Movie Description
In Denial of Murder
(2004)Overview
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.
Featured Crew
- Director : David Richards
- Writer : Neil McKay
- Cast : Stephen Tompkinson,Jason Watkins,Caroline Catz,David Troughton,June Watson,Lisa Millett,Judy Flynn,Wayne Foskett,Jennifer Hennessy,Neil Boorman,Malcolm Raeburn,Andrea Mason,Ewan Hooper,Jeanne Hepple,Bill Rodgers,Richard Standing,Ruth Mitchell,Bobby Knutt,Brian Southwood,Ryan Sampson,Luke Gell,Helen Atkins,Chris Brailsford,Roger Brierley,Tom Chadbon,Brendan Charleson,Deirdre Doone,Hazel Douglas,Stephanie Fend,Dave Hill,Simon Molloy,Paul Opacic,Andrew Readman,Irene Skillington,Robert Stone,Kate Wood
Cast
Don Hale
Stephen Downing
Wendy Sewell
Ray Downing
Nita Downing
Christine Downing
Kath Hale
David Sewell
Jackie Dunn
Ron Duggins
Adrian Duggins
Lesley Shooter
Charles Hale
Doreen Hale
Reg Ollerenshaw
Roy Eyre
Christine Smith
Ernie Charlesworth
Eric Clough
Marcus Edwards
Stephen Downing, aged 17
Amanda Hatfield
Chief Constable Wood
Lord Pill
Ed Fitzgerald QC
Prison Officer
Mrs Justice Hallett
Mrs Hallam
Heidi Warrington
Norman Taylor
Julian Bevan
Detective
Det Supt Stokes
Madge Crawshaw
Minder
Social Worker
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Facts
Original TitleIn Denial of Murder
Status Released
Release Information
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2004-02-29
Original Language
Runtime 02h 00m
Genres
- Crime
