TV series
Black Silk
1985 · 1 season
A serious, talky legal drama that feels like a window into 1980s London, carried by a commanding lead and a sense of social purpose.
- Created by
- Mustapha Matura
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Rudolph Walker, Kika Markham, Mona Hammond
- Overview
- Black Silk is a ground breaking 8-part BBC drama series broadcast in 1985. Created by Mustapha Matura and Rudy Narayan, it stars Rudolph Walker as Larry Scott, a charismatic, politically ambitious, and fiercely driven Black barrister advocating for minority communities in London. The series primarily follows Larry Scott taking on tough, complex legal cases while balancing his career with pressing events in his personal and professional life. Alongside Scott, the show highlights key characters like his clerk Julie Smythe, played by Kika Markham, and his mother Marjorie Scott, portrayed by Mona Hammond
- How it feels
- Earnest, tense and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Race, justice, power, family
- Content
- Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Created by
- Mustapha Matura
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Rudolph Walker, Kika Markham, Mona Hammond
