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[07/10/13 - 11:04 AM]
New PBS Drama "Last Tango in Halifax" Debuts September 8
Derek Jacobi and Anne Reid star in the six-part series, from writer Sally Wainwright and directors Euros Lynn and Sam Donovan.

[05/14/13 - 07:26 AM]
BBC Worldwide and PBS Sign Deal to Bring "Last Tango in Halifax" to U.S.
Plus: "Call the Midwife" to return for a third season in 2014 on the network.

[05/02/13 - 08:46 AM]
PBS Announces Summer Season of Captivating Programming
Highlights include new entries "Endeavour" and "The Lady Vanishes" as well as a new season of "Inspector Lewis."







SILK (PBS)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
8/25/13 - 9/8/13
STATUS:
canceled/ended (2012-2013 season)
TIME SLOT:
completed airing its current season
SEASON(S):
1 (3 episodes, 0 of which have yet to air)
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
a show on hiatus for longer than 12 months - without any news about its future - is assumed to be canceled
DESCRIPTION:
(from PBS's press release, May 2013) This modern, fast-paced legal drama that follows the rivalries, passions and intrigues of criminal law stars Maxine Peake ("Little Dorrit") and Rupert Penry-Jones ("MI-5") as rival barristers. Written by Peter Moffat ("Criminal Justice"). Sundays, August 25-September 8, 9:00-11:00 p.m. ET
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Alex Jennings as Alan Cowdrey
· Amy Wren as Bethany Brassington
· Frances Barber as Caroline Warwick
· Indira Varma as George Duggan
· Jamie Di Spirito as Jimmy Johnson
· Jessica Henwick as Amy Lang
· John MacMillan as John Bright
· Maxine Peake as Martha Costello
· Miranda Raison as Harriet Hammond
· Natalie Dormer as Niamh Cranitch
· Neil Stuke as Billy Lamb
· Nina Sosanya as Kate Brockman
· Phil Davis as Mickey Joy
· Rupert Penry-Jones as Clive Reader
· Shaun Evans as Daniel Lomas
· Theo Barklem-Biggs as Jake Milner
· Tom Hughes as Nick Slade
CREW INFORMATION:
· Hilary Salmon as EP
· Michael Offer as DIR (Pilot)
· Peter Moffat as CRTR/EP
GENRE(S):
· drama
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· BBC Studios