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Silk - Season 3

Series: Silk

4.6

(225)

Episodes

Rating

TV14

Year

2014

Language

English

Publisher

BBC Studios

About

Martha Costello is a brilliant, passionate defense barrister with a reputation for defending the poor and downtrodden. Clive Reader is Martha's equal and opposite, determined, charming and ruthless in his pursuit to get to the top, he is also Martha's closest confidante. The two must find a way to keep the personal and the professional separate or everyone at their chambers will suffer.

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Episodes

1. Episode 1

50m

Clive has finally become a Silk but his celebration party is dramatically cut short when news of the arrest of the son of the Head of Chambers for killing a police officer reaches the celebrations. Martha must step in to defend the young man despite the overwhelming evidence.

2. Episode 2

50m

Delving into the murky world of professional football, Martha must put her feelings aside to defend a footballer accused of a pitch assault on another player. Witnessed by tens of thousands of football fans it seems an impossible task. Reluctant to cooperate and help his defense, Martha must gain the trust of her client to discover a secret he's determined to keep hidden from the football world.

3. Episode 3

50m

Battle lines are drawn when Martha and Clive find themselves on opposing sides in a high profile case of assisted suicide. A mother is accused of helping her severely paralyzed daughter to die and Martha must fight to defend her client in a test case amidst the moral arguments that surround such a contentious subject.

4. Episode 4

50m

When an anxious solicitor turns up on the doorstep of Shoe Lane Billy knows just who he needs. Dani's nephew is fighting extradition to the US on charges of terrorism and despite Clive's warnings Martha cannot let the system swallow up a young man without any firm evidence. Up against the might of the US government, Martha must use all her skills to save Rashid; even if he seems reluctant to help himself.

5. Episode 5

50m

Martha has to put her personal feelings aside when she is asked to defend a close friend from her past. Is she strong enough to ask him the tough questions in order to do her job properly? The evidence against him in the case of a gangland execution is overwhelming.

6. Episode 6

50m

Martha is becoming increasingly isolated as she fights to defend ex-boyfriend Sean against overwhelming evidence. Determined to ignore an angry Clive who attempts to force her to confront the holes in her client's story, Martha begins to wonder if she's cut out for this world. As she begins to uncover further lies Sean has told she is shocked when she has to rely on an old enemy to have any hope of clearing his name.