The Escape Artist

The Escape Artist

There is a line between law and justice.

Created by David Wolstencroft

On BBC One

20131 season3 episodes60 min7.1 / 10

A taut, morally corrosive legal thriller that interrogates the gap between legal victory and justice through a barrister's catastrophic collision with the consequences of his own brilliance.

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. He is in high demand as he has never lost a case. But when his talents acquit the notorious prime suspect in an horrific murder trial, that brilliance comes back to bite him with unexpected and chilling results, not to mention a shocking twist.

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  • Does The Escape Artist leave you hopeful? No. Less hopeful than 95% of series.

  • Is The Escape Artist easy watching? No. Less comforting than 94% of series.

  • Is The Escape Artist scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 93% of series.

  • Is The Escape Artist violent? Yes. More violent than 81% of series.

  • Is The Escape Artist sad? Somewhat. More sad than 72% of series.

These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

37/ 100

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Rarity12

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Surprise64

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Love45

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Like The Escape Artist, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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