Episode #1.2 (1 Jul. 2008)

Charged with the murder of the girl he slept with, Ben is remanded in custody to await his trial. He is a fragile boy in a very brutal world. Fortunately he is sharing a cell with kindly ... See full summary »

Director:

Otto Bathurst

Writer:

Peter Moffat

Stars:

Ben Whishaw, Pete Postlethwaite, Bill Paterson

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Ben Whishaw	...	Ben Coulter
Pete Postlethwaite	...	Hooch
Bill Paterson	...	Harry Box
Con O'Neill	...	Ralph Stone
David Harewood	...	Freddie Graham
Nicholas Farrell	...	Painter
Juliet Aubrey	...	Mary Coulter
Charlie Creed-Miles	...	Simon Ticehurst
Vineeta Rishi	...	Frances Kapoor
David Westhead	...	Barry Coulter
Joe Dixon	...	Robert Lloyd
Jaye Griffiths	...	Helen Marlowe
John Hodgkinson	...	Rogers
Ian Peck	...	Milroy
Richenda Carey	...	Judge Ira

Storyline

Charged with the murder of the girl he slept with, Ben is remanded in custody to await his trial. He is a fragile boy in a very brutal world. Fortunately he is sharing a cell with kindly old-timer Hooch,who attempts to look out for him, but he is young and pretty and vulnerable and another recent remand, Milroy, exploits him in order to curry favour with the fearsome prison 'daddy', Freddie Graham.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 July 2008 (UK)

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

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