36 minutes that might prove Britain killed an innocent man.
A documentary covering the trials of James Hanratty, perceived to be wrongly accused at the time and one of the final eight people in the UK to be executed before capital punishment was effectively abolished.
Writing
Paul Foot's relentless investigative journalism dismantles the prosecution piece by piece.
Production
Rare archival footage of Hanratty's family fighting for justice posthumously.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Hanratty's case directly influenced the 1965 abolition of capital punishment in Britain; this doc captures the urgent skepticism before DNA complicated everything.
Paul Foot was a legendary investigative journalist for the Daily Mirror; his presence here lends leftist firepower that mainstream true crime docs rarely allow.
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