Let Him Have It
Let Him Have It

Let Him Have It

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1991
1h 55m
6.6(46 votes)
Drama

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.

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Cast & Crew

43 members
Acting

Christopher Eccleston

Derek Bentley

Christopher Eccleston
Acting

Paul Reynolds

Christopher Craig

Paul Reynolds
Acting

Tom Courtenay

William Bentley

Tom Courtenay
Acting

Eileen Atkins

Lilian Bentley

Eileen Atkins
Acting

Iain Cuthbertson

Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe

Iain Cuthbertson
Acting

Tom Bell

Fairfax

Tom Bell
Acting

Clive Revill

Pierrepoint

Clive Revill
Acting

Serena Scott Thomas

Stella

Serena Scott Thomas
Acting

Clare Holman

Iris Bentley

Clare Holman
Acting

Mark McGann

Niven Craig

Mark McGann
Creator

Bert Tyler-Moore

Vincent Montgomery

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Acting

Jack Deam

Terry Stringer

Jack Deam
Acting

Linda Bassett

Mrs. Miles

Linda Bassett
Acting

Karl Johnson

Parris

Karl Johnson
Acting

James Villiers

Cassels

James Villiers
Acting

Michael Gough

Lord Goddard

Michael Gough
Acting

Bill Dean

Foreman of the Jury

Bill Dean
Acting

Edward Hardwicke

Approved School Principal

Edward Hardwicke
Acting

Charlie Creed-Miles

Second Boy in School

Charlie Creed-Miles
Acting

Walter Sparrow

Nightwatchman

Walter Sparrow
Acting

Murray Melvin

Secondary School Teacher

Murray Melvin
Acting

Peter Jonfield

Butcher

Peter Jonfield
Acting

Rudolph Walker

West Indian Driver

Rudolph Walker
Acting

Peter Eyre

Humphries

Peter Eyre
Acting

Ronald Fraser

Niven's Judge

Ronald Fraser
Acting

Francis Hope

Big Cecil

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Acting

Vernon Dobtcheff

Clerk of Court

Vernon Dobtcheff
Acting

Norman Rossington

Postman

Norman Rossington
Acting

Terence Skelton

MP

No Image
Acting

Denny Kirk

Mr Craig

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Acting

Lottie Ward

Mrs Craig

No Image
Acting

Niven Boyd

PC McDonald

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Robert Morgan

PC Miles

Robert Morgan
Acting

Steve Nicolson

PC Harrison

Steve Nicolson
Acting

Michael Elphick

Prison Officer Jack

Michael Elphick
Acting

Jeremy Sinden

Soames, Daily Telegraph

Jeremy Sinden
Acting

Gary Everett

Reporter

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Geoffrey Drew

Prison Chaplain

No Image
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Viv Warentz

Petition Woman

No Image
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James Bowers

Police Officer

No Image
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Joan Heal

Woman in Butcher's Shop

No Image
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George Christopher Wilson

Young Man in Cafe

No Image
Acting

William Waghorn

Police Desk Sgt

No Image

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