Silk (Seasons 1–3)

Silk (2011) is a BBC legal drama you can watch online on iFILM, written by Peter Moffat. The series follows defence barrister Martha Costello through a string of criminal cases as she pushes for the rank of Queen's Counsel — a promotion the profession calls "taking silk."

Maxine Peake plays Martha opposite Rupert Penry-Jones as rival barrister Clive Reader. Both are after a single silk vacancy, both are mentoring junior pupils who are quietly running the same calculation. The courtroom here isn't a stage for grand speeches — it's a place of attrition, ethical compromise, and the occasional client who makes you question the whole enterprise. Sharp, character-driven British drama with a procedural backbone.

Watch all episodes of Silk online on iFILM.