A unique BBC TV documentary about the campaign by investigative journalist Don Hale to help quash the conviction of Stephen Downing, who was jailed in Sept 1973 for a brutal murder he did not commit, the Bakewell cemetery murder of Wendy Sewell. Stephen spent over 27 years in prison before a 6-year campaign by the editor of his local newspaper, the Matlock Mercury, fought to clear his name.
This is the exclusive BBC Midlands Report by Rachel Bowering and Nick Booth covering Stephen's release on bail before finally having his conviction quashed and trying to cope with 'normal' life again. He re-visits the murder scene, finds a job and lives back home with his family. It is a moving and dramatic journey as he tries to adjust back in society. The story was also used as the basis of a BBC TV drama, In Denial of Murder, starring Stephen Tompkinson and Caroline Catz. It was based on Don Hale's best selling book - Town Without Pity - available on: www.donhale.co.uk
Title: Stephen Downing's story - 27 years wrongfully jailed for murder
Published on Nov 5, 2014
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