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.
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In Denial of Murder Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Stephen Tompkinson
He was 38, now 59 years old
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as Don Hale |
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June Watson
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as Nita Downing |
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David Troughton
He was 53, now 74 years old
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as Ray Downing |
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Dave Hill
He was 57, now 78 years old
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as Norman Taylor |
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Lisa Millett
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as Christine Downing |
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Jennifer Hennessy
She was 34, now 54 years old
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as Jackie Dunn |
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Tom Chadbon
He was 58, now 78 years old
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as Ed Fitzgerald QC |
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Roger Brierley
He was 68, 70 years old when he died
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as Lord Pill |
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Caroline Catz
She was 34, now 55 years old
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as Wendy Sewell |
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Ewan Hooper
He was 68, now 89 years old
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as Charles Hale |
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Brian Southwood
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as Eric Clough |
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Paul Opacic
He was 38, now 58 years old
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as Detective |
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Hazel Douglas
She was 80, 92 years old when she died
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as Mrs Hallam |
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Bill Rodgers
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as Reg Ollerenshaw |
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Jason Watkins
He was 37, now 58 years old
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as Stephen Downing |
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Ryan Sampson
He was 18, now 39 years old
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as Marcus Edwards |
In Denial of Murder Crew
