Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman

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

7.1
20051h 38m

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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

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Timothy Spall

Albert Pierrepoint

Photo of Juliet Stevenson

Juliet Stevenson

Annie Pierrepoint

Photo of Mary Stockley

Mary Stockley

Ruth Ellis

Photo of Lizzie Hopley

Lizzie Hopley

Dorothea Waddingham

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Joyia Fitch

Elizabeth Volkenrath

Photo of Ann Bell

Ann Bell

Violet Van Der Elst

Photo of Tobias Menzies

Tobias Menzies

Lieutenant Llewelyn

Photo of Eddie Marsan

Eddie Marsan

James 'Tish' Corbitt

Photo of Nicholas Blane

Nicholas Blane

Governor of Strangeways

Photo of Clive Brunt

Clive Brunt

Warder at Strangeways

Photo of Cavan Clerkin

Cavan Clerkin

George Cooper

Photo of Claire Keelan

Claire Keelan

Jessie Kelly

Photo of Bernard Kay

Bernard Kay

Uncle Tom

Photo of Maggie Ollerenshaw

Maggie Ollerenshaw

Mary Pierrepoint

Photo of Tim Woodward

Tim Woodward

Governor of Holloway

Photo of Clive Francis

Clive Francis

Field Marshall Montgomery

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