Storyline The Case That Won't Die (Season 1, Episode 6)
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The Case That Won't Die (Season 1, Episode 6)

TV Episode | Documentary

The day after hanged man Derek Bentley's sister Iris wins leave to appeal, witnesses reveal that Home Secretary Kenneth Clarke's claim to have spoken to all of them before denying a pardon were at best a gross exaggeration.

Producers

Roger Corke (producer) | Carole Peters (producer)

Editor

Tony Robinson

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Updated Feb 11, 1993

Release date

Feb 11, 1993 (United Kingdom)

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13 cast members

Name	Known for
John Woodvine Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	An American Werewolf in London (1981)
Douglas Barlow Self Self See fewer	Storyline (1993)
Iris Bentley Self Self See fewer	Let Him Have It (1991)
Benedict Birnberg Self - Iris Bentley's Solicitor (as Ben Birnberg) Self - Iris Bentley's Solicitor (as Ben Birnberg) See fewer	Fred Dinenage Murder Casebook (2011)
Tony Blair Self - Shadow Home Secretary (as Tony Blair MP) Self - Shadow Home Secretary (as Tony Blair MP) See fewer	The Simpsons (1989)
Kenneth Clarke Self - Home Secretary (archive footage) (as Kenneth Clarke MP) Self - Home Secretary (archive footage) (as Kenneth Clarke MP) See fewer	The London Programme (1975)
Malcolm Coulthard Self (as Dr Malcolm Coulthard) Self (as Dr Malcolm Coulthard) See fewer	World in Action (1963)
Christopher Craig Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Andrew Morton Self (as Rev. Andrew Morton) Self (as Rev. Andrew Morton) See fewer	Storyline (1993)
Claude Pain Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
John Parris Self - Craig's Barrister Self - Craig's Barrister See fewer	Storyline (1993)
John Tennent Self Self See fewer	Storyline (1993)
Ailsa Thomson Self - Legal Officer, 'Justice' Self - Legal Officer, 'Justice' See fewer	Storyline (1993)