Directed by:
Peter MedakCinematography:
Oliver StapletonCast:
Tom Courtenay, Eileen Atkins, Walter Sparrow, Christopher Eccleston, Edward Hardwicke, Clare Holman, Charlie Creed-Miles, Tom Bell, Clive Revill (more)Plots(1)
The shocking true story that rocked England comes to the screen in this searing drama about crime and a travesty of justice. In the 1950s, mentally challenged Derek Bentley becomes friends with dangerous, gun-toting Chris Craig, who idolizes gangster films and dreams of rising in the crime world. However, one violent night will change their destinies forever and lead them to a courtroom where the entire future of the country is about to be changed. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Tom Courtenay](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/054/164054991_c88d7a.jpg)
Tom Courtenay
UK
Best movies:
Doctor Zhivago (1965)
The Dresser (1983)
King Rat (1965)
![Eileen Atkins](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/205/163205153_f4d0a3.jpg)
Eileen Atkins
UK
Best movies:
Cold Mountain (2003)
Wit (2001) (TV movie)
The Hours (2002)
![Walter Sparrow](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/280/159280185_ef421f.jpg)
Walter Sparrow
UK
Best movies:
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
Shadowlands (1993)
I Hired a Contract Killer (1990)
![Christopher Eccleston](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/341/161341676_ea56c6.jpg)
Christopher Eccleston
UK
Best movies:
The Others (2001)
Young Woman and the Sea (2024)
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) (series)
![Edward Hardwicke](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272615_2b788d.jpg)
Edward Hardwicke
UK
Best movies:
Love Actually (2003)
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
Othello (1965)
![Clare Holman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272632_3c2ab5.jpg)
Clare Holman
UK
Best movies:
Murder Rooms: The Photographer's Chair (2001) (TV movie)
Henry VIII (2003) (TV movie)
Let Him Have It (1991)
![Charlie Creed-Miles](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/313/160313371_8377fd.jpg)
Charlie Creed-Miles
UK
Best movies:
Endeavour (2012) (series)
The Fifth Element (1997)
Ripper Street (2012) (series)
![Tom Bell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/188/158188361_f70a94.gif)
Tom Bell
UK
Best movies:
Prime Suspect (1991) (TV movie)
Prime Suspect: The Final Act (2006) (TV movie)
Prime Suspect 3 (1993) (TV movie)
![Clive Revill](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/473/473464_1d76f1.jpg)
Clive Revill
New Zealand
Best movies:
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Avanti! (1972)
Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965)
![Linda Bassett](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/363/162363105_aff123.jpg)
Linda Bassett
UK
Best movies:
The Hours (2002)
The Reader (2008)
Our Mutual Friend (1998) (series)
![Michael Gough](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273017_6e4263.jpg)
Michael Gough
Malaysia
Best movies:
Corpse Bride (2005)
Out of Africa (1985)
Sleepy Hollow (1999)
![Steve Nicolson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/365/160365211_053c78.jpg)
Steve Nicolson
UK
Best movies:
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Trenches of Hell (1999)
K-19 (2002)
Bravo Two Zero (1999) (TV movie)
Serena Scott Thomas
UK
Best movies:
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) (series)
The World Is Not Enough (1999)
Let Him Have It (1991)
Ben Brazier
Best movies:
Let Him Have It (1991)
Layer Cake (2004)
Heidi (1993) (TV movie)
![Michael Elphick](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/785/162785469_748e2e.jpg)
Michael Elphick
UK
Best movies:
The Elephant Man (1980)
Much Ado About Nothing (1984) (TV movie)
O Lucky Man! (1973)
![Murray Melvin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/280/280278_2ccf4b.jpg)
Murray Melvin
UK
Best movies:
Barry Lyndon (1975)
Jonathan Creek (1997) (series)
A Taste of Honey (1961)
![Karl Johnson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/281/281299_e0a1bd.jpg)
Karl Johnson
UK
Best movies:
Frankenstein (2011) (theatrical recording)
Hamlet (2015) (theatrical recording)
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) (series)
![Vernon Dobtcheff](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/494/494695_35970a.jpg)
Vernon Dobtcheff
France
Best movies:
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
If Tomorrow Comes (1986) (series)
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
![Ronald Fraser](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/126/158126142_d87370.jpg)
Ronald Fraser
UK
Best movies:
The V.I.P.s (1963)
The Flight of the Phoenix (1965)
Let Him Have It (1991)
![James Villiers](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/165/160165037_e3e6fb.jpg)
James Villiers
UK
Best movies:
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1982) (TV movie)
Murder at the Gallop (1963)
Follow Me! (1972)