About In Denial of Murder
- Released on February 29, 2004
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
Caroline Catz plays Wendy Sewell
David Troughton plays Ray Downing
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
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
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
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
- 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