In Denial of Murder

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

February 29, 2004

Original language

English

Cast

Kate Wood,Andrea Mason,David Troughton,Paul Opacic,Ewan Hooper,Neil Boorman,Helen Atkins,Brendan Charleson,Malcolm Raeburn,Stephen Tompkinsonand 26 more

Director

David Richards

Writer

Neil McKay

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0381272