Overview
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.
Cast
- Christopher Eccleston as Derek Bentley
- Paul Reynolds as Christopher Craig
- Tom Courtenay as William Bentley
- Eileen Atkins as Lilian Bentley
- Iain Cuthbertson as Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe
- Tom Bell as Fairfax
- Clive Revill as Pierrepoint
- Serena Scott Thomas as Stella
- Clare Holman as Iris Bentley
- Mark McGann as Niven Craig