GERMANY: The Escape Artist Begins On RTL Crime Tonight



The Escape Artist (German title: Der Anwalt des Teufels) begins a repeat airing in Germany tonight on RTL Crime. The three part legal thriller written by David Wolstencroft for BBC One and starring David Tennant was originally shown in Germany in its entirety on VOX in March. RTL will be showing episodes weekly.

Der Anwalt des Teufels (The Escape Artist)
Folge 1
RTL Crime, 30. April, 20.15
 Der brillante Strafverteidiger Will Burton (Ex-"Doctor Who" David Tennant) verliert nie. Das rächt sich, als er den Sexualmörder Liam Foyle rausboxt. Der Soziopath beginnt, Burtons Familie zu terrorisieren...
Der Dreiteiler von "Spooks"-Creator David Wolstencroft beginnt etwas behäbig, wird dann aber teuflisch spannend.

Auch mit Toby Kebbell, Ashley Jensen und Sophie Okonedo.

Wdh. vom
01. Mai 09.25
02. Mai 13.50
03. Mai 23.15

Folge 2 von Mittwoch 07. Mai, 20.15



The Escape Artist
Episode 1
RTL Crime, April 30, 20:15
The brilliant criminal defence lawyer Will Burton (former Doctor Who star David Tennant) has never lost a case. But his brilliance comes back to bite him when he secures the freedom of Liam Foyle, the accused in a sexually motivated murder. The sociopath begins to terrorize Burton's family ...
The three-part series by Spooks creator David Wolstencroft starts a little sedately, but soon becomes devilishly exciting.

Also starring Toby Kebbell, Ashley Jensen and Sophie Okonedo.

Repeated on
01 May 09:25
02 May 13:50
May 03, 23:15


Episode 2 from Wednesday 7th May, 20:15


A DVD of the series has been available in Germany since March - order here



Find out more about The Escape Artist on our website - please be aware that some articles contain spoilers


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