Summary
In 1950s England, slow-witted Derek Bentley falls in with a group of petty criminals led by Chris Craig, a teenager with a fondness for American gangster films. Chris and Derek's friendship leads to their involvement in the true case which would forever shake England's belief in capital punishment.
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Cast
Christopher Eccleston
Derek Bentley
Paul Reynolds
Christopher Craig
Tom Courtenay
William Bentley
Eileen Atkins
Lilian Bentley
Iain Cuthbertson
Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe
Tom Bell
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Serena Scott Thomas
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Clare Holman
Iris Bentley
Mark McGann
Niven Craig
Jack Deam
Terry Stringer
Linda Bassett
Mrs. Miles
Karl Johnson
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James Villiers
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Michael Gough
Lord Goddard
Bill Dean
Foreman of the Jury
Edward Hardwicke
Approved School Principal
Charlie Creed-Miles
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Walter Sparrow
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Murray Melvin
Secondary School Teacher
Peter Jonfield
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Rudolph Walker
West Indian Driver
Peter Eyre
Humphries
Ronald Fraser
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Vernon Dobtcheff
Clerk of Court
Norman Rossington
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Robert Morgan
PC Miles
Steve Nicolson
PC Harrison
Michael Elphick
Prison Officer Jack
Jeremy Sinden
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