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Courtesy of the BBC iPlayer, I've spent the last evenings marathoning through  Silk, a six part series none of you ever told me about, which is a shame. The main character is fierce 40ish barrister Martha Costello, played by Maxine Peake; the title refers to "taking silk", as becoming Queen's Counsel is  referred to in English legalese, and what ( Read more... )