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Created by Richard Cooper Original language(s) English First episode date 1 March 1989 Network BBC Two Language English | 8.4/10 IMDb Country of origin United Kingdom No. of series 1 Final episode date 19 April 1989 Genre Legal drama Number of series 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Directed by Sebastian Graham-Jones
Matthew Robinson Starring Jonathan Hyde
Michael Feast
Leslee Udwin
Terry Taplin
Trevor Ray
Julian Firth
Gary Files
Phil McCall
Richard Moore Similar Out on a Limb, Men Only, Busman's Holiday, The Fourth Arm, The Citadel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shadow of the Noose is a BBC television legal drama series about the life and career of barrister Sir Edward Marshall Hall. The series starred Jonathan Hyde as Marshall Hall; Michael Feast as his clerk, Edgar Bowker; Leslee Udwin as Henriette Marshall Hall; and Terry Taplin as solicitor Arthur Newton. The series of eight episodes was written by Richard Cooper, produced by Colin Tucker, and first transmitted between 1 March and 19 April 1989 on BBC Two. The series was a co-production with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and Television New Zealand.
Contents
Main cast
Tie-in novel
A novel by Cooper, also called Shadow of the Noose, was published at the time the series was transmitted. The narrative of the novel mainly comprises a vast expansion of the story of Marshall Hall's first marriage to Ethel and her subsequent death, as featured in Gone for a Soldier. The book ended with the Marie Hermann case from An Alien Shore.
Home media
Although the complete series was never been released on commercial home video, An Alien Shore and Gun in Hand appeared on Issues #3 and #8 of BBC Video World, a fortnightly subscription-only service, primarily for expatriates, issued in May and July 1989 respectively. The complete series is due for release on DVD in early 2017.