Synopsis & Context
Set in Edinburgh, the series contrasts the high powered and respectable world of the lawyers and advocates of the Scottish legal profession, with the sleazy and deadly existence of the city's pimps, prostitutes and drug addicts. When a young prostitute is murdered by a deadly drug overdose, only Doctor Joe Sangster, who has been treating her at the local health clinic, suspects foul play. In the growing climate of fear over drugs and AIDS in the city, his clinic faces closure due to a local campaign. He turns to Greg McDowell for help, and the young lawyer sees the chance to make a name for himself.
Season Management
Title Dossier
- Original Title
- The Advocates
- Release
- April 2, 1991
- Screen Time
- 2 seasons
- Rating
- N/A
- Direction
- N/A
- Original Language
- English
- Country of Origin
- United Kingdom
- Production Status
- Ended
Personas & Cast
Ewan Stewart
Greg McDowell
6 eps.
Hugh Ross
Archie Hoseason
6 eps.
Elspeth MacNaughton
Libby
6 eps.
Isla Blair
Katherine Dunbar
6 eps.
Alison Peebles
Vivien Liddell
6 eps.
Michael Kitchen
3 eps.
Rachel Weisz
Sarah Thompson
3 eps.
James Fleet
3 eps.
Siobhan Redmond
3 eps.
Hugh Fraser
John Naismith
3 eps.
Shirley Henderson
Andrea
3 eps.
