Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman (2005)

"1940's England. When the world needed a hero, he gave them what they wanted. But history can be cruel."

7.1 December 7, 2005 1h 38m Released
DramaHistory

Following in his father's footsteps, Albert Pierrepoint becomes one of Britain's most prolific executioners, hiding his identity as a grocery deliveryman. But when his ambition to be the best inadvertently exposes his gruesome secret, he becomes a minor celebrity & faces a public outcry against the practice of hanging. Based on true events.

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Cast

  • Timothy Spall

    Timothy Spall

    Albert Pierrepoint

  • Juliet Stevenson

    Juliet Stevenson

    Annie Pierrepoint

  • Mary Stockley

    Mary Stockley

    Ruth Ellis

  • Lizzie Hopley

    Lizzie Hopley

    Dorothea Waddingham

  • Joyia Fitch

    Joyia Fitch

    Elizabeth Volkenrath

  • Sheyla Shehovich

    Sheyla Shehovich

    Irma Grese

  • Simon Armstrong

    Simon Armstrong

    Minister

  • Ann Bell

    Ann Bell

    Violet Van Der Elst

  • Tobias Menzies

    Tobias Menzies

    Lieutenant Llewelyn

  • Eddie Marsan

    Eddie Marsan

    James 'Tish' Corbitt

  • Nicholas Blane

    Nicholas Blane

    Governor of Strangeways

  • Clive Brunt

    Clive Brunt

    Warder at Strangeways

  • Cavan Clerkin

    Cavan Clerkin

    George Cooper

  • James Corden

    James Corden

    Kirky

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