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

Series 2 Episode 5 airs at 9pm on Tuesday 12th June on BBC One and sees Martha representing Jackson Henderson in a death row case at the Supreme Court. With the clock ticking until Jackson’s execution in Jamaica, Martha faces one of the toughest legal arguments of her career.

To whet your appetite, here are some teasing lines of dialogue from the episode…

» ‘I have to tell you, this is something you have to hear.’

» ‘Power is control of the story.’

» ‘Fight me if you want… it’s what we’re here for.’

» ‘23 hours a day in a cell the size of a chicken coop.’

» ‘What do you mean not now?! A man is scheduled to die in a few days time and, what this isn’t a good time for you?!’

» ‘I’ve seen what it does, this kind of work. It will corrupt your every waking moment and most of your sleep…’

» ‘Does this court want to punish those children?’

» ‘Did you want to ask me out?’

» ‘Being a prosecutor means being fair…’

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