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| Director: | Philip Goodhew | 
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| Writer: | Philip Goodhew | 
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| A woman is wrongly accused of murdering her husband in Edwardian London. Just before the outbreak of World War I, Edith Graydon married her boyfriend Percy Thomson. He survives the war but theirs is not a happy marriage. She doesn't really love him and he feels it every day. He's also possessive and their daily life is a constant battle. She meets and falls in love with Frederick Bywaters, her sister's one-time boyfriend. They have a long affair and her desperate attempts to get either a formal separation of divorce from her husband falls on deaf ears. They are at their wits end and Bywaters decides to do something about it. On a dark evening when Edith is walking with her husband, Bywaters stabs him to death. Edith is charged with murder along with Bywaters and both are found guilty. She claims her innocence right up until the day they are both executed by hanging in 1923. Based on a true story. | |
| Release Date: | Jun 15, 2001 | 
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| Director: | Philip Goodhew | 
| Writer: | Philip Goodhew | 
| Genres: | Crime | 
| Keywords | tragic love, true crime, historical drama | 
| Production Companies | Arts Council of England, Boxer Films, Alibi Pictures | 
| Box Office | Revenue: $0 Budget: $500,000 | 
| Updates | Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 26, 2024 | 
| Name | Character | 
|---|---|
| Natasha Little | Edith Jessie Thompson | 
| Nick Moran | Percy Thompson | 
| Ioan Gruffudd | Frederick Edward Francis Bywaters | 
| Imelda Staunton | Ethel Graydon | 
| Tom Wilkinson | Mr. Carlton | 
| Rachael Stirling | Avis Graydon | 
| Diana Coupland | Mrs. Lester | 
| Michael Bertenshaw | William Graydon | 
| Daniel Brocklebank | Newnie | 
| Elizabeth McKechnie | Mrs. Thompson | 
| Judy Clifton | Nora Lester | 
| Simon Paris | Sgt. Mew | 
| Alex Potter | Young Billy | 
| Anton Gregory | Young Harold | 
| Rikki Doughty | Young Freddie | 
| Juliet Forester | Miss Prior | 
| Helen Brampton | Lily Thompson | 
| Angela Hart | Nun | 
| Karen Powell | Nun | 
| Daniel Goode | Kenneth | 
| Gyuri Sarossy | Archie | 
| Arthur Gerard | Mr Lester | 
| Barbara Wilshere | Mr Carlton's Whore | 
| Nicholas Hutchison | Dr Maudsley | 
| Alan Leith | Inspector Hall | 
| Michael Sheard | Mr. Justice Shearman | 
| Bruce Purchase | Sir Henry Curtis-Bennett | 
| John Tordoff | John Ellis | 
| Richard Mayes | Prison Chaplain | 
| Name | Job | 
|---|---|
| Paul Ghirardani | Art Direction | 
| Philip Goodhew | Director, Writer | 
| James McConnel | Music | 
| Simon Archer | Director of Photography | 
| Jamie Trevill | Editor | 
| Gillian Hawser | Casting | 
| Kate Plantin | Casting | 
| Nicola De Fresnes | Art Department Assistant | 
| Gina Cromwell | Set Decoration | 
| Stephanie Collie | Costume Design | 
| Simon Morrissey | Property Master | 
| Simon Frame | Visual Effects Producer | 
| Alf Tramontin | Steadicam Operator | 
| Andy Cole | Rigging Gaffer | 
| Lisa Shanley | Assistant Costume Designer | 
| Gabrielle Spanswick | Costume Supervisor | 
| Kim Armitage | Script Supervisor | 
| Caroline Pope | Choreographer | 
| Tory Wright | Hair Designer | 
| Tracey Wells | Key Hair Stylist | 
| Caroline Hutchings | Casting | 
| James Merifield | Production Design | 
| Name | Title | 
|---|---|
| Angela Hart | Producer | 
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