Silk is a drama series starring Maxine Peake, Rupert Penry-Jones, Natalie Dormer, Tom Hughes and Neil Stuke. The series following the lives, loves and hard cases facing barristers on the front line of criminal law. The series is created by Peter Moffat.
Episode Info
Clive is in the city of Oxford to prosecute three male students who have been accused of sexually assaulting a young waitress. The three silks up against him attempt to use who playground tactics to beat him. Clive starts to lose his nerve but following a chance encounter with former friend Ed Marmor his confidence improves and he discovers a passion for prosecuting which he didn’t know he had. Martha is defending Ricky Armitage, who has wrecked his local mini-mart and attacked the owner.
Martha has to represent Captain Ed Ryan during a Court Martial. He has been accused of disobeying an order, which resulted in the death of a 19-year-old private. Martha seeks tfor he truth which she believes is hidden beneath words of loyalty and honour. Clive is tempted after Caroline Warwick offers him some juicy prosecution work to help his silk application. Billy ends up warning him to keep his relationship with George Duggan purely professional.