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Death of a Son (DVD) (*)

$20.99

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
French ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
94 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
Remastered

Movie filmed in 1989 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Ross Devenish

Written By:
Tony Marchant

Actors:
Lynn Redgrave ..... Pauline Williams
Malcolm Storry ..... Ray Williams
Jay Simpson ..... John Williams
Mark Anstee ..... Paul Williams
Ross Boatman ..... Gary Austin
Frederick Treves ..... Dr. Patrick Toseland
Julian Curry ..... Professor Ray Spector
Dave Hill ..... Detective Inspector Sid Roscoe
Glyn Pritchard ..... Rob
Richard Heffer ..... Detective Sergeant Martin McClure
Jerome Willis ..... First DPP Official
John Quentin ..... Second DPP Official
Oliver Ford Davies ..... Prosecuting Counsel
Nigel Cooke ..... Defence Councel
Richard Moore ..... Judge

Synopsis:

Death of a Son opened the fifth season of Screen Two productions on Sunday, January 8th 1989, and starred the late Oscar-nominated and award winning actress Lynn Redgrave (Georgy Girl, The Virgin Soldiers), and Malcolm Storry (Firefox, Under Suspicion) as Pauline and Ray Williams. In 1986 Pauline Williams, a Luton housewife, became the first person in Britain ever to bring a successful private prosecution for manslaughter. The story begain in 1982 when John Williams, Pauline and Rays 19 year old son, died from an overdose of the drug Palfium. In spite of the inquest jurys verdict of unlawful killing, the Director of Public Prosecutions ruled that charges were not to be brought against the drug dealer who injected John with the fatal overdose. Both Pauline and Ray found this ruling impossible to accept, and so began a remarkable individual battle. Death of a Son is the powerful and moving stroy of what happened to the Williams family; of how Pauline took on the full weight of the British medical and legal establishment - and won. For after three years of campaigning and studying, Pauline finally proved to the DPP that there was a case of manslaughter to answer.

In 1986 Pauline Williams, a Luton housewife became the first person in Britain ever to bring a successful private prosecution for manslaughter. The story began in 1982 when John Williams, Pauline and Ray s 19 year old son, died from an overdose of the drug Palfium. In spite of the inquest jury s verdict of unlawful killing, the Director of Public Prosecutions ruled that charges were not to be brought against the drug dealer who injected John with the fatal overdose. Both Pauline and Ray found this ruling impossible to accept, and so began a remarkable individual battle. Death of a Son is the powerful and moving story of what happened to the Williams family; of how Pauline took on the full weight of the British medical and legal establishment and won. For after three years of campaigning and studying, Pauline finally proved to the DPP that there was a case of manslaughter to answer. In her portrayal of Pauline, Lynn Redgrave gave one of her most powerful and moving performances ever, for which viewers voted her BBC TV Actress of the Year, 1989.

Screen Two-produced drama from the BBC focusing on the trial that followed the death of 19-year-old John Williams (Jay Simpson). In 1982 John was given a lethal overdose of Palfium, injected by a drug dealer. When the Director of Public Prosecutions decided that the drug dealer was not to be charged with unlawful killing, John's parents, Pauline (Lynn Redgrave) and Ray (Malcolm Storry), became determined to fight for justice in a private prosecution for manslaughter.

This product was added to our catalog on Saturday 13 June, 2015.