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.
Shadow of the Noose (Season 1)
An Alien Shore (Episode 1)
Writer: Richard Cooper
Air date: 1989-02-28
Overview: Who would defend a prostitute found with a client's body in her trunk? Marshall Hall is persuaded to be her barrister by the prospect of fame. Even so, he delivers his very best.
Noblesse Oblige (Episode 2)
Writer: Richard Cooper
Air date: 1989-03-07
Overview: After a long illness, Marshall Hall needs money. He agrees to defend a mother in a libel suit brought by her son-in-law for calling him a homosexual.
Gone for a Soldier (Episode 3)
Writer: Richard Cooper
Air date: 1989-03-14
Overview: When an unwed servant's baby is smothered, her former mistress hires Marshall Hall to defend her. Police say she had confessed to killing her child. What can be said on her behalf?
Beside the Seaside (Episode 4)
Writer: Richard Cooper
Air date: 1989-03-21
Overview: Marshall Hall's client is a conman, a womanizer, a German spy...but is he a murderer? That is the question: Did he kill his wife
Gun In Hand (Episode 5)
Writer: Richard Cooper
Air date: 1989-03-28
Overview: Why do the leading citizens of his town support the defense of the local brewer, accused of killing his mistress? Marshall Hall must travel to the Black Country to get the facts.
Turn Again (Episode 6)
Writer: Richard Cooper
Air date: 1989-04-04
Overview: When does winning cost the LAWYER? Edward Marshall Hall finds out when he wins a case of libel for an actress against a newspaper.
The Camden Town Murder (Episode 7)
Writer: Richard Cooper
Air date: 1989-04-11
Overview: Marshall Hall defends a young artist who is accused of killing a woman of easy virtue. The great barrister suspects that one of her other paramours may be responsible instead.
Sentence of Death (Episode 8)
Writer: Richard Cooper
Air date: 1989-04-18
Overview: Dr. Crippen's case will be someone's Waterloo. If a barrister cannot trust his "favorite" solicitor, what happens to his world? Marshall Hall's wife suspects Newton and warns her husband.
Seasons
Episodes 8