Broken (9 Sep. 2010)

Five-year-old Connor Reid is strangled and security cameras show the two little girls who baby-sit him, Paige and prostitute's daughter Rose, take him into the empty flat where his corpse ... See full summary »

Director:

Andy Goddard

Writers:

Dick Wolf, Emilia di Girolamo (teleplay),

Stars:

Bradley Walsh, Jamie Bamber, Harriet Walter

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Bradley Walsh	...	Ronnie Brooks
Jamie Bamber	...	Matt Devlin
Harriet Walter	...	Natalie Chandler
Ben Daniels	...	James Steel
Freema Agyeman	...	Alesha Phillips
Bill Paterson	...	George Castle
Deborah Findlay	...	Kim Sharkey
Lorraine Stanley	...	Julie Reid
Graham Butler	...	Policeman
Nicola Sanderson	...	Joy Ackroyd
Annie Cull	...	Paige Ward
Bradley Ford	...	Liam Reid
Ricky Champ	...	Rob Denton
Romy Irving	...	Rose Shaw
Hannah Storey	...	Tina Ward

Storyline

Five-year-old Connor Reid is strangled and security cameras show the two little girls who baby-sit him, Paige and prostitute's daughter Rose, take him into the empty flat where his corpse was found. In interview Paige breaks down and names Rose as the killer, though, in court, Rose's brief Kim Sharkey invites the court to accept Paige as the guilty party and forensics seem to implicate her as the murderess. Then Alesha finds evidence to nail Rose as the killer and the prosecution, pleading the girl's abusive upbringing as grounds for diminished responsibility, seek psychiatric care for her. However Sharkey, after professional glory, wants an all-or-nothing verdict. James puts Rose's vile mother in the witness box to prove the prosecution point and save Rose from a murder charge.

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Plot Keywords:

girl | crown prosecution service | prostitute | murder | london metropolitan police | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Details

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 September 2010 (UK)

Filming Locations:

Central Criminal Courts, Old Bailey, London, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Wolf Films, NBC Universal Television, Kudos Film and Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

46 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

George Castle: [about the Director of Public Prosecutions] God, I swear that woman was put on this earth just to irritate my duodenum. Now, whatever it takes, you guarantee that that jury find on manslaughter - diminished responsibility and not murder. I want that girl in a hospital, not a prison.
James Steel: What about the DPP?
James Steel: Oh, screw the DPP. I answer to Conor's mother on this one.

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Connections

Remake of Law & Order: Killerz (1999)

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