Shadow of the Noose (1989)

Genre

drama

Country

United Kingdom

Length

1 season, 8 episodes

Rated

12

Rating

9.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This series follows the professional life of Sir Edward Marshall Hall, a celebrated British barrister from the early 20th century. It shows him in court defending clients and managing his personal relationships.

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What happens

Shadow of the Noose is a BBC television legal drama serial about the life and career of barrister Sir Edward Marshall Hall. It starred Jonathan Hyde as Marshall Hall; Michael Feast as his clerk, Edgar Bowker; Leslee Udwin as Henriette Marshall Hall; and Terry Taplin as solicitor Arthur Newton. All eight episodes were written by Richard Cooper, produced by Colin Tucker, and first transmitted between 1 March and 19 April 1989 on BBC Two. It was a co-production with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and Television New Zealand. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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