Episode #3.5 

Martha visits old flame Sean McBride in prison. He is charged with shooting dead gangster Jimmy Monk after Monk's family demanded protection money to allow him to open a night club in their... See full summary »

Director:

Cilla Ware

Writer:

Peter Moffat

Stars:

Maxine Peake, Rupert Penry-Jones, Neil Stuke

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Maxine Peake	...	Martha Costello QC
Rupert Penry-Jones	...	Clive Reader QC
Neil Stuke	...	Billy Lamb
Alex Jennings	...	Alan Cowdrey QC
Theo Barklem-Biggs	...	Jake Milner
John Macmillan	...	John Bright
Frances Barber	...	Caroline Warwick QC
Miranda Raison	...	Harriet Hammond
Amy Wren	...	Bethany Brassington
Jessica Henwick	...	Amy Lang
Phil Davis	...	Micky Joy (as Philip Davis)
Kieran O'Brien	...	Sean
Kirsty Bushell	...	Nicola
Elizabeth Bennett	...	District Judge Dora Noone
Nicholas Rowe	...	Nick Pellegrini

Storyline

Martha visits old flame Sean McBride in prison. He is charged with shooting dead gangster Jimmy Monk after Monk's family demanded protection money to allow him to open a night club in their territory. Despite an obvious bias she represents him with Caroline prosecuting though she comes close to exposing her position and needs Reader to support her. Billy visits corrupt solicitor Micky joy in custody after which Martha takes him to one side. Harriet is happy to back Amy in her sexual harassment case against him but Martha urges him to admit that his prostate cancer negates any sex drive. He does not want to reveal the fact however.

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 March 2014 (UK)

Filming Locations:

England, UK

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

59 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

Clive Reader QC asks for bail in respect of a murder case at the Magistrates' Court. There is no power for a Magistrates (either lay or District Judge) to grant bail in a murder case, and such a hearing could not have happened in real life.

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