Madson (1996)
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Length
- 1 season, 6 episodes
- Rated
- M
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 3 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A man wrongfully imprisoned for murder earns a law degree and gets his conviction overturned. After his release, he works as a legal clerk helping others failed by the justice system.
grittyunderdogredemptivemethodicalearnestwrylow-key
What happens
Madson is a British television crime drama series, first broadcast on 17 April 1996, that ran for a total of six episodes on BBC1. The series starred Ian McShane as the title character who, sentenced on forged evidence to life imprisonment, gains a law degree in prison and overturns his conviction. Suddenly freed again after eight years inside, he uses his contacts to secure a position as an outdoor clerk with a top firm of City Solicitors. Produced by McShane's production company by McShane himself with Chris Parr, it co-starred Joanna Kanska, Jayne Ashbourne, Matthew Marsh, and Charles Gray. Each episode shows inefficiencies of the law, solves a crime, or helps those whom the law neglected. Filming took place in West London between 23 August and 29 November 1995. The series has not been released on DVD. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
More like this
She's Out (1995)
Defending the Guilty (2018)
Conviction (2004)
Extremely Dangerous (1999)
The Trials of Jimmy Rose (2015)
The Innocence Project (2006)
Lawless (2004)
The Stretch (2000)- More like this series, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.