Shadow of the Noose
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Shadow of the Noose

★ 9.0/10 TMDB Premiered 1989-02-28 1 season 8 eps

A look at the real cases and personal demons of Sir Edward Marshall Hall, Edwardian London's most celebrated barrister. Presiding over trials that made headlines and drew large crowds to the public gallery, the Old Bailey defence counsel was Britain's first legal celebrity. A champion of justice for all, Marshall Hall earns a reputation as The Great Defender as he pleads the innocence of clients other lawyers refuse to represent.

Last Episode Aired 1989-04-18
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.

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Jonathan Hyde
Jonathan Hyde
Sir Edward Marshall Hall
Michael Feast
Michael Feast
Edgar Bowker
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