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Madson

15
TV series
1996
1 season
BBC One
Drama

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After eight years in prison for a crime he didn't commit – the murder of his wife – John Madson has been released and seeks revenge on the policeman that framed him, DI Rourke. He meets Magda, a feisty barrister, willing to help him legally and also gets him a job as an outside clerk in her chambers. As the wheels of justice grind slowly forward, Madson begins to rebuild his life and feels the need to help Magda's other clients, who the law appears to be treating unfairly.

About the show

Madson is a British television crime drama series, first broadcast on 17 April 1996, that ran for a total of six episodes on BBC1. The series starred Ian McShane as the title character who, sentenced on forged evidence to life imprisonment, gains a law degree in prison and overturns his conviction. Suddenly freed again after eight years inside, he uses his contacts to secure a position as an outdoor clerk with a top firm of City Solicitors.

Produced by McShane's production company by McShane himself with Chris Parr, it co-starred Joanna Kanska, Jayne Ashbourne, Matthew Marsh, and Charles Gray. Each episode shows inefficiencies of the law, solves a crime, or helps those whom the law neglected. Filming took place in West London between 23 August and 29 November 1995. The series has not been released on DVD.

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