{"product_id":"book-gbw7","title":"Silk - The Clerks’ Room: Series 1 and 2","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA spin-off of the award-winning TV series \u003ci\u003eSilk\u003c\/i\u003e, following the adventures, mishaps and dilemmas of the clerks at Shoe Lane chambers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInspired by Peter Moffat's popular BBC One show, \u003ci\u003eSilk\u003c\/i\u003e, this compelling courtroom drama returns to Shoe Lane Chambers, but from a different perspective. Rather than focussing on the lawyers, it centres on the people who can make or break their careers - their clerks.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs Head Clerk Billy Lamb knows, the clerks' room is the beating heart of a successful chambers. It's the clerks who get the cases, distribute the work, and keep everything running smoothly. But all is not well in Billy's little kingdom. When junior clerk Jake goes behind Billy's back, he finds himself in the firing line, and his colleague, Bethany, also gets in hot water after unknowingly giving a must-win case to an under-performing barrister. And as Billy and Practice Manager Harriet Hammond conspire to oust each other, his deputy John is caught in the crossfire...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith pressure mounting following cuts to Legal Aid, Billy realises that the chambers is on the brink of financial collapse. But his wheeler-dealing creates unease, and before long he's at loggerheads with his star-performing barrister and vying for control of the clerks' room. Running out of options, he turns to an unscrupulous solicitor to secure a guaranteed income - but time is running out to save Shoe Lane...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten by Mick Collins, who was series consultant for Season 2 of \u003ci\u003eSilk\u003c\/i\u003e, and award-winning playwright Janice Okoh, these captivating dramas feature the same core characters from the TV show's clerks' room: Billy (\u003cb\u003eNeil Stuke\u003c\/b\u003e), Jake (\u003cb\u003eTheo Barklem-Biggs\u003c\/b\u003e), Bethany (\u003cb\u003eAmy Wren\u003c\/b\u003e), John (\u003cb\u003eJohn Macmillan\u003c\/b\u003e) and Amy (\u003cb\u003eJessica Henwick\u003c\/b\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cu\u003eProduction credits\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten by Mick Collins and Janice Okoh\u003cbr\u003eFrom an original idea by Mick Collins and Janice Okoh\u003cbr\u003eInspired by the BBC One series \u003ci\u003eSilk\u003c\/i\u003e, created by Peter Moffat\u003cbr\u003eDirected by Sasha Yevtushenko\u003cbr\u003eExecutive producer: Hilary Salmon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cu\u003eCast\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJake - \u003cb\u003eTheo Barklem-Biggs\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBilly - \u003cb\u003eNeil Stuke\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmy - \u003cb\u003eJessica Henwick\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn - \u003cb\u003eJohn Macmillan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBethany - \u003cb\u003eAmy Wren\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChris - \u003cb\u003eAnthony Welsh\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJury Forewoman\/Rebecca - \u003cb\u003eCarolyn Pickles\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTannoy\/Lisa - \u003cb\u003ePriyanga Burford\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMr Lewis - \u003cb\u003eCharles Edwards\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHarriet - \u003cb\u003eMiranda Raison\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMrs Adjoran - \u003cb\u003eFlaminia Cinque\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMs Spoons - \u003cb\u003eTracy Wiles\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOfficial - \u003cb\u003eMatthew Watson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSara - \u003cb\u003eJeany Spark\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNeville - \u003cb\u003eSean Murray\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRose - \u003cb\u003eAlex Tregear\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnthony - \u003cb\u003eMark Edel-Hunt\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRay\/Usher - \u003cb\u003eDavid Hounslow\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLee - \u003cb\u003eJosef Altin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLucy - \u003cb\u003eAmelia Lowdell\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaul - \u003cb\u003eChris Pavlo\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJudge\/Stephen\/Shop Owner - \u003cb\u003eDavid Acton\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJudges - \u003cb\u003eMichael Bertenshaw, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eSteve Toussaint, Jessica Turner, Stephen Critchlow\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 1-15 April 2014 (Series 1), 3-5 August 2015 (Series 2)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin UK","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49362109563184,"sku":"BDgbw7","price":9.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/287024-gbw7-Square.jpg?v=1734506332","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-gbw7","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}