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Silk•Season 3•Episode 5

The Real McCoy (1)

7.6/10 · 104 votesMar 24, 201460 min

Ranked #5 of 6 in Season 3•−0.1 vs season avg

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Costello goes to lockup to visit old flame Sean McBride, who is charged with fatally shooting gangster Jimmy Monk. Despite an obvious bias, she represents him with Warwick prosecuting though she comes close to exposing her position and needs Reader to support her.

Directed byCilla Ware

Written byPeter Moffat

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Seasons3

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Season 3 Episodes6

The Goodbye Kid

Big Fish, Small Pond

Heavy Metal

Mother Country

The Real McCoy (1)

The Real McCoy (2)

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

Miranda Raison

Harriet Hammond

Crew3

Peter Moffat

Writer

Donald E G Bentley

Third Assistant Director

Cilla Ware

Director

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Episode Summary

"The Real McCoy (1)" is episode 5 of Silk season 3. It scored 7.6/10 from 104 votes, ranking #5 of 6 episodes this season (season average 7.7). Directed by Cilla Ware and written by Peter Moffat, it aired on March 24, 2014.

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