The Escape Artist
About The Escape Artist
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.
The Escape Artist is a drama series made for BBC One. David Tennant stars as Will Burton, Toby Kebbell as Liam Foyle, Sophie Okonedo as Maggie Gardner, and Ashley Jensen as Kate Burton.
It ran for one season of 3 episodes between October 2013 and November 2013.
Shelv files it under legal drama, fight for justice, wife murder, and revenge. In the United States it streams on Howdy Amazon Channel and PBS Masterpiece Amazon Channel. It scores 7.1 out of 10 from 102 TMDB voters and it carries a TV-14 rating.
Delayed Justice, Better Call Saul, and How to Get Away with Murder make useful companions to The Escape Artist, all filed under lawyer.