Let Him Have It DVD
Based on real life events; two teenagers Derek Bentley (Christopher Eccleston) and Chris Craig are surprised when their robbery is interrupted by the police.
Bentley, an epilepsy suffer with the mental age of 11 is arrested on the scene almost immediately, but Craig, a gun-toting hoodlum refuses to give up his weapon.
Bentley shouts out to his friend to 'Let Him Have It!', causing Craig to fire at the officers changing him; injuring one officer and killing another.
Both boys now face the death penalty. But did Bentley mean shoot the policeman or hand over the gun?
On 28 January, 1953, Derek Bentley was hanged for murder at Wandsworth Prison.
The verdict and the sentence passed upon the young Derek Bentley proved to be as controversial as the crime.
Both the verdict and the sentence were subsequently quashed, triggering much debate about Capital Punishment.
The words on Bentley’s gravestone say: Derek William Bentley A victim of British justice? This is the story of the case that shocked the nation.
Let Him Have It is released 9th August