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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.
Where to watch Silk
Silk is streaming in the US on Hulu, Amazon Prime Video, Peacock Premium, Britbox, Peacock Premium Plus, Hoopla, The Roku Channel, Amazon Prime Video Free and Amazon MX Player.
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Seasons
- Series 1 — 6 episodes (February 22, 2011)
- Series 2 — 6 episodes (May 15, 2012)
- Series 3 — 6 episodes (February 24, 2014)
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
- Miranda Raison as Harriet Hammond
Details
- Created by
- Peter Moffat
- First aired
- February 22, 2011
- Episodes
- 18
- Genres
- Drama
- Network
- BBC One
- Status
- Ended
- TMDB score
- 7.5 / 10 from 51 votes
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