| Following in his father's footsteps, Albert Pierrepoint becomes one of Britain's most prolific executioners, hiding his identity as a grocery deliveryman. But when his ambition to be the best inadvertently exposes his gruesome secret, he becomes a minor celebrity & faces a public outcry against the practice of hanging. Based on true events. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 07, 2005 |
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| Director: | Adrian Shergold |
| Writer: | Jeff Pope, Bob Mills |
| Genres: | Drama, History |
| Keywords | england, biography, hangman, based on true story, executioner, capital punishment, 1940s, 1950s |
| Production Companies | Granada Productions, UK Film Council |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 09, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Timothy Spall | Albert Pierrepoint |
| Juliet Stevenson | Annie Pierrepoint |
| Mary Stockley | Ruth Ellis |
| Lizzie Hopley | Dorothea Waddingham |
| Joyia Fitch | Elizabeth Volkenrath |
| Sheyla Shehovich | Irma Grese |
| Simon Armstrong | Minister |
| Ann Bell | Violet Van Der Elst |
| Tobias Menzies | Lieutenant Llewelyn |
| Eddie Marsan | James 'Tish' Corbitt |
| Nicholas Blane | Governor of Strangeways |
| Clive Brunt | Warder at Strangeways |
| Cavan Clerkin | George Cooper |
| James Corden | Kirky |
| Claire Keelan | Jessie Kelly |
| Christopher Fulford | Sykes |
| Bernard Kay | Uncle Tom |
| Maggie Ollerenshaw | Mary Pierrepoint |
| Tim Woodward | Governor of Holloway |
| Clive Francis | Field Marshall Montgomery |
| Neil Fitzmaurice | Cliff the Scouser |
| Keiran Flynn | Neville |
| Frances Shergold | Alice |
| Rodney Litchfield | Sellers |
| Ben McKay | Timothy Evans |
| Jack Lord | Jack Ellis |
| Mary Jo Randle | Mrs Corbett |
| Kate Rutter | Eileen |
| Robin Soans | Governor Paton-Walsh |
| Marie Critchley | Woman in Pub |
| Paul Ready | Anthony David Farrow |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Adrian Shergold | Director |
| Jeff Pope | Screenplay |
| Danny Cohen | Director of Photography |
| Kate Rhodes James | Casting |
| Tania Reddin | Editor |
| Candida Otton | Production Design |
| Mary-Jane Reyner | Costume Design |
| Mo Johnstone | Script Supervisor |
| Bob Mills | Screenplay |
| Andrea Coathupe | Art Direction |
| Christina Baker | Makeup Designer |
| Paul Gooch | Makeup Artist |
| Ashley Johnson | Makeup Artist |
| Philip Barnes | Dialogue Editor |
| Nick Cox | Sound Effects Editor |
| Mark Hackett | Foley Recordist |
| Paul Hanks | Foley Artist |
| Tom O'Pray | Foley Editor |
| Ian Waggott | Foley Artist |
| Martin Phipps | Original Music Composer |
| David Bowtle-McMillan | Boom Operator |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Rebecca Eaton | Executive Producer |
| Christine Langan | Producer |
| Jeff Pope | Executive Producer |
| Andy Harries | Executive Producer |
| Paul Trijbits | Executive Producer |
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