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1 season · 8 episodes total · ~8 per season.

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.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
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Jonathan Hyde
Sir Edward Marshall Hall

Michael Feast
Edgar Bowker
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