Shadow of the Noose is a 1989 BBC One legal drama miniseries starring Jonathan Hyde as real-life English barrister Sir Edward Marshall Hall. The eight-episode serial depicts Marshall Hall's high-profile, controversial cases, earning him the nickname 'The Great Defender', while also exploring his personal struggles, particularly those related to his unhappy first marriage.
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Air Date: 1989-02-28
Who would defend a prostitute found with a client's body in her trunk? Marshall Hall is persuaded to be her barrister...
Air Date: 1989-03-07
After a long illness, Marshall Hall needs money. He agrees to defend a mother in a libel suit brought by her son-in-l...
Air Date: 1989-03-14
When an unwed servant's baby is smothered, her former mistress hires Marshall Hall to defend her. Police say she had ...
Air Date: 1989-03-21
Marshall Hall's client is a conman, a womanizer, a German spy...but is he a murderer? That is the question: Did he ki...
Air Date: 1989-03-28
Why do the leading citizens of his town support the defense of the local brewer, accused of killing his mistress? Mar...
Air Date: 1989-04-04
When does winning cost the LAWYER? Edward Marshall Hall finds out when he wins a case of libel for an actress against...
Air Date: 1989-04-11
Marshall Hall defends a young artist who is accused of killing a woman of easy virtue. The great barrister suspects t...
Air Date: 1989-04-18
Dr. Crippen's case will be someone's Waterloo. If a barrister cannot trust his "favorite" solicitor, what happens to ...