Silk: Series 3

The third series of the BBC courtroom drama written by Peter Moffat and set in the cut-throat world of British criminal law.

In this series Martha Costello (Maxine Peake), now settled into her lofty position as a Queen's Counsel, is concentrating on building her business, which is flourishing on the back of several successful cases.

However, her old rival Clive Reader (Rupert Penry-Jones) has also now 'taken silk' and become a Queen's Counsel, throwing the two into competition once more.

When Clive wins an early courtroom battle between the pair the stakes are raised and Martha realises that she'll have to up her game...