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Accused: Helen's Story

Accused (2010)

Crime | UK

Director: Richard Laxton

BBC1 | Tuesday, 6 March 2012 | 01:50

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Tuesday, 6 March 2012 01:50

Tuesday, 30 November 2010 21:30

Monday, 29 November 2010 20:00

SEASON: 1

EPISODE: 3 - Helen's Story

SYNOPSIS

Teacher Helen Ryland (Juliet Stevenson) is distraught to discover her only son has been killed during his first day of work at a local factory. While her husband Frank (Peter Capaldi) is consumed by grief, she sets out to discover how the accident happened. However, when questioning of a witness and the facility's owner proves fruitless, and the process of getting someone to accept responsibility drags on, she resorts to desperate measures. Jimmy McGovern and Alice Nutter's legal drama, also starring Alfie Allen, Tina O'Brien and Peter Wight.

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Editor: Ranka Horvat

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