EndedBBC One1989-02-28

Shadow of the Noose

Name: Shadow of the Noose
Genre: Drama
Released: 1989-02-28
Rating: 9
Cast: Jonathan Hyde, Michael Feast

Drama

Seasons

Episodes

Networks

BBC One

Countries

First aired

1989-02-28

Last aired

1989-04-18

Language

Rating

9.0 / 10

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Synopsis and details

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.

Seasons and episodes

Miniseries

8 episodes · 1989-02-27

Victorian era barrister Sir Edward Marshall Hall had a variety of high-profile, controversial cases, earning him the nickname 'The Great Defender', while also struggling in his personal life, particularly related to his unhappy first marriage.