Let Him Have It 33 years old
The shocking story of an unbelievable miscarriage of justice.
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.
Credits
Let Him Have It Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Eileen Atkins She was 57, now 90 years old | as Lilian Bentley |
| Christopher Eccleston He was 27, now 60 years old | as Derek Bentley |
| Vernon Dobtcheff He was 57, now 90 years old | as Clerk of Court |
| Edward Hardwicke He was 59, 78 years old when he died | as Approved School Principal |
| Ronald Fraser He was 61, 66 years old when he died | as Niven's Judge |
| Iain Cuthbertson He was 61, 79 years old when he died | as Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe |
| Clive Revill He was 61, now 94 years old | as Pierrepoint |
| Murray Melvin He was 59, now 92 years old | as Secondary School Teacher |
| Charlie Creed-Miles He was 19, now 52 years old | as Second Boy in School |
| Karl Johnson He was 43, now 76 years old | as Parris |
| Steve Nicolson He was 25, now 58 years old | as PC Harrison |
| Serena Scott Thomas She was 30, now 63 years old | as Stella |
| James Villiers He was 58, 64 years old when he died | as Cassels |
| Peter Eyre He was 49, now 82 years old | as Humphries |
| Michael Gough He was 74, 94 years old when he died | as Lord Goddard |
| Norman Rossington He was 62, 70 years old when he died | as Postman |
| Tom Bell He was 58, 73 years old when he died | as Fairfax |
| Michael Elphick He was 45, 55 years old when he died | as Prison Officer Jack |
| Walter Sparrow He was 64, 73 years old when he died | as Nightwatchman |
| Joan Heal | as Woman in Butcher's Shop |
| Jeremy Sinden He was 41, 45 years old when he died | as Soames, Daily Telegraph |
| Jack Deam He was 19, now 52 years old | as Terry Stringer |
| Linda Bassett She was 41, now 74 years old | as Mrs. Miles |
| Tom Courtenay He was 54, now 87 years old | as William Bentley |
| Clare Holman She was 27, now 60 years old | as Iris Bentley |
| James Bowers | as Police Officer |
| Mark McGann He was 30, now 63 years old | as Niven Craig |
| Terence Skelton | as MP |
| Peter Jonfield | as Butcher |
| Rudolph Walker He was 52, now 85 years old | as West Indian Driver |
| Bill Dean He was 70, 78 years old when he died | as Foreman of the Jury |
| Paul Reynolds (actor) He was 21, now 54 years old | as Christopher Craig |
Let Him Have It Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Ray Lovejoy as Editor. He was 52 (62) years old when He died | Editing |
| Neal Purvis as Writer. He was 30 (now 63) years old | Writing |
| Robert Wade as Writer. He was 29 (now 62) years old | Writing |
| Lucy Boulting as Casting. | Production |
| Michael Pickwoad as Production Design. | Art |
| Jeremy Thomas as Executive Producer. He was 42 (now 75) years old | Production |
| Oliver Stapleton as Director of Photography. He was 43 (now 76) years old | Camera |
| Peter Medak as Director. He was 53 (now 86) years old | Directing |
Let Him Have It (33 years)
The shocking story of an unbelievable miscarriage of justice.
- Release day: Friday, October 04, 1991
- Runtime: 115 minutes