7.745 minSeason 1 • Episode 5
LatestTravers makes the last connections in probing the conspiracy, affecting Martin's murder case and changing his own life forever. Wenborn resorts to blackmail and frame-ups to close his investigation, targeting Travers and bringing the troubled barrister face-to-face with his own shadowy past.
William Travers, an accomplished criminal lawyer living happily with his wife in rural Suffolk, is recovering from a traumatic series of events that have shaken his faith in the legal system when he is drawn into a case involving an old friend.
Acting
Purefoy's thousand-yard stare carries entire scenes.
Writing
Horowitz weaponizes British restraint against itself.
Cinematography
Suffolk never looked so menacingly pretty.
Creator
Anthony Horowitz
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Anthony Horowitz wrote this between Foyle's War and Alex Rider, proving he could do adult psychological damage too.
The 2011 timing matters — post-financial crisis, pre-Brexit, when British trust in institutions was already cracking. Travers is that mood made flesh.
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