Let Him Have It

Let Him Have It

1991

Derek Bentley, a young man with learning difficulties, was hanged in 1953 for a murder committed by his younger accomplice, in a controversial miscarriage of justice that haunted British legal history for decades. Peter Medak's film is a compelling and emotionally charged dramatisation of the case, starring Christopher Eccleston.

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Director

  • Peter Medak

Cast

  • Christopher Eccleston
  • Paul Reynolds
  • Tom Courtenay
  • Eileen Atkins
  • Walter Sparrow
  • Serena Scott Thomas
  • Mark McGann

Filming Locations

  • Falkner Square

    Falkner Square in Liverpool's Georgian quarter was used as a filming location, with Liverpool's period terraced streets standing in for early 1950s south London in the dramatisation of the Derek Bentley case.

  • Liverpool Docks

    Dock 1 between Canada Dock and Huskisson Dock at Liverpool Docks was used as a filming location, with the dockside environment providing a period industrial backdrop for scenes in the film.

  • St. George's Hall

    The courtroom scenes were filmed in the Old Crown Court.