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Shadow of the Noose
Shadow of the Noose

Shadow of the Noose

★ 9.0•1989•1 Seasons•ANIME
Drama

Shadow of the Noose is a 1989 BBC One legal drama miniseries starring Jonathan Hyde as real-life English barrister Sir Edward Marshall Hall. The eight-episode serial depicts Marshall Hall's high-profile, controversial cases, earning him the nickname 'The Great Defender', while also exploring his personal struggles, particularly those related to his unhappy first marriage.

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Top Cast

Jonathan Hyde

Jonathan Hyde

Sir Edward Marshall Hall

Michael Feast

Michael Feast

Edgar Bowker

Episodes

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1. 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.

Aired: 2/28/1989
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2. 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.

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Aired: 3/7/1989
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3. 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?

Aired: 3/14/1989
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4. 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

Aired: 3/21/1989
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5. 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.

Aired: 3/28/1989
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6. 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.

Aired: 4/4/1989
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7. 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.

Aired: 4/11/1989
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8. 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.

Aired: 4/18/1989