TV Show Details
Air Date:November 7th, 1985
Last Air Date:December 26th, 1985
Network:BBC One
Status:Ended
Genres:Drama
Original Language:English
Production Companies:BBC
Black Silk (1985)
TV ShowBBC One
Scripted
DirectorTim King
Plot
Black Silk is a ground breaking 8-part BBC drama series broadcast in 1985. Created by Mustapha Matura and Rudy Narayan, it stars Rudolph Walker as Larry Scott, a charismatic, politically ambitious, and fiercely driven Black barrister advocating for minority communities in London. The series primarily follows Larry Scott taking on tough, complex legal cases while balancing his career with pressing events in his personal and professional life. Alongside Scott, the show highlights key characters like his clerk Julie Smythe, played by Kika Markham, and his mother Marjorie Scott, portrayed by Mona Hammond
