Sebastian Graham Jones
Director
Shadow of the Noose (1989)
Season 1
Drama centering on the cases of the celebrated London barrister of the Victorian era, Edward Marshall Hall.
Released Feb. 28, 1989
Episode 42 min
None+
Keywords: mdblist.imdb-tv-mini-series, imdb.tv-mini-series
Production Companies: BBC
Network: BBC One
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
S1E1 - An Alien Shore
Who would defend a prostitute found with a client's body in her trunk? Marshall Hall is persuaded to be her barrister by the prospect of fame. Even so, he delivers his very best.
Feb. 28, 1989, midnight
S1E2 - Noblesse Oblige
After a long illness, Marshall Hall needs money. He agrees to defend a mother in a libel suit brought by her son-in-law for calling him a homosexual.
March 7, 1989, midnight
S1E3 - Gone for a Soldier
When an unwed servant's baby is smothered, her former mistress hires Marshall Hall to defend her. Police say she had confessed to killing her child. What can be said on her behalf?
March 14, 1989, midnight
S1E4 - Beside the Seaside
Marshall Hall's client is a conman, a womanizer, a German spy...but is he a murderer? That is the question: Did he kill his wife
March 21, 1989, midnight
S1E5 - Gun In Hand
Why do the leading citizens of his town support the defense of the local brewer, accused of killing his mistress? Marshall Hall must travel to the Black Country to get the facts.
March 28, 1989, midnight
S1E6 - Turn Again
When does winning cost the LAWYER? Edward Marshall Hall finds out when he wins a case of libel for an actress against a newspaper.
April 4, 1989, midnight
S1E7 - The Camden Town Murder
Marshall Hall defends a young artist who is accused of killing a woman of easy virtue. The great barrister suspects that one of her other paramours may be responsible instead.
April 11, 1989, midnight
S1E8 - Sentence of Death
Dr. Crippen's case will be someone's Waterloo. If a barrister cannot trust his "favorite" solicitor, what happens to his world? Marshall Hall's wife suspects Newton and warns her husband.
April 18, 1989, midnight
Network: BBC One
Episode Runtime: 42 min.
Season Runtime: 336 min.
Released: Feb. 28, 1989
Last Air Date: April 18, 1989, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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