New Street Law - new legal drama for 大象传媒
ONE - starts Monday 4 May, 8.00pm
Introduction
John Hannah, John
Thomson and Lisa Faulkner head the cast in New
Street Law, a gripping, contemporary legal drama sarting
on 大象传媒
ONE on Thursday 4 May at 8.00pm.
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New Street Law follows the exploits and cases of two rival barristers chambers in the heart of Manchester. The lead writer and co-producer is former criminal barrister Matthew
Hall and joint partner in One Eyed Dog Productions with GF
Newman.
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John Hannah stars as Jack Roper, a young barrister from a working class background who turned down a lucrative job offer from his mentor, Laurence Scammel QC (Paul
Freeman), Head of Manchester's leading prosecution chambers in favour of his own defence-only chambers.
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Jack founded his own firm with old friend Al Ware (Chris
Gascoyne); lovable chancer Charlie Darling (John
Thomson); no-nonsense Annie Quick (Lara Cazalet) and cocky Joe Stevens (Lee
Williams).
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Jack's confidence grows with every case he wins and he rapidly
threatens Laurence's firmly established position in the legal community
- something that Laurence's ruthlessly ambitious wife, Honor (Penny
Downie),
is determined to prevent.
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Lurking in the wings is Laurence's daughter,
Laura (Lisa Faulkner), who works for the family chambers.
She shares Jack's instinctive passion for justice, but she also poses
a threat.
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Written by Matthew Hall, a 38-year-old former criminal barrister, New Street
Law is a populist programme, but has at its heart an ambition to give genuine
and thought-provoking insight into the workings of the British legal system.
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Special guest stars appear throughout the eight weeks including; Nikki
Sanderson (episodes 2 and 8), Mark Womack (episode
3), Les Dennis (episode 4), Tony
Slattery (episode 5) and Shobna Gulati (episode 7).
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Made in Manchester by Red Production Company in association
with One Eyed Productions.
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GF Newman, Executive Producer for One Eyed Dog Productions,
says: "Sometimes the law is an ass, so too are some of its practitioners;
but sometimes they are heroes who help deliver justice."
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RED Production Company's Nicola Shindler says:
"I am very excited to be making this innovative and fresh new drama and delighted
with the fantastic cast we've assembled.
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"We've been able to attract such a great
cast because of the complex and interesting characters who inhabit the world
of New Street Law.
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"This is a modern take on the legal drama with challenging
weekly legal stories as well as compelling relationship development for
our main characters."
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大象传媒 Executive Producer Julie Gardner adds:
"As this smart and clever weekly series progresses the characters' pasts are
unearthed through the gripping human interest stories that they deal with and
the crises they face.
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"It is through their professional dilemmas that we
will gradually get to know and care about them as people."
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RED Production Company's Nicola Shindler and One Eyed Dog's GF Newman will executive produce with Julie Gardner for 大象传媒 Wales.
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Lead writer and partner in One Eyed Dog, Matthew Hall, will
co-produce. New Street Law is directed by Julian Holmes and
produced by Matthew Bird.
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