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.

• Film Trustees Ltd.
• British Screen Productions
• Christopher Eccleston
• Paul Reynolds
• Tom Courtenay
• Eileen Atkins
• Iain Cuthbertson
• Tom Bell
• Clive Revill
• Serena Scott Thomas