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Shadow of the Noose (1989)

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Season 1 • Episode 8

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Sentence of Death

Apr 18, 1989

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.

Overview

Drama

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.

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courtroom dramabased on true story19th centurylondon, englandminiseriesvictorian englandbased on real personlegal drama1890sbarrister
Richard Cooper

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Richard Cooper

First AiredFeb 28, 1989
StatusEnded
Seasons1·Episodes8
BBC One

Top Cast

Jonathan Hyde

Jonathan Hyde

Sir Edward Marshall Hall

Michael Feast

Michael Feast

Edgar Bowker

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THE SHADOW OF THE NOOSE: Inside the Execution of John Brown’s Raiders | The Raid That Started a War

THE SHADOW OF THE NOOSE: Inside the Execution of John Brown’s Raiders | The Raid That Started a War

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