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The Advocates

1991 – 1992Show2 seasons · 6 episodesEnded

50
MediocreGoodWatch score
IMDb5.8
50
MediocreGoodWatch score
IMDb5.8

Summary

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.

Good for

  • Friends night
  • Binge-friendly
  • Thought-provoking

Skip it if

  • You need an uplifting mood

Where to watch

Fingerprint

  • Puts you inside a crime.
  • Feels like real life.
  • Pulls you in.
  • Keeps you guessing.
  • Weighs on you.

Not for warmth, laughs or comfort.

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Tropes

Shaming the Mobin 277 titlesAt a residents' meeting, Dr Sangster points out that the residents' protest against the needle exchange at the Positive Health centre are Blatantly Self-Defeating.All 11 tropes

The Advocates episodes

2 seasons · 6 episodes

  1. S1 E1 Episode #1.1, 5.7
  2. S1 E2 Episode #1.2, 6.1
  3. S1 E3 Episode #1.3, 6.0
  1. S2 E1 Episode #2.1, 6.4
  2. S2 E2 Episode #2.2, 6.4
  3. S2 E3 Episode #2.3, 6.4

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