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Silk S2E5 — Shooting Blanks (1)
8.2
Silk•Season 2•Episode 5

Shooting Blanks (1)

8.2/10 · 136 votesJun 12, 201260 min

Ranked #2 of 6 in Season 2•+0.1 vs season avg

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At the Supreme Court, Costello is representing Jackson Henderson in a death row case. Against a ticking clock and with Lamb breathing down her neck, she faces the toughest legal argument of her career. Meanwhile, Reader increasingly feels that he is not the right barrister

Directed byJeremy Webb
Written byPeter Moffat

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Season 2 Episodes6

Cast9

Maxine Peake

Maxine Peake

Martha Costello QC

Rupert Penry-Jones

Rupert Penry-Jones

Clive Reader QC

Neil Stuke

Neil Stuke

Billy Lamb

Theo Barklem-Biggs

Theo Barklem-Biggs

Jake Milner

John Macmillan

John Macmillan

John Bright

Alex Jennings

Alex Jennings

Alan Cowdrey QC

Frances Barber

Frances Barber

Caroline Warwick QC

Amy Wren

Amy Wren

Bethany Brassington

Indira Varma

Indira Varma

George Duggan

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Peter Moffat

Peter Moffat

Writer

Jeremy Webb

Jeremy Webb

Director

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Episode Summary

"Shooting Blanks (1)" is episode 5 of Silk season 2. It scored 8.2/10 from 136 votes, ranking #2 of 6 episodes this season (season average 8.1). Directed by Jeremy Webb and written by Peter Moffat, it aired on June 12, 2012.