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.
Derek Bentley
Christopher Craig
William Bentley
Lilian Bentley
Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe
Fairfax
Pierrepoint
Stella
Iris Bentley
Niven Craig
Vincent Montgomery
Terry Stringer
Mrs. Miles
Parris
Cassels
Lord Goddard
Foreman of the Jury
Approved School Principal
Second Boy in School
Nightwatchman
Secondary School Teacher
Butcher
West Indian Driver
Humphries
Niven's Judge
Big Cecil
Clerk of Court
Postman
MP
Mr Craig
Mrs Craig
PC McDonald
PC Miles
PC Harrison
Prison Officer Jack
Soames, Daily Telegraph
Reporter
Prison Chaplain
Petition Woman
Police Officer
Woman in Butcher's Shop
Young Man in Cafe
Police Desk Sgt
