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.

Drama

Christopher Eccleston, Paul Reynolds, Tom Courtenay, Eileen Atkins, Iain Cuthbertson, Tom Bell