Against the Law

Against the Law

Against the Law

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Against the Law

2017

1h 23m

6.8(26 votes)

Drama

History

Romance

TV Movie

Overview

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.

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BBC Studios

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Daniel Mays

Daniel Mays

Peter Wildeblood

Richard Gadd

Richard Gadd

Eddie McNally

Mark Gatiss

Mark Gatiss

Dr. Landers

Charlie Creed-Miles

Charlie Creed-Miles

Superintendent Jones

Richard Dillane

Richard Dillane

Prosecutor Roberts

Paul Keating

Paul Keating

Fanny

Mark Edel-Hunt

Edward Montagu

David Robb

David Robb

Lord Wolfenden

Josh Collins

Michael Pitt-Rivers

Daniel Betts

Daniel Betts

Defense Rawlinson

Creative team

Directed by: Fergus O'Brien
Written by: Brian Fillis
Produced by: Scott Bassett

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