Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play A classic BBC drama series depicting the true-life cases & personal demons of Sir Edward Marshall Hall Edwardian London s most celebrated barrister Presiding over trials that made news headlines & drew large crowds to the public gallery Old Bailey defence counsel Sir Edward Marshall Hall was Britain s first legal celebrity A champion of justice for all Marshall Hall (Jonathan Hyde) earns a reputation as The Great Defender as he pleads the innocence of clients other lawyers refuse to represent He champions a lowly German prostitute accused of murdering a client dissects an ugly libel battle about homosexuality within an aristocratic family & defends the accused in the infamous Camden Town Murder With every case Marshall Hall seizes the high ground & boosts his standing But when a maid is accused of killing her illegitimate baby it brings back dark memories of the barrister s unhappy first marriage Format PALLanguage English Subtitles English Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired English Region Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe Read more about DVD formats) Number of discs 2