Shadow of the Noose - Season 1
Season 1
Episodes
An Alien Shore
1894: a body in a trunk, bludgeoned to death. A desperate crime - long before the trial, public opinion has condemned the accused to the gallows. Who then will speak for Marie Hermann ? The brief is refused by many leading barristers before it is finally offered to a man with little experience in the defence of the charge of murder.
Noblesse Oblige
A severe illness means a long absence from the Bar, and Marshall Hall needs a case that will bring him back to public notice. What could be better than a sensational high-society scandal? Lord Russell is prosecuting his mother-in-law Lady Scott for criminal libel, and Marshall Hall appears once more for the defence.
Gone for a Soldier
Annie Dyer 's baby is found smothered. Was it an accident or a deliberate act of murder? And how will Marshall Hall react to a case that has uneasy parallels with the story of his first tragic marriage?
Beside the Seaside
The South African War, treason, a woman found strangled on the sands at Great Yarmouth - and connecting all these is Herbert Bennett. womaniser and conman. For Marshall Hall , everything will turn on an alibi.
Gun in Hand
A violent struggle, a gun fired twice, and a woman lies dying. Edward Lawrence , a wealthy brewer, is charged with murder. In his dramatic defence. Marshall Hall introduces his celebrated 'scales of justice' act.
Turn Again
The actress Hettie Chattell claims that she has been libelled by an item of 'greenroom gossip' in the Daily Mail. A trivial case, it seems. But a chance remark is to bring Marshall Hall before a hostile Appeal Court, to the brink of financial ruin and a broken career.
The Camden Town Murder
Emily Dimmock , known as 'Phyllis', is found savagely murdered. A drawing on a postcard provides the clue that links the crime to Robert Wood , a young glass painter. Marshall Hall is briefed for the defence - and he needs a great victory to restore his fortunes at the bar.
Sentence of Death
The accused man is Hawley Harvey Crippen. The solicitor is Arthur Newton. Marshall Hall quite naturally expects to be briefed for the defence.
Recently Updated Shows
The Assassin
Secluded on a remote Greek island, retired assassin Julie has a somewhat thorny reunion with her estranged son, Edward, visiting from England. Armed with questions around new information on his paternity, Edward battles to find the right time to speak to his frustratingly distant mother. But, when the moment finally presents itself, things take a deadly turn as Julie's dangerous past catches up with her and they are forced to flee the island and go on the run together.
Edward's quest for truth clashes with Julie's secrecy whilst they are forced to work together in a fight for survival, testing their dysfunctional relationship to its limits. Amid uncovering a dark conspiracy they believe to be their only threat, a greater danger emerges that will destroy their relationship entirely. In a race against time, Julie fights to save Edward and salvage their relationship as past and present collide in a showdown across the globe…
Rick and Morty
Rick is a mentally gifted, but sociopathic and alcoholic scientist and a grandfather to Morty; an awkward, impressionable, and somewhat spineless teenage boy. Rick moves into the family home of Morty, where he immediately becomes a bad influence.
Vision Quest
EastEnders
Set in the East End of London, the show focuses on the tensions between love and family with stories ranging from hard-hitting social issues, to personal, human tragedies. And there's plenty of funny moments too.
Classic characters old and new across thousands of episodes have shared a drink in The Queen Vic, shed tears of despair or joy, sat on Arthur's bench in the Square... and at some point or other they probably crossed paths with Ian Beale.
