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Episode 3

Episode 3 of 6

Tensions are high when a mother is accused of assisting her teenage daughter to die. Battle lines are drawn as Martha and Clive take opposing sides in this high profile case.

Battle lines are drawn when Martha and Clive find themselves on opposing sides in a high-profile case of assisted suicide. A mother is accused of helping her severely paralysed daughter to die and Martha must fight to defend her client in a test case amidst the moral arguments that surround such a contentious subject. As Clive and Martha represent either side of this fractured family, tensions between them rise to the surface that threatens their own relationship.

Elsewhere in Shoe Lane, with the resignation of the head of chambers, an opportunity for one of the Silks to lead the march into the future arises.

Meanwhile, Billy's position becomes ever more compromised when a misinterpreted action causes confusion and upset amongst one of Shoe Lane's newest members.

1 hour

Credits

Role Contributor
Martha Costello QC Maxine Peake
Clive Reader QC Rupert Penry-Jones
Billy Lamb Neil Stuke
Harriet Hammond Miranda Raison
Caroline Warwick QC Frances Barber
Alan Cowdrey QC Alex Jennings
Jake Milner Theo Barklem-Biggs
John Bright John Macmillan
Bethany Brassington Amy Wren
Amy Lang Jessica Henwick
Nicola Kirsty Bushell
Aisha Wiseman Meera Syal
Russell Jay Simpson
Sarah Stephens Claire Skinner
Patrick Stephens Adrian Lukis
HHJ Brown David Rintoul
Dr Bell Jacqueline Defferary
Doctor Prasanna Puwanarajah
Luckhurst Michael Gould
Luke Daniel Boyd
Barman Tim Chipping
Harry Stephens Otto Farant
Fraser Stephens Oscar Kennedy
Joanna Stephens Georgina Beedle
Producer Matt Strevens
Director Michael Keillor
Writer Colin Teevan

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