Let Him Have It

Overview

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.

Details

Cast

Christopher Eccleston

Derek Bentley

Paul Reynolds

Christopher Craig

Tom Courtenay

William Bentley

Eileen Atkins

Lilian Bentley

Iain Cuthbertson

Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe

Tom Bell

Fairfax

Clive Revill

Pierrepoint

Serena Scott Thomas

Stella

Clare Holman

Iris Bentley

Mark McGann

Niven Craig

Bert Tyler-Moore

Vincent Montgomery

Jack Deam

Terry Stringer

Linda Bassett

Mrs. Miles

Karl Johnson

Parris

James Villiers

Cassels

Michael Gough

Lord Goddard

Bill Dean

Foreman of the Jury

Edward Hardwicke

Approved School Principal

Charlie Creed-Miles

Second Boy in School

Walter Sparrow

Nightwatchman