TV series
Silk
Overview
Silk is a British television drama series produced by the BBC and first shown in 2011. Written by Peter Moffat, the series follows a set of barristers, and what they do to attain the rank of Queen's Counsel, known as 'taking silk'. Passionate defence barrister Martha Costello faces challenging cases and surprising clients, which test her faith in the criminal justice system. Gifted colleague Clive Reader is called to the bar with her. They work hard with pupils, Nick Slade and Niamh Cranitch, but ultimately only one can eventually be taken on as a member of chambers.
Details
- First air date
- 2011-02-22
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 3 seasons
- Episodes
- 18 episodes
- Genres
- Drama
- Network
- BBC One
- Production
- BBC
- Country
- GB
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Maxine Peake as Martha Costello QC
- Rupert Penry-Jones as Clive Reader QC
- Neil Stuke as Billy Lamb
- Theo Barklem-Biggs as Jake Milner
- John Macmillan as John Bright
- Alex Jennings as Alan Cowdrey QC
- Frances Barber as Caroline Warwick QC
- Amy Wren as Bethany Brassington
- Phil Davis as Micky Joy
- Tom Hughes as Nick Slade
- Natalie Dormer as Niamh Cranitch
- Nina Sosanya as Kate Brockman
Creators and crew
- Peter Moffat - Creator
- Hilary Salmon - Executive Producer
- Peter Moffat - Producer
- Richard Stokes - Producer
- Matt Strevens - Producer
- Cameron Roach - Producer
Seasons
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