Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman

Plot Summary

Following in his father's footsteps, Albert Pierrepoint becomes one of Britain's most prolific executioners, hiding his identity as a grocery deliveryman. But when his ambition to be the best inadvertently exposes his gruesome secret, he becomes a minor celebrity & faces a public outcry against the practice of hanging. Based on true events.

Top Cast

Timothy Spall Albert Pierrepoint

Juliet Stevenson Annie Pierrepoint

Mary Stockley Ruth Ellis

Lizzie Hopley Dorothea Waddingham

Joyia Fitch Elizabeth Volkenrath