Silk

SYNOPSIS

New series. Maxine Peake and Rupert Penry-Jones return in the legal drama. Barrister Martha Costello is now a QC, meaning the cases are bigger and the stakes are higher, as she finds when she defends a gangster accused of blinding a car-wash attendant. It seems like a hopeless brief, as he was found with blood on his shoes and made a confession to the police - and things only get worse when she comes up against the ruthless prosecution lawyer, nicknamed Lady Macbeth for her uncompromising and vicious approach in court. Clive, meanwhile, still smarting from his unsuccessful silk application, takes on a sensitive case with a new solicitor, the fiery and passionate George Duggan, and soon discovers he has more than met his match. Neil Stuke co-stars, with Phil Davis, Indira Varma and Frances Barber joining the cast.