Another Life (2001)
A woman is wrongly accused of murdering her husband in Edwardian London. Just before the outbreak of World War I, Edith Graydon married her boyfriend Percy Thomson. He survives the war but theirs is not a happy marriage. She doesn't really love him and he feels it every day. He's also possessive and their daily life is a constant battle. She meets and falls in love with Frederick Bywaters, her sister's one-time boyfriend. They have a long affair and her desperate attempts to get either a formal separation of divorce from her husband falls on deaf ears. They are at their wits end and Bywaters decides to do something about it. On a dark evening when Edith is walking with her husband, Bywaters stabs him to death. Edith is charged with murder along with Bywaters and both are found guilty. She claims her innocence right up until the day they are both executed by hanging in 1923. Based on a true story.
Director: Philip Goodhew
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Natasha Little as Edith Jessie Thompson |
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Nick Moran as Percy Thompson |
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Ioan Gruffudd as Frederick Edward Francis Bywaters |
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Imelda Staunton as Ethel Graydon |
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Tom Wilkinson as Mr. Carlton |
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Rachael Stirling as Avis Graydon |
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Diana Coupland as Mrs. Lester |
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Michael Bertenshaw as William Graydon |
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Daniel Brocklebank as Newnie |
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Elizabeth McKechnie as Mrs. Thompson |
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Judy Clifton as Nora Lester |
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Simon Paris as Sgt. Mew |
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Alex Potter as Young Billy |
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Anton Gregory as Young Harold |
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Rikki Doughty as Young Freddie |
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Juliet Forester as Miss Prior |
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Helen Brampton as Lily Thompson |
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Angela Hart as Nun |
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Karen Powell as Nun |
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Daniel Goode as Kenneth |
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Gyuri Sarossy as Archie |
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Arthur Gerard as Mr Lester |
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Barbara Wilshere as Mr Carlton's Whore |
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Nicholas Hutchison as Dr Maudsley |
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Alan Leith as Inspector Hall |
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Michael Sheard as Mr. Justice Shearman |
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Bruce Purchase as Sir Henry Curtis-Bennett |
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John Tordoff as John Ellis |
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Richard Mayes as Prison Chaplain |
| Writing | Philip Goodhew | Writer |
| Directing | Kim Armitage | Script Supervisor |
| Art | James Merifield | Production Design |
| Lighting | Andy Cole | Rigging Gaffer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tory Wright | Hair Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lisa Shanley | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Production | Angela Hart | Producer |
| Sound | James McConnel | Music |
| Visual Effects | Simon Frame | Visual Effects Producer |
| Editing | Jamie Trevill | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gabrielle Spanswick | Costume Supervisor |
| Art | Gina Cromwell | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Stephanie Collie | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tracey Wells | Key Hair Stylist |
| Production | Caroline Hutchings | Casting |
| Art | Nicola de Fresnes | Art Department Assistant |
| Crew | Caroline Pope | Choreographer |
| Production | Gillian Hawser | Casting |
| Production | Kate Plantin | Casting |
| Art | Paul Ghirardani | Art Direction |
| Directing | Philip Goodhew | Director |
| Camera | Simon Archer | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Alf Tramontin | Steadicam Operator |
| Art | Simon Morrissey | Property Master |
| Production | Chris Craib | Executive Producer |
| Production | Lora Fox Gamble | Producer |
| Production | Alex Harakis | Executive Producer |
| Production | Danny Passi | Executive Producer |
| Production | Fabio Chino Quaradeghini | Executive Producer |
| Production | Gary Smith | Executive Producer |
| Production | Nigel Thomas | Executive Producer |
| Production | Peter Watson-Wood | Producer |
| Sound | Jack Stew | Foley Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lou Burton | Makeup Artist |