Let Him Have It 32 years old

The shocking story of an unbelievable miscarriage of justice.

Let Him Have It

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.

Credits

Let Him Have It Cast

Name Character
Eileen Atkins She was 57, now 89 years old as Lilian Bentley
Christopher Eccleston He was 27, now 60 years old as Derek Bentley
Vernon Dobtcheff He was 57, now 89 years old as Clerk of Court
Edward Hardwicke He was 59, 78 years old when he died as Approved School Principal
Ronald Fraser He was 61, 66 years old when he died as Niven's Judge
Iain Cuthbertson He was 61, 79 years old when he died as Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe
Clive Revill He was 61, now 94 years old as Pierrepoint
Murray Melvin He was 59, now 91 years old as Secondary School Teacher
Charlie Creed-Miles He was 19, now 52 years old as Second Boy in School
Karl Johnson He was 43, now 76 years old as Parris
Steve Nicolson He was 25, now 58 years old as PC Harrison
James Villiers He was 58, 64 years old when he died as Cassels
Peter Eyre He was 49, now 82 years old as Humphries
Serena Scott Thomas She was 30, now 62 years old as Stella
Michael Gough He was 74, 94 years old when he died as Lord Goddard
Norman Rossington He was 62, 70 years old when he died as Postman
Michael Elphick He was 45, 55 years old when he died as Prison Officer Jack
Tom Bell He was 58, 73 years old when he died as Fairfax
Walter Sparrow He was 64, 73 years old when he died as Nightwatchman
Joan Heal as Woman in Butcher's Shop
Jeremy Sinden He was 41, 45 years old when he died as Soames, Daily Telegraph
Jack Deam He was 19, now 52 years old as Terry Stringer
Linda Bassett She was 41, now 74 years old as Mrs. Miles
Tom Courtenay He was 54, now 87 years old as William Bentley
Clare Holman She was 27, now 60 years old as Iris Bentley
Terence Skelton as MP
Mark McGann He was 30, now 62 years old as Niven Craig
Peter Jonfield as Butcher
Rudolph Walker He was 52, now 84 years old as West Indian Driver
Bill Dean He was 70, 78 years old when he died as Foreman of the Jury
James Bowers as Police Officer
Paul Reynolds (actor) He was 21, now 54 years old as Christopher Craig

Let Him Have It Crew

Name Department
Ray Lovejoy as Editor. He was 52 (62) years old when He died Editing
Neal Purvis as Writer. He was 30 (now 62) years old Writing
Robert Wade as Writer. He was 29 (now 62) years old Writing
Lucy Boulting as Casting. Production
Michael Pickwoad as Production Design. Art
Jeremy Thomas as Executive Producer. He was 42 (now 74) years old Production
Oliver Stapleton as Director of Photography. He was 43 (now 76) years old Camera
Peter Medak as Director. He was 53 (now 86) years old Directing
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Let Him Have It (32 years)

The shocking story of an unbelievable miscarriage of justice.

  • Release day: Friday, October 04, 1991
  • Runtime: 115 minutes