Synopsis
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 movies. Chris and Derek's friendship leads to their involvement in the case which would forever shake the United Kingdom's belief in capital punishment.
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Cast
Christopher Eccleston as Derek Bentley
Paul Reynolds as Christopher Craig
Tom Courtenay as William Bentley
Eileen Atkins as Lilian Bentley
Iain Cuthbertson as Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe