Let Him Have It
Peter Medak1991-10-04
The shocking story of an unbelievable miscarriage of justice.
6.66
115 min
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 films. Chris and Derek's friendship leads to their involvement in the true case which would forever shake England's belief in capital punishment.
Cast
| Name | Character | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Christopher Eccleston | Derek Bentley | Goutbreak |
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Paul Reynolds | Christopher Craig | Unowned |
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Tom Courtenay | William Bentley | Unowned |
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Eileen Atkins | Lilian Bentley | Unowned |
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Iain Cuthbertson | Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe | Unowned |
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Tom Bell | Fairfax | Unowned |
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Clive Revill | Pierrepoint | Unowned |
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Serena Scott Thomas | Stella | Unowned |
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Clare Holman | Iris Bentley | Unowned |
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Mark McGann | Niven Craig | Unowned |
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Bert Tyler-Moore | Vincent Montgomery | Unowned |
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Jack Deam | Terry Stringer | Unowned |
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Linda Bassett | Mrs. Miles | Unowned |
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Karl Johnson | Parris | Unowned |
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James Villiers | Cassels | Unowned |
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Michael Gough | Lord Goddard | Unowned |
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Bill Dean | Foreman of the Jury | Unowned |
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Edward Hardwicke | Approved School Principal | Unowned |
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Charlie Creed-Miles | Second Boy in School | Unowned |
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Walter Sparrow | Nightwatchman | Unowned |
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Murray Melvin | Secondary School Teacher | Unowned |
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Peter Jonfield | Butcher | Unowned |
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Rudolph Walker | West Indian Driver | Unowned |
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Peter Eyre | Humphries | Unowned |
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Ronald Fraser | Niven's Judge | Unowned |
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Francis Hope | Big Cecil | Unowned |
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Vernon Dobtcheff | Clerk of Court | Unowned |
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Norman Rossington | Postman | Unowned |
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Terence Skelton | MP | Unowned |
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Denny Kirk | Mr Craig | Unowned |
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Lottie Ward | Mrs Craig | Unowned |
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Niven Boyd | PC McDonald | Unowned |
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Robert Morgan | PC Miles | Unowned |
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Steve Nicolson | PC Harrison | Unowned |
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Michael Elphick | Prison Officer Jack | Unowned |
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Jeremy Sinden | Soames, Daily Telegraph | Unowned |
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Gary Everett | Reporter | Unowned |
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Geoffrey Drew | Prison Chaplain | Unowned |
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Viv Warentz | Petition Woman | Unowned |
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James Bowers | Police Officer | Unowned |
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Joan Heal | Woman in Butcher's Shop | Unowned |
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George Christopher Wilson | Young Man in Cafe | Unowned |
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William Waghorn | Police Desk Sgt | Unowned |