Let Him Have It (1991)

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.

Cast (43)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

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

B

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

Murray Melvin

Secondary School Teacher

Peter Jonfield

Butcher

Rudolph Walker

West Indian Driver

Peter Eyre

Humphries

Ronald Fraser

Niven's Judge

F

Francis Hope

Big Cecil

Vernon Dobtcheff

Clerk of Court

Norman Rossington

Postman

T

Terence Skelton

MP

D

Denny Kirk

Mr Craig

L

Lottie Ward

Mrs Craig

N

Niven Boyd

PC McDonald

Robert Morgan

PC Miles

Steve Nicolson

PC Harrison

Michael Elphick

Prison Officer Jack

Jeremy Sinden

Soames, Daily Telegraph

G

Gary Everett

Reporter

G

Geoffrey Drew

Prison Chaplain

V

Viv Warentz

Petition Woman

J

James Bowers

Police Officer

J

Joan Heal

Woman in Butcher's Shop

G

George Christopher Wilson

Young Man in Cafe

W

William Waghorn

Police Desk Sgt

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