Legal drama Silk continues on BBC One next week, starring Maxine Peake (Shameless) and Rupert Penry-Jones (Spooks).

Martha is representing Captain Ed Ryan in a Court Martial. He’s accused of disobeying an order, resulting in the death of a 19-year-old private. As she peels back the layers of past and present wounds, the shocking reality of modern combat is revealed.

Series 2 Episode 2 airs at 9pm on Tuesday 22nd May on BBC One. To whet your appetite, here are ten teasing lines of dialogue from the episode…

» ‘You are the reason I’m not doing this case.’

» ‘Prosecute and you’ll walk into silk.’

» ‘I will not work for that man.’

» ‘Billy doesn’t need to know about this one, does he?’

» ‘When a brief goes thump, it means I’m heavy, I’m meaty, I matter.’

» ‘People are saying that you only got silk because you’re a woman, you’re from Bolton and the Bar is trying to stop looking so male and posh’.

» ‘Don’t you dare threaten me…’

» ‘I gave up defending guilty men, and started prosecuting them. I can’t tell you the pleasure it gives me.’

» ‘You may be in silk now, but that does not entitle you to be disrespectful to witnesses.’

» ‘I’ve been looking for a relationship with a barrister.’

> Buy the Series 1 DVD on Amazon.

> Order the Series 2 DVD on Amazon.

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