The Escape Artist

Season 1

TV-14
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Revolves around Will Burton, a talented junior barrister of peerless intellect and winning charm who specialises in spiriting people out of tight legal corners. He is in high demand as he has never lost a case. But when his talents acquit the notorious prime suspect in an horrific murder trial, that brilliance comes back to bite him with unexpected and chilling results, not to mention a shocking twist in the tale.

3 Episodes

  • Part 1
    E1
    Part 1After Will’s talents manage to help acquit Liam Foyle, his courtroom brilliance comes back to bite him. After Foyle walks free, it’s only a matter of time until he finds his next victim.
  • Part 2
    E2
    Part 2Liam Foyle is back in court and Will Burton’s courtroom nemesis, Maggie Gardner, is heading his defence. She is out to prove a point and will stop at nothing to win the case.
  • Part 3
    E3
    Part 3Maggie successfully defends Foyle, who is acquitted of Kate's murder but Will warns her to be wary of her unsettling client. Feeling let down locally Will travels to the Scottish border in search of another post and runs into Foyle, who would appear to have followed him. There is a fight and a fire breaks out, Will calling the ambulance and Foyle taken to hospital. However there is to be another trial before Will's nightmare comes to an end.

Cast of Season 1

  • David TennantWill Burton
  • Toby KebbellLiam Foyle
  • Sophie OkonedoMaggie Gardner
  • Ashley JensenKate Burton
  • Brian WelshDirector
  • David WolstencroftWriter
  • Hilary Bevan JonesProducer
  • Paul FriftProducer

 

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