A mother's life destroyed by bad science — and the fight to prove her innocence.
A drama based on the true story of Angela Cannings, who was wrongly convicted of killing two of her children, on the basis of "expert witness" evidence about Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (Cot Death Syndrome) which has since been discredited.
Acting
Sarah Lancashire's restrained devastation — every tremor earned.
Writing
Turns courtroom procedure into unbearable personal horror.
Director
Robin Sheppard
Timothy Spall
Terry Cannings
Sarah Lancashire
Angela Cannings
James Barriscale
Tom Sedley
Ian McNeice
Bill Bache
Marion Bailey
Marion Harding
Ronald Pickup
Professor Sir Roy Meadow
Maggie Ollerenshaw
Mary Barry
Mark Tandy
Mr. Dunkels QC
Stephen Boxer
Professor Patton
Harvey Virdi
Woman Doctor
Oliver Ford Davies
Lord Justice Judge
Kerri McLean
Young Lifer
John Vine
Dr. Redding
Lorna Fitzgerald
Jade Cannings
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Sir Roy Meadow's 'Meadow's Law' statistic that 'one cot death is a tragedy, two is suspicious, three is murder' was later discredited and contributed to multiple wrongful convictions.
This case helped expose flaws in UK family courts and led to the 2003 Criminal Cases Review Commission overturning several convictions based on Meadow's testimony.
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