The Escape Artist
2013 · BBC One · 60 min · 1 season
S01E03 · Episode 3
Wed, 13 Nov, 8:00 am
The case against Foyle is crumbling. The profession that has sustained Will Burton all his life is no longer supporting him. Can Will find another way for justice to be served?
About
A chilling and bloody legal thriller that explores the line between law and justice.
Episodes
- E01
Episode 1
Wed, 30 Oct· 60 minTalented junior barrister Will Burton specialises in spiriting people out of tight legal corners, hence his nickname - the Escape Artist. But when Will's talents acquit his latest client of a brutal and high-profile murder, the consequences are chilling.
- E02
Episode 2
Wed, 6 Nov· 60 minLiam Foyle is back in the dock, and Will's courtroom nemesis, Maggie Gardner, is defending him. Will's central moral tenet that 'everyone deserves a defence' has come back to haunt him.
- E03
Episode 3
Wed, 13 Nov· 60 minThe case against Foyle is crumbling. The profession that has sustained Will Burton all his life is no longer supporting him. Can Will find another way for justice to be served?
Cast
Ashley Jensen
Kate Burton
David Tennant
Will Burton
Sophie Okonedo
Maggie Gardner
Toby Kebbell
Liam Foyle