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.

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Cast

Christopher Eccleston

Paul Reynolds

Tom Courtenay

Eileen Atkins

Iain Cuthbertson

Tom Bell

Clive Revill

Serena Scott Thomas

Clare Holman

Mark McGann