as a prosecutor,against Tony Paddick,a young teacher accused of the ... See full summary »

Director:

Catherine Morshead

Writer:

Steve Thompson

Stars:

Maxine Peake, Rupert Penry-Jones, Neil Stuke

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Maxine Peake	...	Martha Costello
Rupert Penry-Jones	...	Clive Reader
Neil Stuke	...	Billy Lamb
Tom Hughes	...	Nick Slade
Natalie Dormer	...	Niamh Cranitch
Nina Sosanya	...	Kate Brockman
John Macmillan	...	John Bright
Theo Barklem-Biggs	...	Jake Milner
Jamie Dispirito	...	Jimmy Johnson (as Jamie Di Spirito)
Adrian Schiller	...	Noah Zeigler
Fenella Woolgar	...	Wendy Ford
Paul Ready	...	Tony Paddick
Pip Torrens	...	HHJ Maikin
Ryan Hayward	...	Anthony Hartcliffe
Lauren Crace	...	Lindsey Moxham

Storyline

Martha's preference is to act for the defendant but Billy persuades her it will help her silk application to act as a prosecutor,against Tony Paddick,a young teacher accused of the attempted murder of a pupil who persecuted him. Martha argues with the C.P.S. solicitor that the charge should be Grievous Bodily Harm and finds her humanity and ambition at odds with each other in her new role.After taking advice from the Law Lady interviewing her for her silk,Martha concocts a way of helping Paddick receive a lesser sentence,chiding his defending barrister for letting her do his job. Kate hacks into Billy's computer to find money unaccounted for but fails to get Martha on side against him. Nick wins his second solo case but Niamh,feeling under-used,agrees to see Gary Ross on behalf of Martha.

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Release Date:

22 March 2011 (UK)

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