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Silk•Season 2•Episode 1

Famous Last Words

7.9/10 · 166 votesMay 15, 201260 min

Ranked #5 of 6 in Season 2•−0.2 vs season avg

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Costello is now a QC, but she learns fast that it can be lonely at the top. At Shoe Lane Chambers, times are tough, and senior clerk Billy Lamb struggles to keep things afloat while Reader tries to be stoic about his unsuccessful Silk application. Costello

Directed byPeter Hoar

Written byPeter Moffat

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Cast9

Maxine Peake

Martha Costello QC

Rupert Penry-Jones

Clive Reader QC

Neil Stuke

Billy Lamb

Theo Barklem-Biggs

Jake Milner

John Macmillan

John Bright

Alex Jennings

Alan Cowdrey QC

Frances Barber

Caroline Warwick QC

Amy Wren

Bethany Brassington

Indira Varma

George Duggan

Crew2

Peter Moffat

Writer

Peter Hoar

Director

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Episode Summary

"Famous Last Words" is episode 1 of Silk season 2. It scored 7.9/10 from 166 votes, ranking #5 of 6 episodes this season (season average 8.1). Directed by Peter Hoar and written by Peter Moffat, it aired on May 15, 2012.

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