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The Advocates

Drama, Legal · 1991

Last aired: S2 E3, Episode 3 · 1992-03-23

This gritty drama contrasts the high-powered world of Edinburgh's legal professionals with life on the city's sordid streets, as a young lawyer investigates a deadly drug overdose and a serial killer that strikes close to home.

Cast

Ewan Stewart Greg McDowell

Isla Blair Katherine Dunbar

Hugh Ross Archie Hoseason

Stella Gonet Alex Abercorn

Michael Kitchen James McCandlish

Hugh Fraser John Naismith

Siobhan Redmond Janie Naismith

Season 2

Season 1 Season 2

E1 Episode 1 1992-03-09 · 60 min When a Crown Prosecutor is arrested outside court for the murder of his wife, he calls upon McDowell to represent him in court, even though he has pled guilty to all charges.

E2 Episode 2 1992-03-16 · 60 min Katherine Dunbar begins to think McCandlish might be innocent when the police discover that his wife's cause of death is the same as the Street Killer's victims. McDowell starts to investigate Smith's techniques.

E3 Episode 3 1992-03-23 · 60 min Naismith manages to track down his wife, Dunbar's ethics are challenged, and McDowell makes a discovery that puts Sarah's life in jeopardy.

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