For several decades Martin Shaw has been the handsomely baggy face of law enforcement. In the 1970s, as one of The Professionals, he was dealing out rough justice in a pair of nut-crushing jeans and a Ford Capri. Subsequently he took over from Roy Marsden to play P..D. James’s sensitive detective Adam Dalgliesh , then donned a white wig to play maverick Judge John Deed in the eponymous series. Most recently he has been solving on-screen crime as Sixties cop George Gently.
“Law seems to be an ongoing theme of my recent career,” he says. “I enjoy playing a lawyer more than anything. I enjoy enlightened argument and the exchange of ideas.”
Now he’s starring in yet another courtroom drama — on stage. Twelve