Who plays Martha Costello QC in the BBC’s legal drama Silk?
Silk (TV series) the personal and the professional, principles fought for and principles sacrificed, the Machiavellian politics, the sex, the drinking, the whole story—life at the bar is the richest possible drama territory." The series' title is a colloquial reference to someone who has attained the status of Queen's Counsel, which entitles the person to wear a certain design of gown in court, which is usually made of silk. "Silk" follows barristers from a set of criminal law chambers in London. The series' main focus is on Martha Costello (Maxine Peake) and her ambition to become Queen's Counsel as well as on her
Doctor Who at the BBC: The Plays days of original "Doctor Who theme music" performer Delia Derbyshire at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. A man obsessed with "Doctor Who" brings home a mysterious woman he met at a science fiction convention. Doctor Who at the BBC: The Plays Doctor Who at the BBC: The Plays is a compilation album of three original BBC audio dramas inspired by the effect of the long-running British science fiction television series "Doctor Who" on its fans and others. The plays were originally broadcast separately on BBC Radio on various dates, and the compilation was released to audio CD on 4 September 2006.