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Drama series. Martha is given two cases for the next day and must prepare overnight. Can she save both her clients from prison and get a good reference for her Silk application?
Having just won an important case, Martha is given two new cases for the next day, with a chance of getting a good reference for her Silk application. Under huge time pressure, she must prepare overnight, but can she satisfy both the personal and the professional demands placed on her? Or will she be forced to sacrifice one case in order to win the other?
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Mon 2 Apr 201222:00
BBC HD
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Video: Maxine Peake talks about the role of Martha Costello
Duration: 01:42
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Producer | Cameron Roach |
| Director | Michael Offer |
| Writer | Peter Moffat |
| Martha Costello | Maxine Peake |
| Clive Reader | Rupert Penry-Jones |
| Billy Lamb | Neil Stuke |
| Nick Slade | Tom Hughes |
| Niamh Cranitch | Natalie Dormer |
| John Bright | John Macmillan |
| Kate Brockman | Nina Sosanya |
| Michael Dodd | Peter Vaughan |
| Gary Rush | Paul Hilton |
| Brian Frogett | Owen Teale |
| HHJ Briscoe | William Chubb |
| DS Scarrow | Gerard Horan |
| HHJ Ladd | Iain Mitchell |
| Mercedes Cordoba | Christianne Oliveira |
| Crown Court Gaoler | Greg Donaldson |
| Jake Milner | Theo Barklem-Biggs |
| Jimmy Johnson | Jamie Di Spirito |
| Peter (Outdoor Clerk) | Nick Hendrix |
| Clerk of the Court | Helena Cullinan |
| Phoebe Richards | Lorna Gayle |
