Cherished is a 2005 British film based on the wrongful conviction of Angela Cannings for the deaths of her three children. It was a joint production by BBC's drama and current affairs wings.[1]
Cherished | |
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Genre | True crime |
Written by | Gwyneth Hughes |
Directed by | Robin Shepperd |
Starring | Sarah Lancashire Timothy Spall Jake Nightingale Alison Lomas Emma Cunniffe James Barriscale Ian McNeice |
Composer | Mark Russell |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Executive producers | Susan Hogg Simon Lewis |
Producer | Polly Hill |
Cinematography | Daf Hobson |
Editor | Liz Webber |
Running time | 90 minutes[1] |
Production company | BBC Drama Group |
Original release | |
Network | BBC One |
Release | 22 February 2005 |
Synopsis
The film is based on the sentencing of Angela Cannings to a life in prison for the death of her three children.
Cast
- Sarah Lancashire as Angela Cannings
- Timothy Spall as Terry Cannings
- Jake Nightingale as DS Rob Findlay
- Alison Lomas as WDC Jill Dawson
- Emma Cunniffe as Claire Connolly
- James Barriscale as Tom Sedley
- Ian McNeice as Bill Bache
- Julian Rivett as DS Matt Johnson
- Steve Chaplin as Steven Cannings
- Marion Bailey as Marion Harding
- Ronald Pickup as as Sir Roy Meadow
- Maggie Ollerenshaw as Mary Barry
- Mark Tandy as Mr. Dunkels QC
- Stephen Boxer as Professor Patton
- Amber Wollen as Jade Cannings (Aged 3—5)
- Kizzie Hopkinson as Jade Cannings (Aged 5—7)
- Lorna Fitzgerald as Jade Cannings (Aged 7—9)
References
- ^ a b "BBC to film story of Angela Cannings | Independent on Sunday, The | Find Articles at BNET". The Independent. 1 August 2004. Retrieved 7 July 2008. [dead link ]
External links
- "Cherished - Movie (2005)". LocateTV. Retrieved 29 June 2008.
- Cherished at IMDb