Silk The Bitter End (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV-14
TV Episode | 57 min | Drama

Silk

The Bitter End (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV-14

TV Episode | 57 min | Drama

With female Q.Cs or 'silks' in a tiny minority, barrister Martha Costello of the Shoe Lane chambers, is anxious to join that elite number by progressing through the courts. Following a successful acquittal in a murder trial, she is given ...See moreWith female Q.Cs or 'silks' in a tiny minority, barrister Martha Costello of the Shoe Lane chambers, is anxious to join that elite number by progressing through the courts. Following a successful acquittal in a murder trial, she is given two cases to defend at short notice--One is Mercedes Cordoba, a pregnant drugs mule for whom she pleads for mercy, based on Mercedes' poverty-stricken background. However, smooth fellow barrister Clive Reader, representing Mercedes's co-defendant, points to her previous, of which Martha was unaware, and she is sent down--though she is relieved to be out of the dealers' clutches. The other is Gary Rush, charged with robbing and assaulting elderly war hero Michael Dodd, though he has no confidence in her. Mr. Dodd commands sympathy in court but Martha demonstrates that Rush has been set up by a vengeful policeman, and he walks free. At a chambers party, Martha is irate when, in view of the day's business, she sees Reader snorting coke and pushes him downstairs. Her young pupil Nick backs her up by claiming that the fall was accidental. Written by don @ minifie-1 See less

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20 cast members

Name	Known for
Maxine Peake Martha Costello QC Martha Costello QC See fewer	The Theory of Everything (2014)
Rupert Penry-Jones Clive Reader Clive Reader See fewer	MI-5 (2002)
Neil Stuke Billy Lamb Billy Lamb See fewer	Sliding Doors (1998)
Tom Hughes Nick Slade Nick Slade See fewer	Cemetery Junction (2010)
Natalie Dormer Niamh Cranitch Niamh Cranitch See fewer	Game of Thrones (2011)
Nina Sosanya Kate Brockman Kate Brockman See fewer	Love Actually (2003)
John Macmillan John Bright John Bright See fewer	House of the Dragon (2022)
Theo Barklem-Biggs Jake Milner Jake Milner See fewer	The Forgotten Battle (2020)
Jamie Dispirito Jimmy Johnson (as Jamie Di Spirito) Jimmy Johnson (as Jamie Di Spirito) See fewer	Dubplate Drama (2009)
Paul Hilton Gary Rush Gary Rush See fewer	Lady Macbeth (2016)
Owen Teale Brian Frogett Brian Frogett See fewer	Robin Hood (1991)
William Chubb HHJ Briscoe HHJ Briscoe See fewer	The Ambassador (1998)
Gerard Horan DS Scarrow DS Scarrow See fewer	Beauty and the Beast (I) (2017)
Iain Mitchell HHJ Ladd HHJ Ladd See fewer	The Other Boleyn Girl (2008)
Christianne Oliveira Mercedes Cordoba Mercedes Cordoba See fewer	Chocolat (2000)
Greg Donaldson Crown Court Gaoler Crown Court Gaoler See fewer	V for Vendetta (2005)
Nick Hendrix Peter (Outdoor Clerk) Peter (Outdoor Clerk) See fewer	Midsomer Murders (1997)
Helena Cullinan Clerk of the Court Clerk of the Court See fewer	Inception (2010)
Sutara Gayle Phoebe Richards (as Lorna Gayle) Phoebe Richards (as Lorna Gayle) See fewer	The Dark Knight (2008)
Peter Vaughan Michael Dodd Michael Dodd See fewer	Straw Dogs (1971)