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.
Directed by: Adrian Shergold
Cast: Timothy Spall, Juliet Stevenson, Mary Stockley, Lizzie Hopley, Joyia Fitch, Sheyla Shehovich, Simon Armstrong, Ann Bell, Tobias Menzies, Eddie Marsan, Nicholas Blane, Clive Brunt
Genres: Biography, Crime, Drama, History
Rating: 7.2/10