The Escape Artist is a British drama thriller three-part series starring David Tennant.
The series was created and written by David Wolstencroft and directed by Brian Welsh. It premiered on 29 October 2013 at 9 p.m. on BBC One. Barrister Will Burton (David Tennant) is known for never losing a case and getting criminals out of tight legal corners. On the verge of applying for the title of Queen's Counsel, Burton agrees to defend murder suspect Liam Foyle (Toby Kebbell) of whose innocence he is in some doubt. Having examined the evidence, he recognises a loophole and Foyle is acquitted on a technicality.
Cast[]
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Will Burton
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David Tennant | |
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Maggie Gardner
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Sophie Okonedo | |
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Kate Burton
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Ashley Jensen | |
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Liam Foyle
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Toby Kobbell | |
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Julian Fowkes QC
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Alistair Petrie | |
International versions[]
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Danish (subtitled) |
Den Perfekte Forbrydelse | DR2 (formerly) |
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Dutch (subtitled) |
The Escape Artist | NPO 2 (formerly) |
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Finnish (subtitled) |
Paha Vanki | Yle TV1 (formerly) |
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French | Perfect Crime: The Escape Artist | Cine+ Frisson (formerly) |
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German | Der Anwalt Des Tuefels | VOX (formerly) RTL Crime (formerly) SRF 1 (formerly) NOW! (formerly) |
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Hebrew | אמן הבריחה | HOT3 (formerly) HOT VOD (formerly) |
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Hungarian | A Szabadítóművész | Film Mania (formerly) |
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Japanese | エスケープ・アーティスト | WOWOW (formerly) |
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Mandarin | 脫罪大師 | unknown |
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Norwegian (subtitled) |
The Escape Artist | TV 2 (formerly) |
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Polish | Kłopotliwa sprawa | Canal+ (formerly) |
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Russian | Мастер Πобега | Channel One (formerly) |
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Spanish (Spain) | Abogado y Asesino | ETB2 (formerly) |
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Swedish (Finland) | I ondskans grepp | Yle TV1 (formerly) |
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Swedish (Sweden) (subtitled) |
The Escape Artist | TV4 (formerly) |