Silk (2011)

Silk is a British television drama series produced by the BBC and first shown in 2011. Written by Peter Moffat, the series follows a set of barristers, and what they do to attain the rank of Queen's Counsel, known as 'taking silk'. 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.

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Maxine Peake
Maxine Peake
as Martha Costello QC
Rupert Penry-Jones
Rupert Penry-Jones
as Clive Reader QC
Neil Stuke
Neil Stuke
as Billy Lamb
Theo Barklem-Biggs
Theo Barklem-Biggs
as Jake Milner
John Macmillan
John Macmillan
as John Bright
Alex Jennings
Alex Jennings
as Alan Cowdrey QC
Frances Barber
Frances Barber
as Caroline Warwick QC
Amy Wren
Amy Wren
as Bethany Brassington
Phil Davis
Phil Davis
as Micky Joy
Tom Hughes
Tom Hughes
as Nick Slade
Natalie Dormer
Natalie Dormer
as Niamh Cranitch
Nina Sosanya
Nina Sosanya
as Kate Brockman
Miranda Raison
Miranda Raison
as Harriet Hammond
Indira Varma
Indira Varma
as George Duggan
Jamie Dispirito
Jamie Dispirito
as Jimmy Johnson
Jessica Henwick
Jessica Henwick
as Amy Lang
Kirsty Bushell
Kirsty Bushell
as Nicola
Shanaya Rafaat
Shanaya Rafaat
as Fatima Ali
Paul Hilton
Paul Hilton
as Gary Rush
Pip Torrens
Pip Torrens
as HHJ Makin
Reece Noi
Reece Noi
as Mark Draper
Shaun Evans
Shaun Evans
as Daniel Lomas
Adrian Schiller
Adrian Schiller
as Noah Zeigler
Kieran O'Brien
Kieran O'Brien
as Sean
Malcolm Sinclair
Malcolm Sinclair
as Hugo Milson QC
Will Keen
Will Keen
as Michael Connolly
Prasanna Puwanarajah
Prasanna Puwanarajah
as Dr Malik
Elizabeth Bennett
Elizabeth Bennett
as District Judge Dora Noone
Owen Teale
Owen Teale
as Brian Frogett
Anna Nightingale
Anna Nightingale
as Louise Philpott
Finbar Lynch
Finbar Lynch
as Jody Farr
Vincent Regan
Vincent Regan
as DCI Fitzpatrick
Nicholas Jones
Nicholas Jones
as Judge Goodbrand
Kaye Wragg
Kaye Wragg
as Jamie Slotover
Daniel Fearn
Daniel Fearn
as Gaoler
Christopher James
Christopher James
as Court Clerk
William Chubb
William Chubb
as HHJ Briscoe
Iain Mitchell
Iain Mitchell
as HHJ Ladd
Peter Vaughan
Peter Vaughan
as Michael Dodd
Sutara Gayle
Sutara Gayle
as Phoebe Richards
Christianne Oliveira
Christianne Oliveira
as Mercedes Cordoba
Gerard Horan
Gerard Horan
as DS Scarrow
Greg Donaldson
Greg Donaldson
as Crown Court Gaoler
Nick Hendrix
Nick Hendrix
as Peter (Outdoor Clerk)
Helena Cullinan
Helena Cullinan
as Court Clerk
Sian Brooke
Sian Brooke
as Annie Laidlaw
John Light
John Light
as Alan Bradley
Kerry Godliman
Kerry Godliman
as PC Wendy Banks
Jack James
Jack James
as Steve Clarke
Buffy Davis
Buffy Davis
as Dr Arnold
Jane Lucas
Jane Lucas
as District Judge
Nick Sampson
Nick Sampson
as Prosecutor – Magistrate Court
Simon Shackleton
Simon Shackleton
as Court Clerk
Flip Webster
Flip Webster
as Court Clerk
Aden Gillett
Aden Gillett
as HHJ Donovan
Mark Flitton
Mark Flitton
as Steve Crocker
Alison Newman
Alison Newman
as Sue Crocker
Rupert Wickham
Rupert Wickham
as Andrew Wiles
Penelope McGhie
Penelope McGhie
as Andrea Wiles
Mark Tandy
Mark Tandy
as Judge Stephen Morris
Tony Turner
Tony Turner
as Ray Graham
Jason Maza
Jason Maza
as Chris Lakeman
Lloyd Hutchinson
Lloyd Hutchinson
as PC Seth Vernon
Matt Warman
Matt Warman
as Usher (Dog Case)
Dorian Lough
Dorian Lough
as Keith Wearing
Syreeta Kumar
Syreeta Kumar
as PS Rachna Ali
Peter Wight
Peter Wight
as Alan Carruthers
Philip Bretherton
Philip Bretherton
as Fred Haig
Ariyon Bakare
Ariyon Bakare
as Peter Antwi
Aaron Shosanya
Aaron Shosanya
as Ben Samways
Mark Leadbetter
Mark Leadbetter
as Roger Sorbie
Elaine Claxton
Elaine Claxton
as Usher
Sheila Ruskin
Sheila Ruskin
as Chair of Magistrates
Paul Ready
Paul Ready
as Tony Paddick
Fenella Woolgar
Fenella Woolgar
as Wendy Ford
Ryan Hayward
Ryan Hayward
as Anthony Hartcliffe
Lauren Rose Crace
Lauren Rose Crace
as Lindsay Moxham
Shannon Tarbet
Shannon Tarbet
as Amy
Clara Salaman
Clara Salaman
as Alexis Glover
Reece Beaumont
Reece Beaumont
as Sean McDaid
Susan Tracy
Susan Tracy
as Baroness Renolleau
Paul Thornley
Paul Thornley
as Alex Turley
Jacqueline Boatswain
Jacqueline Boatswain
as Turley's Solicitor
Thomas Wheatley
Thomas Wheatley
as Magistrate
Christopher Gilling
Christopher Gilling
as Court Clerk
Laura Greenwood
Laura Greenwood
as Emma
Adrian Dunbar
Adrian Dunbar
as Joe Gillespie QC
Brodie Ross
Brodie Ross
as John Guthrie
Penny Downie
Penny Downie
as Helen Guthrie
Diana Quick
Diana Quick
as Justice Elizabeth Frank
Sam Graham
Sam Graham
as Bill Cutler
Christopher Middleton
Christopher Middleton
as Phil Bradley
Peter Hamilton Dyer
Peter Hamilton Dyer
as Court Clerk
Paul Kynman
Paul Kynman
as Brendan Kay
Jonathan McGuinness
Jonathan McGuinness
as Derek Storey
Phil Deguara
Phil Deguara
as PC Brett
Kemal Sylvester
Kemal Sylvester
as Prison Officer
Claire Porter
Claire Porter
as Female Silk
Seun Shote
Seun Shote
as Gaoler
Tim McMullan
Tim McMullan
as Judge Hoyle
Jamie Parker
Jamie Parker
as Captain Cassidy
Andrew Woodall
Andrew Woodall
as Major Scotter
Matthew McNulty
Matthew McNulty
as Captain Ed Ryan
Tom Beard
Tom Beard
as Lieutenant Colonel Jack Clemence
Mark Lewis Jones
Mark Lewis Jones
as Sergeant Major Chris Pierce
Kobna Holdbrook-Smith
Kobna Holdbrook-Smith
as Paul McGovern
Joshua Mayes-Cooper
Joshua Mayes-Cooper
as Private Bloxham
Sonia Ritter
Sonia Ritter
as Mrs Rivers
Robin Soans
Robin Soans
as Henry Zucker
Stephanie Street
Stephanie Street
as Tavishi Gupta
Morgan Watkins
Morgan Watkins
as Ricky Armitage
James Northcote
James Northcote
as Tom McFarland
James Musgrave
James Musgrave
as Andrew Redford
Jack Farthing
Jack Farthing
as Patrick Telford
Ray Fearon
Ray Fearon
as Roland Boyce QC
David Bark-Jones
David Bark-Jones
as Gareth Wells QC
Tamla Kari
Tamla Kari
as Izzy Calvin
Rhashan Stone
Rhashan Stone
as Ed Marmor
Simon Chandler
Simon Chandler
as HHJ Sadler
Simon Wilson
Simon Wilson
as Paddy Caffrey
Simon Merrells
Simon Merrells
as Peter Craven
Munir Khairdin
Munir Khairdin
as Osmet Latif
John Salthouse
John Salthouse
as Michael Ward
Peter de Jersey
Peter de Jersey
as Roland Elliott QC
Ron Donachie
Ron Donachie
as Alasdair McKinley QC
Calum Callaghan
Calum Callaghan
as Arlo Wright
Sandra Duncan
Sandra Duncan
as HHJ Vermont
Nicholas Woodeson
Nicholas Woodeson
as Professor Stephen Nyman
Michael Müller
Michael Müller
as James Purdey
Sadie Shimmin
Sadie Shimmin
as Angie Lloyd
Jonathan Jaynes
Jonathan Jaynes
as Harry Loughton
Jonathan Aris
Jonathan Aris
as Dr Liam King
Ryan Winsley
Ryan Winsley
as Richard Doyle
Judy Norman
Judy Norman
as Cathy Doyle
Mark Penfold
Mark Penfold
as HHJ Teale
Ben Lamb
Ben Lamb
as Posh Male Candidate
Kate Lamb
Kate Lamb
as Earnest Female Candidate
Ed Birch
Ed Birch
as Aggressive Male Candidate
Philip Brook
Philip Brook
as Court Clerk
Andrew Scarborough
Andrew Scarborough
as DS Adam Lambert
Shazad Latif
Shazad Latif
as Ibrahim Ali
Nasser Memarzia
Nasser Memarzia
as Mohammed Ali
Myriam Acharki
Myriam Acharki
as Leyla Ali
Natasha Williams
Natasha Williams
as Florence Henderson
Richard Durden
Richard Durden
as Lord Winter
Nick Fletcher
Nick Fletcher
as Dr Colin Stiller
Elliott Jordan
Elliott Jordan
as DC Damien Waters
John Hodgkinson
John Hodgkinson
as DS Roger Berwick
David Phelan
David Phelan
as DCI Brian Enright
Gerard Monaco
Gerard Monaco
as PS Paul Lodder
Jamie Newall
Jamie Newall
as Dr John Watt
Frog Stone
Frog Stone
as CT Radiographer
Alexander Arnold
Alexander Arnold
as David
Alan McKenna
Alan McKenna
as PC Adam Butcher
Terence Beesley
Terence Beesley
as Inspector Wright
Ade Oyefeso
Ade Oyefeso
as Darren Goodchild
Rocky Marshall
Rocky Marshall
as PC Michael Lewis
Emerald O'Hanrahan
Emerald O'Hanrahan
as Ruby Carter
Gareth Williams
Gareth Williams
as Johnny Foster
Carl McCrystal
Carl McCrystal
as Gaoler
Roberta Kerr
Roberta Kerr
as Magistrate
Melissa Johns
Melissa Johns
as Court Clerk
Timothy Davies
Timothy Davies
as Judge
Ukweli Roach
Ukweli Roach
as Jordan Sinclair
Jay Taylor
Jay Taylor
as Dean Trent
Brian Capron
Brian Capron
as Ben Madden
Benjamin Dilloway
Benjamin Dilloway
as Paul Tennison
Harry Hadden-Paton
Harry Hadden-Paton
as Ashton
Stella Gonet
Stella Gonet
as HHJ Christine Barnabyl
Nathaniel Martello-White
Nathaniel Martello-White
as Tom Stephenson
Simon Meacock
Simon Meacock
as Christopher Rankin
Nicola Sangster
Nicola Sangster
as Stacey Grant
Stewart Lockwood
Stewart Lockwood
as Gary Flinders
Richard Hainsworth
Richard Hainsworth
as HHJ George Peterson
David McAlister
David McAlister
as HHJ Stephen Grimes
Marcus Cunningham
Marcus Cunningham
as Custody Officer
Alana Ramsey
Alana Ramsey
as Hotel Receptionist
Philip York
Philip York
as Judge
Lisa Baird
Lisa Baird
as Clerk
Sophie Bevan
Sophie Bevan
as Court Clerk
Meera Syal
Meera Syal
as Aisha Wiseman
Claire Skinner
Claire Skinner
as Sarah Stephens
Adrian Lukis
Adrian Lukis
as Patrick Stephens
Otto Farrant
Otto Farrant
as Harry Stephens
Oscar Kennedy
Oscar Kennedy
as Fraser Stephens
Georgina Beedle
Georgina Beedle
as Joanna 'Jo' Stephens
Jay Simpson
Jay Simpson
as Russell
David Rintoul
David Rintoul
as HHJ Brown
Jacqueline Defferary
Jacqueline Defferary
as Dr Bell
Michael Gold
Michael Gold
as Lockhurst
Daniel Boyd
Daniel Boyd
as Luke
Tim Chipping
Tim Chipping
as Barman
Ace Bhatti
Ace Bhatti
as Dani Kakwani
Sagar Radia
Sagar Radia
as Rashid Hirani
Eleanor Matsuura
Eleanor Matsuura
as Elizabeth Forester
Danny Ashok
Danny Ashok
as Salim Dasti
David Bradley
David Bradley
as LJ Reynolds
Julian Wadham
Julian Wadham
as Lever
Tara Hodge
Tara Hodge
as Ashley
Nicholas Rowe
Nicholas Rowe
as Nick Pellegrini
Joe Renton
Joe Renton
as Lloyd Brannigan
William Troughton
William Troughton
as David Whitman
Suzanne Davis
Suzanne Davis
as Magistrate's Court Judge
Jacqueline King
Jacqueline King
as Magistrate's Court Judge
Danny Stokes
Danny Stokes
as Junkie
Edwin De La Renta
Edwin De La Renta
as Cornerman
Emma Fielding
Emma Fielding
as Elizabeth Buchan
Daniel Smales
Daniel Smales
as Waiter
Susannah Allman
Susannah Allman
as Barbie PC
Ben Ashton
Ben Ashton
as PC
Hannah Blamires
Hannah Blamires
as Lawyer
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Seasons

Season 1

Series 1

Season 2

Series 2

Season 3

Series 3

Episodes season 1

  • 1x1

    The bitter end

  • 1x2

    High and dry

  • 1x3

    Close quarters

  • 1x4

    Touch and go

  • 1x5

    All plain sailing

  • 1x6

    Three sheets to the wind

Episodes season 2

  • 2x1

    Famous last words

  • 2x2

    The house of ill repute

  • 2x3

    In the family way

  • 2x4

    Wooden overcoat

  • 2x5

    Shooting blanks (1)

  • 2x6

    Shooting blanks (2)

Episodes season 3

  • 3x1

    The goodbye kid

  • 3x2

    Big fish, small pond

  • 3x3

    Heavy metal

  • 3x4

    Mother country

  • 3x5

    The real mccoy (1)

  • 3x6

    The real mccoy (2)

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