The Escape Artist
Overview
A chilling and bloody legal thriller that explores the line between law and justice. Will Burton, a talented junior barrister of peerless intellect and winning charm, 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.
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Title information
- Type
- Series
- Leaving date
- 20 September 2026
- Genre
- Drama
- Release year
- 2013
- Content rating
- 15TMDB title rating · GB
Runtime & credits
- Episode runtime
- 60 min
- Total episodes
- 3 episodes
- Total seasons
- 1 season
- Total watch time
- Approx. 3 hr
- Cast
- David Tennant, Toby Kebbell, Sophie Okonedo, Ashley Jensen, Brid Brennan, Tony Gardner, Alistair Petrie, Robert Foster, Jasper Jacob, Michael Pennington, Gabrielle Jourdan, John Albasiny
- Director
- Brian Welsh
- Writer
- David Wolstencroft
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- United Kingdom (GB)
- Reference time zone
Europe/London
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