Against the Law
2017•1h 23m•6.8•Released
DramaHistoryRomanceTV Movie
United Kingdom, March 24, 1954. Ten years before the decriminalization of homosexuality, journalist Peter Wildeblood and his friends Lord Montagu and Michael Pitt-Rivers are convicted and imprisoned for indecency and sodomy.
Director
Fergus O'Brien
Writer
Brian Fillis
Languages
English
Studio
BBC Studios
Cast
Daniel Mays
Peter Wildeblood
Richard Gadd
Eddie McNally
Mark Gatiss
Dr. Landers
Charlie Creed-Miles
Superintendent Jones
Richard Dillane
Prosecutor Roberts
Paul Keating
Fanny
Mark Edel-Hunt
Edward Montagu
David Robb
Lord Wolfenden
Josh Collins
Michael Pitt-Rivers
Daniel Betts
Defense Rawlinson
Timothy Watson
Clerk of Assize
Barney White
Dan Starling
James Gaddas
Governor Cockayne
Claire Bond
Iris
Matthew Canny
John Reynolds
Production
Company
BBC Studios
Company
The Wellcome Trust
Producer
Scott Bassett
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