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Passionate defence barrister Martha Costello faces challenging cases and surprising clients, which test her faith in the criminal justice system. Gifted colleague Clive Reader is called to the bar with her. They work hard with pupils, Nick Slade and Niamh Cranitch, but ultimately only one can eventually be taken on as a member of chambers.
First Aired
Feb 22, 2011
Last Aired
Mar 31, 2014
Seasons
3
Episodes
18
Studio
BBC
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Cast
Full credits →M
Maxine Peake
Martha Costello QC
R
Rupert Penry-Jones
Clive Reader QC
N
Neil Stuke
Billy Lamb
T
Theo Barklem-Biggs
Jake Milner
J
John Macmillan
John Bright
A
Alex Jennings
Alan Cowdrey QC
F
Frances Barber
Caroline Warwick QC
A
Amy Wren
Bethany Brassington
T
Tom Hughes
Nick Slade
N
Natalie Dormer
Niamh Cranitch
N
Nina Sosanya
Kate Brockman
M
Miranda Raison
Harriet Hammond
I
Indira Varma
George Duggan
J
Jamie Dispirito
Jimmy Johnson
