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Shadow of the Noose

1989 - 1989

An Alien Shore

28th February 1989

Episode 1

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.

Noblesse Oblige

Episode 2

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.

Gone for a Soldier

14th March 1989

Episode 3

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?

Beside the Seaside

21st March 1989

Episode 4

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

Gun In Hand

28th March 1989

Episode 5

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.

Turn Again

Episode 6

When does winning cost the LAWYER? Edward Marshall Hall finds out when he wins a case of libel for an actress against a newspaper.

The Camden Town Murder

11th April 1989

Episode 7

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.

Sentence of Death

18th April 1989

Episode 8

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.

Top Cast

Jonathan Hyde•Michael Feast•Terence Taplin

Writer

Richard Cooper

Drama centering on the cases of the celebrated London barrister of the Victorian era, Edward Marshall Hall.

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Jonathan Hyde

Edward Marshall Hall

Michael Feast Image

Michael Feast

Edgar Bowker

Terence Taplin Image

Terence Taplin

Arthur Newton

Leslee Udwin

Henriette Marshall Hall

Trevor Ray

Harry Bishop

Julian Firth Image

Julian Firth

Wellesley Orr

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Richard Cooper

Writer

Colin Tucker

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