Cast of
In Denial of Murder

About In Denial of Murder

  • Released on February 29, 2004
  • Crime

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.

Full Cast of In Denial of Murder

Stephen Tompkinson
plays Don Hale

Jason Watkins
plays Stephen Downing

Jason Watkins as Stephen Downing

Jason Watkins is an English stage, film and television actor. He played the lead role in the two-part drama The Lost ...

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Caroline Catz
plays Wendy Sewell

Caroline Catz as Wendy Sewell

Caroline Catz (born 19 October 1969) is an English film, television, theatre and radio actress, best known for her ro...

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David Troughton
plays Ray Downing

David Troughton as Ray Downing

David Troughton was born on June 9, 1950 and is currently 74 years old.

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June Watson
plays Nita Downing

Lisa Millett
plays Christine Downing

Judy Flynn
plays Kath Hale

Wayne Foskett
plays David Sewell

Jennifer Hennessy
plays Jackie Dunn

Jennifer Hennessy as Jackie Dunn

Jennifer Hennessy was born on January 1, 1970 and is currently 54 years old.

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Neil Boorman
plays Ron Duggins

Malcolm Raeburn
plays Adrian Duggins

Andrea Mason
plays Lesley Shooter

Ewan Hooper
plays Charles Hale

Jeanne Hepple
plays Doreen Hale

Bill Rodgers
plays Reg Ollerenshaw

Richard Standing
plays Roy Eyre

Ruth Mitchell
plays Christine Smith

Bobby Knutt
plays Ernie Charlesworth

Brian Southwood
plays Eric Clough

Ryan Sampson
plays Marcus Edwards

Ryan Sampson as Marcus Edwards

Ryan Sampson was born on November 28, 1985 and is currently 38 years old.

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Luke Gell
plays Stephen Downing, aged 17

Helen Atkins
plays Amanda Hatfield

Chris Brailsford
plays Chief Constable Wood

Roger Brierley
plays Lord Pill

Tom Chadbon
plays Ed Fitzgerald QC

Tom Chadbon as Ed Fitzgerald QC

Tom Chadbon was born on February 27, 1946 and is currently 78 years old.

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Brendan Charleson
plays Prison Officer

Deirdre Doone
plays Mrs Justice Hallett

Hazel Douglas
plays Mrs Hallam

Stephanie Fend
plays Heidi Warrington

Dave Hill
plays Norman Taylor

Simon Molloy
plays Julian Bevan

Paul Opacic
plays Detective

Andrew Readman
plays Det Supt Stokes

Irene Skillington
plays Madge Crawshaw

Robert Stone
plays Minder

Kate Wood
plays Social Worker