Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman 18 years old

1940's England. When the world needed a hero, he gave them what they wanted. But history can be cruel.

Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman

Following in his father's footsteps, Albert Pierrepoint becomes one of Britain's most prolific executioners, hiding his identity as a grocery deliveryman. But when his ambition to be the best inadvertently exposes his gruesome secret, he becomes a minor celebrity & faces a public outcry against the practice of hanging. Based on true events.

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Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman Cast

Name Character
Mary Jo Randle She was 51, now 69 years old as Mrs Corbett
James Corden He was 27, now 45 years old as Kirky
Tobias Menzies He was 32, now 50 years old as Lt. Llewelyn
Tobias Menzies He was 32, now 50 years old as Lieutenant Llewelyn
Eddie Marsan He was 37, now 55 years old as James 'Tish' Corbitt
Timothy Spall He was 49, now 67 years old as Albert Pierrepoint
Juliet Stevenson She was 49, now 67 years old as Annie Pierrepoint
Christopher Fulford He was 51, now 69 years old as Sykes
Clive Francis He was 59, now 77 years old as Field Marshall Montgomery
Nicholas Blane He was 6, now 24 years old as Governor of Strangeways
Claire Keelan She was 31, now 49 years old as Jessie Kelly
Mary Stockley as Ruth Ellis
Tim Woodward He was 52, now 71 years old as Governor of Holloway
Ann Bell She was 65, now 83 years old as Violet Van Der Elst
Kate Rutter as Eileen
Keiran Flynn as Neville
Robin Soans He was 59, now 77 years old as Governor Paton-Walsh
Sheyla Shehovich as Irma Grese
Neil Fitzmaurice He was 36, now 54 years old as Cliff the Scouser
Lizzie Hopley as Dorothea Waddingham
Bernard Kay He was 78, 86 years old when he died as Uncle Tom
Simon Armstrong He was 5, now 24 years old as Minister

Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman Crew

Name Department
Mary-Jane Reyner as Costume Design. Costume & Make-Up
Danny Cohen as Director of Photography. He was 43 (56) years old when He died Camera
Adrian Shergold as Director. He was 53 (now 71) years old Directing
Bob Mills as Screenplay. He was 48 (now 66) years old Writing
Jeff Pope as Screenplay. He was 6 (now 24) years old Writing
Martin Phipps as Original Music Composer. He was 37 (now 55) years old Sound
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Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman (18 years)

1940's England. When the world needed a hero, he gave them what they wanted. But history can be cruel.

  • Release day: Wednesday, December 07, 2005
  • Runtime: 98 minutes