Miniseries
8 episodes · Feb 27, 1989
Victorian era barrister Sir Edward Marshall Hall had a variety of high-profile, controversial cases, earning him the nickname 'The Great Defender', while also struggling in his personal life, particularly related to his unhappy first marriage.
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- S1E1
An Alien Shore
Feb 28, 1989Who 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.
- S1E2
Noblesse Oblige
Mar 7, 1989After 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.
- S1E3
Gone for a Soldier
Mar 14, 1989When 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?
- S1E4
Beside the Seaside
Mar 21, 1989Marshall 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
- S1E5
Gun In Hand
Mar 28, 1989Why 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.
- S1E6
Turn Again
Apr 4, 1989When does winning cost the LAWYER? Edward Marshall Hall finds out when he wins a case of libel for an actress against a newspaper.
- S1E7
The Camden Town Murder
Apr 11, 1989Marshall 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.
- S1E8
Sentence of Death
Apr 18, 1989Dr. 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.