In Denial of Murder
2004 | 120m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | David Richards |
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| Writer: | Neil McKay |
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| Dramatisation of the Stephen Downing case which involved the conviction and imprisonment in 1974 of a 17-year-old council worker, Stephen Downing, for the murder of a 32 year old legal secretary, Wendy Sewell, in the town of Bakewell in the Peak District in central England. Following a campaign by a local newspaper, his conviction was overturned in 2002, after Downing had served 27 years in prison. The case is thought to be the longest miscarriage of justice in British legal history, and attracted worldwide media attention. | |
| Release Date: | Feb 29, 2004 |
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| Director: | David Richards |
| Writer: | Neil McKay |
| Genres: | Crime |
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Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
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Updated: Feb 03, 2025 Entered: Apr 30, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Stephen Tompkinson | Don Hale |
| Jason Watkins | Stephen Downing |
| Caroline Catz | Wendy Sewell |
| David Troughton | Ray Downing |
| June Watson | Nita Downing |
| Lisa Millett | Christine Downing |
| Judy Flynn | Kath Hale |
| Wayne Foskett | David Sewell |
| Jennifer Hennessy | Jackie Dunn |
| Neil Boorman | Ron Duggins |
| Malcolm Raeburn | Adrian Duggins |
| Andrea Mason | Lesley Shooter |
| Ewan Hooper | Charles Hale |
| Jeanne Hepple | Doreen Hale |
| Bill Rodgers | Reg Ollerenshaw |
| Richard Standing | Roy Eyre |
| Ruth Mitchell | Christine Smith |
| Bobby Knutt | Ernie Charlesworth |
| Brian Southwood | Eric Clough |
| Ryan Sampson | Marcus Edwards |
| Luke Gell | Stephen Downing, aged 17 |
| Helen Atkins | Amanda Hatfield |
| Chris Brailsford | Chief Constable Wood |
| Roger Brierley | Lord Pill |
| Tom Chadbon | Ed Fitzgerald QC |
| Brendan Charleson | Prison Officer |
| Deirdre Doone | Mrs Justice Hallett |
| Hazel Douglas | Mrs Hallam |
| Stephanie Fend | Heidi Warrington |
| Dave Hill | Norman Taylor |
| Simon Molloy | Julian Bevan |
| Paul Opacic | Detective |
| Andrew Readman | Det Supt Stokes |
| Irene Skillington | Madge Crawshaw |
| Robert Stone | Minder |
| Kate Wood | Social Worker |
| Name | Job |
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| David Richards | Director |
| Neil McKay | Writer |
| David Myers | Hair Setup, Makeup Artist |
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