Let Him Have It

Peter Medak
1991-10-04

The shocking story of an unbelievable miscarriage of justice.
6.6
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
Christopher Eccleston Derek Bentley Goutbreak
Paul Reynolds Christopher Craig Unowned
Tom Courtenay William Bentley Unowned
Eileen Atkins Lilian Bentley Unowned
Iain Cuthbertson Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe Unowned
Tom Bell Fairfax Unowned
Clive Revill Pierrepoint Unowned
Serena Scott Thomas Stella Unowned
Clare Holman Iris Bentley Unowned
Mark McGann Niven Craig Unowned
Bert Tyler-Moore Vincent Montgomery Unowned
Jack Deam Terry Stringer Unowned
Linda Bassett Mrs. Miles Unowned
Karl Johnson Parris Unowned
James Villiers Cassels Unowned
Michael Gough Lord Goddard Unowned
Bill Dean Foreman of the Jury Unowned
Edward Hardwicke Approved School Principal Unowned
Charlie Creed-Miles Second Boy in School Unowned
Walter Sparrow Nightwatchman Unowned
Murray Melvin Secondary School Teacher Unowned
Peter Jonfield Butcher Unowned
Rudolph Walker West Indian Driver Unowned
Peter Eyre Humphries Unowned
Ronald Fraser Niven's Judge Unowned
Francis Hope Big Cecil Unowned
Vernon Dobtcheff Clerk of Court Unowned
Norman Rossington Postman Unowned
Terence Skelton MP Unowned
Denny Kirk Mr Craig Unowned
Lottie Ward Mrs Craig Unowned
Niven Boyd PC McDonald Unowned
Robert Morgan PC Miles Unowned
Steve Nicolson PC Harrison Unowned
Michael Elphick Prison Officer Jack Unowned
Jeremy Sinden Soames, Daily Telegraph Unowned
Gary Everett Reporter Unowned
Geoffrey Drew Prison Chaplain Unowned
Viv Warentz Petition Woman Unowned
James Bowers Police Officer Unowned
Joan Heal Woman in Butcher's Shop Unowned
George Christopher Wilson Young Man in Cafe Unowned