Shadow of the Noose (1989)
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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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Jonathan HydeSir Edward Marshall Hall
Michael FeastEdgar Bowker
Terence TaplinArthur NewtonLeslee UdwinHenriette Marshall HallTrevor RayHarry Bishop
Julian FirthWellesley Orr
Richard MooreSir Charles Mathews
Gary FilesMr Justice WillsPhil McCallJacksonVictoria FairbrotherMarie HermannMichael MeliaHenry Stephens
Godfrey JamesCharles StephensMovie DNA
Genre affinityDramaDialogue densityDramaDirector preference729459 · 390462Actor preference33658 · 92279 · 92025Country preferenceGbDecade preference1980
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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.