TV series

Shadow of the Noose

1989 · 1 season

A stately, talky courtroom drama that immerses you in Victorian legal battles and the troubled conscience of a celebrated defender.

Overview: A look at the real cases and personal demons of Sir Edward Marshall Hall, Edwardian London's most celebrated barrister. Presiding over trials that made headlines and drew large crowds to the public gallery, the Old Bailey defence counsel was Britain's first legal celebrity. A champion of justice for all, Marshall Hall earns a reputation as The Great Defender as he pleads the innocence of clients other lawyers refuse to represent.
How it feels: Earnest, tense, melancholic and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Justice, morality, guilt, class
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: justice
morality
guilt
class
power
Places: big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
procedural
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild