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The Murder Of Stephen Lawrence
''The Murder of Stephen Lawrence'' is a British television true crime drama film, written and directed by Paul Greengrass, that first broadcast on ITV on 18 February 1999. It won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Single Drama. The film, based on the murder committed on 22 April 1993, follows Stephen's parents' Doreen and Neville's quest for justice as a gang of racists are tried for their son's murder. Marianne Jean-Baptiste and Hugh Quarshie star as Doreen and Neville, with Leon Black playing Stephen, and Ashley Walters, Millicent Gezi, Joseph Kpobie and Brian Bovell also amongst the main cast. Production The film was first conceived in 1997, with then head of drama at ITV, Nick Elliott, commissioning the project before a script had even been written. Producer Mark Readhead said a key part of the film was to "concentrate on the personal, rather than police, procedures", in order to create a "true story". The film was notable for being actress Jean-Baptiste's first British scree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
True Crime
True crime is a nonfiction literary, podcast, and film genre in which the author examines an actual crime and details the actions of real people associated with and affected by criminal events. The crimes most commonly include murder; about 40 percent focus on tales of serial killers. True crime comes in many forms, such as books, films, podcasts, and television shows. Many works in this genre recount high-profile, sensational crimes such as the JonBenét Ramsey killing, the O. J. Simpson murder case, and the Pamela Smart murder, while others are devoted to more obscure slayings. True crime works can impact the crimes they cover and the audience who consumes it. The genre is often criticized for being insensitive to the victims and their families and is described by some as trash culture. History Zhang Yingyu's ''The Book of Swindles'' () is a late Ming dynasty collection of stories about allegedly true cases of fraud. Works in the related Chinese genre of court case fict ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duwayne Brooks
Duwayne Lloyd Anthony Brooks (born 27 September 1974) is a former councillor in the London Borough of Lewisham. He was a friend of Stephen Lawrence and was with him when he was murdered. Early life Brooks was born in Lewisham to Jamaican parents. He grew up in Deptford and attended Blackheath Bluecoat Church of England School in Charlton. In 1991 he went to study engineering at Woolwich College and at Lewisham College a year later. Murder of Stephen Lawrence Brooks was with his friend Stephen Lawrence when he was murdered on 22 April 1993, and experienced severe post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of the attack. He sought damages under the tort of negligence for his treatment by the police in the aftermath of the murder, as a suspect rather than a witness. This claim was rejected on the basis that case precedent, particularly the case of ''Hill v Chief Constable of West Yorkshire'' (1989) had not established that police should owe a duty of care to claimants impacted by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Constable
A constable is a person holding a particular office, most commonly in criminal law enforcement. The office of constable can vary significantly in different jurisdictions. A constable is commonly the rank of an officer within the police. Other people may be granted powers of a constable without holding this title. Etymology Historically, the title comes from the Latin ''comes stabuli'' ( attendant to the stables, literally ''count of the stable'') and originated from the Roman Empire; originally, the constable was the officer responsible for keeping the horses of a lord or monarch.p103, Bruce, Alistair, ''Keepers of the Kingdom'' (Cassell, 2002), Constable Encyclopædia Britannica online The title was imported to the monarchy, monarchies of Middle Ages, medieval Europe, and in many countries developed into a high military rank an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergeant
Sergeant (abbreviated to Sgt. and capitalized when used as a named person's title) is a rank in many uniformed organizations, principally military and policing forces. The alternative spelling, ''serjeant'', is used in The Rifles and other units that draw their heritage from the British light infantry. Its origin is the Latin , 'one who serves', through the French term . The term ''sergeant'' refers to a non-commissioned officer placed above the rank of a corporal, and a police officer immediately below a lieutenant in the US, and below an inspector in the UK. In most armies, the rank of sergeant corresponds to command of a squad (or section). In Commonwealth armies, it is a more senior rank, corresponding roughly to a platoon second-in-command. In the United States Army, sergeant is a more junior rank corresponding to a squad- (12 person) or platoon- (36 person) leader. More senior non-commissioned ranks are often variations on sergeant, for example staff sergeant, gunn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Schaal (actor)
David Schaal is an American-born British actor, director, screenwriter, and comedian. He is best known for his roles as Taffy in the British sitcom ''The Office'' and Terry Cartwright in ''The Inbetweeners''. Career Schaal portrayed the warehouse manager Glynn, Taffy in Ricky Gervais ground breaking mockumentary comedy series ''The Office'' and the popular character Terry Cartwright in the equally ground breaking hit comedy series ''The Inbetweeners''. Schaal’s many television credits include ''Missing'', ''Casualty'', ''The Wrong Door'', '' Beautiful People'', ''Hancock and Joan'', '' Ashes to Ashes'', ''The IT Crowd'', ''Deceit'', ''Doc Martin'', ''Peak Practice'', ''Silent Witness'', '' Hustle, Lead Balloon'', '' Dangerfield'', a cameo in the 2005 series of ''The Basil Brush Show''. More recently, Schaal has appeared in ''Veep'', ''Fearless'', playing Brunsden for a season in ''Hetty Feather'', ''Ghosts'', ''Victoria'' and ''Britannia''. His film credits include ''Ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chief Superintendent
Chief superintendent is a senior rank in police forces, especially in those organised on the United Kingdom, British model. Rank insignia of chief superintendent File:Sa-police-chief-superintendent.png, South Australia Police File:RCMP Chief Superintendent.png, Royal Canadian Mounted Police File:Distintivo Superintendente-Chefe PSP.png, Polícia de Segurança Pública, Portuguese Public Security Police File:Chief Superintendant Epaulette.svg, UK police chief superintendent epaulette Chief superintendent by country Australia In Australia, a chief superintendent is senior to the rank of Superintendent (police), superintendent in all the Australian police forces excepting the Western Australia Police. It is junior to the rank of commander (Victoria Police, South Australia Police) and the rank of Assistant commissioner (police), assistant commissioner (New South Wales Police, Queensland Police). Officers wear the insignia of a crown over two Bath stars (or in the case of the New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Feast
Michael Feast (born 25 November 1946) is an English actor of stage and screen. He was born in Brighton, and trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama. He performed in the original 1968 London production of ''Hair''. He worked several times with John Gielgud, whom he later played in Nicolas de Jongh's biographical play ''Plague Over England''. Feast had a significant role in the acclaimed TV series '' State of Play''. He also played Aeron Greyjoy in the sixth season of the HBO series ''Game of Thrones''. His film credits include roles in ''I Start Counting'' (1970), ''Private Road'' (1971), ''Brother Sun, Sister Moon'' (1972), ''Got It Made'' (1974), ''Hardcore'' (1977), ''The Music Machine'' (1979), '' McVicar'' (1980), ''The Draughtsman's Contract'' (1982), '' The Fool'' (1990), ''Velvet Goldmine'' (1998), ''Prometheus'' (1998), '' The Tribe'' (1998), '' Sleepy Hollow'' (1999), ''Long Time Dead'' (2002), ''Boudica'' (2003), ''Penelope'' (2006), ''The Deaths of Ian Sto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Johnston (police Officer)
Sir William Ian Ridley Johnston Order of the British Empire, CBE Queen's Police Medal, QPM Deputy Lieutenant, DL (born 1945) was the Chief Constable of British Transport Police. He became Chief Constable on 1 May 2001 when he succeeded David Williams Queen's Police Medal, QPM, who had served as Chief Constable for three and a half years. Police career Johnston joined the Metropolitan Police in 1965 and served as Staff Officer to former Metropolitan Police Commissioner, Peter Imbert, Baron Imbert, Peter Imbert. In 1982, he graduated from London School of Economics with a first in Social policy, Social Administration. Having completed the Police Staff College, Bramshill, Senior Command Course at Bramshill, Johnston moved to Kent Police, Kent Constabulary in 1989, where he served as Assistant Chief Constable in charge of first Administration and Supply, and then Operations, before moving back to the Metropolitan Police in 1992 as a Deputy Assistant Commissioner. In 1994, he was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stafford Gordon
Stafford Gordon is a British actor. Gordon has played various character roles in British television series such as Crown Court, Minder, Prime Suspect and The Bill ''The Bill'' is a British police procedural television series, first broadcast on ITV from 16 August 1983 until 31 August 2010. The programme originated from a one-off drama, '' Woodentop'', broadcast in August 1983. The programme focused o .... His longest running role was as Company Sergeant Major Gilby in all three series of Spearhead (1979–1981). External linksStafford Gordonat LocateTV * British male television actors Year of birth missing (living people) Living people {{UK-tv-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Condon, Baron Condon
Paul Leslie Condon, Baron Condon, (born 10 March 1947) is a British retired police officer. He was the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police from 1993 to 2000. Education Condon read Jurisprudence at St Peter's College, Oxford and was made an Honorary Fellow in 1996. Career Policing Paul Condon joined the police in 1967. He became Chief Constable of Kent in 1989 and Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police in 1993 at the age of 45, the youngest person to do so, stepping down in 2000. His tenure as head of the Metropolitan Police Service was marked by the Stephen Lawrence case, which became a major controversy. The subsequent public Macpherson Report found the force to be "institutionally racist" and that the failure to arrest and successfully prosecute those believed guilty brought about many changes in the way the Metropolitan Police investigated murder within the capital. In 1995, Condon attracted controversy and media attention for stating that most muggers are black. Ot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Calder (actor)
David Ian Calder (born 1 August 1946) is an English actor. Life and career Calder was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, and trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. His most high-profile TV roles include Det. Insp. George Resnick in the crime series ''Widows'' and Nathan Spring in the sci-fi drama ''Star Cops''. In 1989, he appeared in the TV adaptation of the David Lodge novel ''Nice Work''. In 2012 he portrayed Captain Edward Smith in the ITV mini-series ''Titanic''. From 2005–06, he took on the role of PC George Dixon in the radio adaptation of the BBC's long running television series ''Dixon of Dock Green''. Other TV credits include: ''Boys from the Blackstuff'', '' The Professionals'', '' Enemy at the Door'', ''Minder'', '' Bergerac'', ''The New Statesman'', '' Between the Lines'', '' Bramwell'', '' Cracker'', ''Dalziel and Pascoe'', '' Heartbeat'', ''Sleepers'', '' Spooks'', ''Midsomer Murders'', '' Hustle'', '' Waking the Dead'', ''Wallis & Edward'', ''A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
