''Killed by My Debt'' is a 2018

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based on the life of Jerome Rogers who died by suicide aged twenty having accrued debts of over £1,000, the debt was pursued by Andrew Maughan of The London Borough of Camden, & Mike Marrs of Marston Holdings Ltd, stemming from two unpaid £65 traffic fines. The film was written by Tahsin Guner who worked closely with the Rogers family. Joseph Bullman was the director.

Background

The film is based on the true story of Jerome Rogers (1995-2016). The practices of real-life organisations

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agency, and

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are depicted.

Cast

* Chance Perdomo as Jerome *

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as the Bailiff *

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as Tracey Rogers *

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as Bentley Duncan *

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as Nat Rogers * Tom Walker as the Controller *

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as Hollie Rogers * Tamara Alexander as Cobra presenter * Owen Brazendale as Honda salesman

Reception

John Dugdale, writing in ''

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'', gave a positive review praising Perdomo's performance but expressed reservations about the inserted videos featuring other debtors. ''

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'' called it 'a tale for our times'. Suzi Feay in the ''

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'' described Perdomo's performance as 'powerfully empathetic' and the drama as being at times 'painful to view'. Concluding, 'only a traffic-warden with a heart of stone could fail to be moved.' At the 2019 BAFTA TV Awards, ''Killed by My Debt'' won Best Single Drama and Chance Perdomo was nominated for a Best Actor award.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, tt8087444
Programme website
Films about suicide 2018 films 2018 drama films BAFTA winners (films) 2018 television films