| Actor |
Film/TV show |
Year |
Country |
Type |
Notes
|
| Law and crime
|
| Lord Chief Justices of England
|
| Sir William Gascoigne
|
| Geoffrey Bayldon |
An Age of Kings |
1960 |
UK |
TV series |
An adaptation of all the history plays by William Shakespeare from Richard II to Richard III.
|
| Georg Årlin |
Henrik IV |
1964 |
Sweden |
TV film |
An adaptation of the plays by William Shakespeare.
|
| Ralph Michael |
BBC Television Shakespeare, "Henry IV, Part 2" |
1979 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare.
|
| Hugh Sullivan |
The Wars of the Roses, #3 "Henry IV, Part 2" |
1991 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare as part of a series of all the history plays from Richard II to Richard III.
|
| Peter Jeffrey |
Henry IV |
1995 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the plays by William Shakespeare.
|
| Geoffrey Palmer |
The Hollow Crown, #1.3 "Henry IV, Part 2" |
2012 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by William Shakespeare as part of a series of all the history plays from Richard II to Richard III.
|
| Sir William Hussey
|
| Edward Harvey |
The Shadow of the Tower |
1972 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Sir John FitzJames
|
| Jack Gwillim |
A Man for All Seasons |
1966 |
UK |
Film |
An adaptation of the play by Robert Bolt.
|
| Michael Dacre |
Wolf Hall |
2015 |
UK |
TV series |
An adaptation of the novels Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel.
|
| Sir John Popham
|
| Noel Johnson |
Churchill's People, #14 "A Rich and Beautiful Empire" |
1975 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of part of A History of the English-Speaking Peoples by Winston Churchill.
|
| Robert Harris |
Will Shakespeare |
1978 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Sir Edward Coke
|
| Leo G. Carroll |
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex |
1939 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the play Elizabeth the Queen by Maxwell Anderson.
|
| Sir William Scroggs
|
| Walter Swash |
The First Churchills |
1969 |
UK |
TV series |
An adaptation of the biography Marlborough: His Life and Times by Winston Churchill.
|
| George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys: See Lord Chancellors
|
| William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield
|
| John Richmond |
The Fight Against Slavery |
1975 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| David Calder |
The Scandalous Lady W |
2015 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the book Lady Worsley's Whim by Hallie Rubenhold.
|
| Edward Law, 1st Baron Ellenborough
|
| Ewen Solon |
On Trial, #9 "Governor Wall" |
1960 |
UK |
TV film |
|
| Geoffrey Lumsden |
Prince Regent |
1979 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Thomas Denman, 1st Baron Denman
|
| Trevor Martin |
Prince Regent |
1979 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| John Coleridge, 1st Baron Coleridge
|
| Redmond Phillips |
On Trial, #2 "The Baccarat Scandal" |
1960 |
UK |
TV film |
|
| Nicholas Meredith |
On Trial, #7 "The Tichborne Case" |
1960 |
UK |
TV film |
|
| Charles Russell, Baron Russell of Killowen
|
| Felix Aylmer |
The Parnell Commission |
1939 |
UK |
TV film |
|
| Michael Shepley |
On Trial, #2 "The Baccarat Scandal" |
1960 |
UK |
TV film |
|
| Beaufoy Milton |
On Trial, #6 "The Dilke Case" |
1960 |
UK |
TV film |
|
| James Raglan |
On Trial, #8 "W. T. Stead" |
1960 |
UK |
TV film |
|
| Tom Criddle |
Thirty-Minute Theatre, #5.30–31 "Lilly" |
1970 |
UK |
TV serial |
|
| Norman Claridge |
The Edwardians, #2 "Horatio Bottomley" |
1972 |
UK |
TV film |
|
| Richard Webster, 1st Viscount Alverstone
|
| Wilfred Walter |
The Parnell Commission |
1939 |
UK |
TV film |
|
| Douglas Wilmer |
On Trial, #8 "W. T. Stead" |
1960 |
UK |
TV film |
|
| Patrick Wymark |
Thirty-Minute Theatre, #5.30–31 "Lilly" |
1970 |
UK |
TV serial |
|
| Morris Perry |
Shadow of the Noose |
1989 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Rayner Goddard, Baron Goddard
|
| Michael Gough |
Let Him Have It |
1991 |
UK |
Film |
|
| Peter Taylor, Baron Taylor of Gosforth
|
| Patrick Marber |
A Very English Scandal |
2018 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
An adaptation of the novel by John Preston.
|
| Harry Woolf, Baron Woolf
|
| Stevie Raine |
The Interrogation of Tony Martin |
2018 |
UK |
TV film |
Voice only.
|
| Masters of the Rolls
|
| Sir Christopher Hales
|
| Peter Cellier |
The Six Wives of Henry VIII |
1970 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Sir Thomas Plumer
|
| Joss Ackland |
On Trial, #9 "Governor Wall" |
1960 |
UK |
TV film |
|
| Robert Gifford, 1st Baron Gifford
|
| James Cossins |
Prince Regent |
1979 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Philip Voss |
A Royal Scandal |
1996 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
| Sir Richard Collins
|
| A. J. Brown |
The Trials of Oscar Wilde |
1960 |
UK |
Film |
An adaptation of the play The Stringed Lute by John Furnell.
|
| Stephen Bateman |
Shadow of the Noose |
1989 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Lord Chief Barons of the Exchequer
|
| Sir Archibald Macdonald
|
| Eric Woodburn |
On Trial, #9 "Governor Wall" |
1960 |
UK |
TV film |
|
| Chief Justices of the Common Pleas
|
| Sir William Bovill
|
| Oliver Johnston |
On Trial, #7 "The Tichborne Case" |
1960 |
UK |
TV film |
|
| Lords of Appeal in Ordinary
|
| Norman Birkett, 1st Baron Birkett
|
| John Horsley |
Edward & Mrs Simpson |
1978 |
UK |
TV series |
An adaptation of the biography Edward VIII by Frances Donaldson.
|
| Richard Wilson |
The Woman He Loved |
1988 |
UK |
TV film |
|
| Edmund Davies, Baron Edmund-Davies
|
| Michael Hadley |
Mrs Biggs |
2012 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Ian Fraser, Baron Fraser of Tullybelton
|
| Nicholas Rowe |
A Very British Scandal |
2021 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Henry Hawkins, 1st Baron Brampton
|
| John Bailey |
On Trial, #7 "The Tichborne Case" |
1960 |
UK |
TV film |
|
| John Welsh |
The Edwardians, #2 "Horatio Bottomley" |
1972 |
UK |
TV film |
|
| Ronald Russell |
Lillie |
1978 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| James Hannen, Baron Hannen
|
| Graveley Edwards |
The Parnell Commission |
1939 |
UK |
TV film |
|
| Ronald Adam |
On Trial, #6 "The Dilke Case" |
1960 |
UK |
TV film |
|
| Charles Jauncey, Baron Jauncey of Tullichettle
|
| Richard Goulding |
A Very British Scandal |
2021 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Walter Phillimore, 1st Baron Phillimore
|
| Laidman Browne |
On Trial, #6 "The Dilke Case" |
1960 |
UK |
TV film |
|
| Cyril Radcliffe, 1st Viscount Radcliffe
|
| Roger Hammond |
Lord Mountbatten: The Last Viceroy |
1986 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Frank Russell, Baron Russell of Killowen
|
| Robert Hartley |
The Edwardians, #2 "Horatio Bottomley" |
1972 |
UK |
TV film |
|
| Leslie Scarman, Baron Scarman
|
| Geoffrey Palmer |
Ashes to Ashes |
2008 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Lord Justices of Appeal
|
| Sir David Croom-Johnson
|
| Ken Bones |
Des |
2020 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
A partial adaptation of the book Killing for Company by Brian Masters.
|
| Sir Stephen Irwin
|
| Justin Wilde |
Little Boy Blue |
2017 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Sir Arthur James
|
| David Sibley |
Mrs Biggs |
2012 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Sir Richard McCombe
|
| Nicholas Jones |
The Moorside |
2017 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Sir Anthony McCowan
|
| Richard Durden |
Anne |
2022 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Sir James Mathew
|
| Alan MacNaughtan |
Shadow of the Noose |
1989 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Sir James Stirling
|
| Alan Hay |
Shadow of the Noose |
1989 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Sir Murray Stuart-Smith
|
| Elliot Levey |
Anne |
2022 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Justices of the King's/Queen's Bench
|
| Sir Fenton Atkinson
|
| Russell Dixon |
See No Evil: The Moors Murders |
2006 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Sir Horace Avory
|
| J. Leslie Frith |
On Trial, #1 "Sir Roger Casement" |
1960 |
UK |
TV film |
|
| Dixon Adams |
Lillie |
1978 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Sir Thomas Townsend Bucknill
|
| Harold Scott |
BBC Sunday Night Theatre, #7.26 "The Seddons" |
1956 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by Rodney Ackland.
|
| Sir Charles Parker Butt
|
| Ralph Truman |
On Trial, #6 "The Dilke Case" |
1960 |
UK |
TV film |
|
| Sir Joseph Cantley
|
| Paul Freeman |
A Very English Scandal |
2018 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
An adaptation of the novel by John Preston.
|
| Sir Bernard Caulfield
|
| David Horovitch |
The Gold |
2023 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Sir Arthur Charles: Judge of the Queen's Bench Division from 1887 to 1897.
|
| Charles Carson |
The Trials of Oscar Wilde |
1960 |
UK |
Film |
An adaptation of the play The Stringed Lute by John Furnell.
|
| Harold Scott |
On Trial, #5 "Oscar Wilde" |
1960 |
UK |
TV film |
|
| Dame Bobbie Cheema-Grubb
|
| Farzana Dua Elahe |
Honour |
2020 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
An adaptation of the book by Caroline Goode.
|
| Bernard Coleridge, 2nd Baron Coleridge
|
| William Fox |
Second Verdict, #4 "Murder on the 10.27" |
1976 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
| Dame Laura Cox
|
| Caroline Langrishe |
A Confession |
2019 |
UK |
TV series |
An adaptation of the book Catching a Serial Killer by Steve Fulcher.
|
| Sir Maurice Drake
|
| David Horovitch |
White House Farm |
2020 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Sir Donald Finnemore
|
| Richard Addison |
Rillington Place |
2016 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Sir William Grantham
|
| David Graham |
Shadow of the Noose |
1989 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Sir John Griffith Williams
|
| Ian Saynor |
The Pembrokeshire Murders |
2021 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
An adaptation of the book by Steve Wilkins & Jonathan Hill.
|
| Sir Anthony Hawke (1869–1941)
|
| Raymond Francis |
Edward & Mrs Simpson |
1978 |
UK |
TV series |
An adaptation of the biography Edward VIII by Frances Donaldson.
|
| Sir Anthony Hawke (1895–1964)
|
| Neil McCaul |
The Trial of Christine Keeler |
2019 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| John Horsley |
The Woman He Loved |
1988 |
UK |
TV film |
|
| Sir Henry Hawkins
|
| John Bird |
Shadow of the Noose |
1989 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Sir Travers Humphreys
|
| John Barron |
On Trial, #1 "Sir Roger Casement" |
1960 |
UK |
TV film |
|
| Raymond Huntley |
On Trial, #10 "Horatio Bottomley, MP" |
1960 |
UK |
TV film |
|
| Frederick Hall |
The Edwardians, #2 "Horatio Bottomley" |
1972 |
UK |
TV film |
|
| Sir Arthur Jelf
|
| Roger Milner |
Shadow of the Noose |
1989 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Sir Brian Leveson
|
| Jasper Jacob |
Appropriate Adult |
2011 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Sir Wilfrid Lewis
|
| André Morell |
10 Rillington Place |
1971 |
UK |
Film |
An adaptation of the book by Ludovic Kennedy.
|
| William Hoyland |
Rillington Place |
2016 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Sir Frederick Low
|
| Edward Harvey |
The Edwardians, #7 "Daisy" |
1973 |
UK |
TV film |
|
| Henry Lopes, 1st Baron Ludlow
|
| Brian Oulton |
On Trial, #8 "W. T. Stead" |
1960 |
UK |
TV film |
|
| André van Gyseghem |
Thirty-Minute Theatre, #5.30–31 "Lilly" |
1970 |
UK |
TV serial |
|
| Sir Montague Lush
|
| Philip Franks |
Shadow of the Noose |
1989 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Sir Richard McCombe
|
| Chris Garner |
The Hunt for Raoul Moat |
2023 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Sir Peter Malory
|
| Trader Faulkner |
Churchill's People, #10 "The Wallace" |
1975 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of part of A History of the English-Speaking Peoples by Winston Churchill.
|
| Sir Charles Mantell
|
| Vincent Brimble |
Appropriate Adult |
2011 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Sir Archie Marshall
|
| Ronald Fraser |
Scandal |
1989 |
UK |
Film |
|
| Paul Jesson |
The Trial of Christine Keeler |
2019 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Sir Helenus Milmo
|
| Harold Innocent |
Buster |
1988 |
UK |
Film |
As Justice Parry.
|
| Sir Arthur Salter
|
| Ernest Milton |
On Trial, #10 "Horatio Bottomley, MP" |
1960 |
UK |
TV film |
|
| Christopher Banks |
The Edwardians, #2 "Horatio Bottomley" |
1972 |
UK |
TV film |
|
| Sir John Williams
|
| John Byron |
Churchill's People, #25 "True Patriots All" |
1975 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of part of A History of the English-Speaking Peoples by Winston Churchill.
|
| Sir John Griffith Williams
|
| Jim Piddock |
A Confession |
2019 |
UK |
TV series |
An adaptation of the book Catching a Serial Killer by Steve Fulcher.
|
| Sir Alfred Wills
|
| David Ensor |
The Trials of Oscar Wilde |
1960 |
UK |
Film |
An adaptation of the play The Stringed Lute by John Furnell.
|
| Gary Files |
Shadow of the Noose |
1989 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Ronald Pickup |
The Happy Prince |
2018 |
UK |
Film |
|
| Sir William Yelverton
|
| Donald Morley |
Churchill's People, #12 "A Wilderness of Roses" |
1975 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of part of A History of the English-Speaking Peoples by Winston Churchill.
|
| Barons of the Exchequer
|
| Sir John Gurney
|
| Edward Rees |
On Trial, #9 "Governor Wall" |
1960 |
UK |
TV film |
|
| Sir Henry Hatsell
|
| George Howe |
On Trial, #4 "Spencer Cowper" |
1960 |
UK |
TV film |
|
| Justices of the Common Pleas
|
| William Paston
|
| Tony Steedman |
Churchill's People, #12 "A Wilderness of Roses" |
1975 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of part of A History of the English-Speaking Peoples by Winston Churchill.
|
| Other English judges
|
| Gerald Angel: District judge who ended the marriage of the Prince and Princess of Wales in 1996.
|
| David Kerby-Kendall |
The Crown |
2022 |
UK/USA |
TV series |
|
| Newman Knowlys
|
| Ballard Berkeley |
On Trial, #9 "Governor Wall" |
1960 |
UK |
TV film |
|
| Sir Leonard Kershaw: Master of the Crown Office, King’s Bench Division, from 1912 to 1933.
|
| Ballard Berkeley |
On Trial, #1 "Sir Roger Casement" |
1960 |
UK |
TV film |
|
| Richard Lowry: Judge in the Brink's-Mat robbery case.
|
| Simon Chandler |
The Gold |
2023 |
UK |
TV series |
As Judge Instrell.
|
| Magistrates
|
| Sir Henry Curtis Bennett
|
| Christopher Banks |
Shoulder to Shoulder |
1974 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Sir Albert de Rutzen
|
| John Dunbar |
Shoulder to Shoulder |
1974 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Henry Fielding: See Writers
|
| Sir John Fielding
|
| Iain Glen |
City of Vice |
2008 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Saunders Welch: Colleague of Sir John Fielding at Bow Street.
|
| Francis Magee |
City of Vice |
2008 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Coroners
|
| Nadia Persaud: Senior Coroner for East London.
|
| Shelley Conn |
Four Lives |
2022 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Stefan Popper
|
| Ian McDiarmid |
Hillsborough |
1996 |
UK |
TV film |
|
| Sir Bentley Purchase
|
| Paul Ritter |
Operation Mincemeat |
2021 |
UK |
Film |
An adaptation of the book by Ben Macintyre.
|
| Lord Presidents of the Court of Session and Lord Justices General
|
| James Balfour, Lord Pittendreich
|
| Karl Haubenreißer |
Das Herz der Königin |
1940 |
Germany |
Film |
Propaganda
|
| George Emslie, Baron Emslie
|
| Oliver Chris |
A Very British Scandal |
2021 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Lord Justice Clerks
|
| John Wheatley, Baron Wheatley
|
| Jonathan Aris |
A Very British Scandal |
2021 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Judges of the High Court of Northern Ireland
|
| Sir Anthony Hart
|
| Colin Carnegie |
The Secret |
2016 |
UK |
TV series |
An adaptation of the book Let This Be Our Secret by Deric Henderson.
|
| Directors of Public Prosecutions
|
| Sir Charles Willie Matthews
|
| Richard Moore |
Shadow of the Noose |
1989 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Sir Allan Green
|
| Jamie Parker |
Des |
2020 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
A partial adaptation of the book Killing for Company by Brian Masters.
|
| Other barristers and advocates
|
| Sir Edward Tindal Atkinson
|
| Hugh Manning |
Second Verdict, #4 "Murder on the 10.27" |
1976 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
| William Ballantine
|
| William Mervyn |
On Trial, #7 "The Tichborne Case" |
1960 |
UK |
TV film |
|
| Jonathan Adams |
Edward the Seventh |
1975 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| John Beggs
|
| Will Barton |
A Confession |
2019 |
UK |
TV series |
An adaptation of the book Catching a Serial Killer by Steve Fulcher.
|
| James Burge
|
| Terence Rigby |
Scandal |
1989 |
UK |
Film |
|
| Peter Davison |
The Trial of Christine Keeler |
2019 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| George Carman
|
| Adrian Scarborough |
A Very English Scandal |
2018 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
An adaptation of the novel by John Preston.
|
| Frank Cassels: Defence counsel for Derek Bentley.
|
| James Villiers |
Let Him Have It |
1991 |
UK |
Film |
|
| Michael Corkery: Prosecuting counsel in the Brink's-Mat robbery trial.
|
| Anthony Calf |
The Gold |
2023 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Michael Eddowes
|
| Anton Lesser |
The Trial of Christine Keeler |
2019 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Gerard Elias
|
| Owen Teale |
The Pembrokeshire Murders |
2021 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
An adaptation of the book by Steve Wilkins & Jonathan Hill.
|
| David Etherington: Defence counsel in the Stephen Port case.
|
| Tim Frances |
Four Lives |
2022 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Mark Evans
|
| Ioan Hefin |
The Pembrokeshire Murders |
2021 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
An adaptation of the book by Steve Wilkins & Jonathan Hill.
|
| Richard Ferguson
|
| Jack Fortune |
Appropriate Adult |
2011 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Edward Fitzgerald
|
| Stephen Campbell Moore |
Anne |
2022 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Wilfrid Fordham: Defence counsel at the trial of the Great Train Robbers.
|
| Michael Fenton Stevens |
Mrs Biggs |
2012 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Walter Frampton: Assisted Norman Birkett in representing Wallis Simpson at her divorce trial in 1936.
|
| Trevor Ray |
Edward & Mrs Simpson |
1978 |
UK |
TV series |
An adaptation of the biography Edward VIII by Frances Donaldson.
|
| Sir Charles Gill
|
| Michael Goodliffe |
The Trials of Oscar Wilde |
1960 |
UK |
Film |
An adaptation of the play The Stringed Lute by John Furnell.
|
| Derek Smith |
On Trial, #2 "The Baccarat Scandal" |
1960 |
UK |
TV film |
|
| Derek Sydney |
On Trial, #5 "Oscar Wilde" |
1960 |
UK |
TV film |
|
| Mervyn Griffith-Jones
|
| Daniel Massey |
Scandal |
1989 |
UK |
Film |
|
| Alex Macqueen |
The Trial of Christine Keeler |
2019 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Nicholas Haggan
|
| Jo Stone-Fewings |
A Confession |
2019 |
UK |
TV series |
An adaptation of the book Catching a Serial Killer by Steve Fulcher.
|
| Sir Edward Marshall Hall
|
| Willoughby Goddard |
BBC Sunday Night Theatre, #7.26 "The Seddons" |
1956 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by Rodney Ackland.
|
| Jonathan Hyde |
Shadow of the Noose |
1989 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Sir Patrick Hastings
|
| Paul Freeman |
In Suspicious Circumstances, #3.1 "Laugh Baby Laugh" |
1993 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
| Godfrey Heilpern: Defence counsel for Myra Hindley.
|
| John Graham Davies |
See No Evil: The Moors Murders |
2006 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Christmas Humphreys
|
| Geoffrey Chater |
10 Rillington Place |
1971 |
UK |
Film |
An adaptation of the book by Ludovic Kennedy.
|
| Peter Eyre |
Let Him Have It |
1991 |
UK |
Film |
|
| Sandy Welch |
Rillington Place |
2016 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Jeremy Hutchinson, Baron Hutchinson of Lullington
|
| Paul Ritter |
The Trial of Christine Keeler |
2019 |
UK |
|
| Frederick Andrew Inderwick
|
| Jack Gwillim |
On Trial, #6 "The Dilke Case" |
1960 |
UK |
TV film |
|
| Richard Latham
|
| Nathaniel Parker |
A Confession |
2019 |
UK |
TV series |
An adaptation of the book Catching a Serial Killer by Steve Fulcher.
|
| Ian Lawrie
|
| Colin Mace |
A Confession |
2019 |
UK |
TV series |
An adaptation of the book Catching a Serial Killer by Steve Fulcher.
|
| John Matthew: Defence counsel for Kenneth Noye in his trial for the murder of DC John Fordham.
|
| Will Keen |
The Gold |
2023 |
UK |
TV series |
As Hugh Vincent.
|
| Edward Mitchell-Innes
|
| John Humphry |
Second Verdict, #4 "Murder on the 10.27" |
1976 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
| Malcolm Morris
|
| Robert Hardy |
10 Rillington Place |
1971 |
UK |
Film |
An adaptation of the book by Ludovic Kennedy.
|
| Justin Salinger |
Rillington Place |
2016 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Ciaran Murphy: Prosecutor in the Hazel Stewart murder case.
|
| Nigel O'Neill |
The Secret |
2016 |
UK |
TV series |
An adaptation of the book Let This Be Our Secret by Deric Henderson.
|
| John Parris: Defence counsel for Christopher Craig.
|
| Karl Johnson |
Let Him Have It |
1991 |
UK |
Film |
|
| John Humffreys Parry
|
| David Crosse |
Lillie |
1978 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| John Paston
|
| Tom Chadbon |
Churchill's People, #12 "A Wilderness of Roses" |
1975 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of part of A History of the English-Speaking Peoples by Winston Churchill.
|
| Sir Harry Poland
|
| Bruno Barnabe |
On Trial, #8 "W. T. Stead" |
1960 |
UK |
TV film |
|
| Nicholas Purnell: Prosecuting counsel in the trial of Kenneth Noye and Brian Reader for the murder of DC John Fordham.
|
| Nick Sampson |
The Gold |
2023 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Paul Ramsey: Defence counsel for Hazel Stewart in her murder case.
|
| Michael Colgan |
The Secret |
2016 |
UK |
TV series |
An adaptation of the book Let This Be Our Secret by Deric Henderson.
|
| Jonathan Rees: Prosecuting counsel in the Stephen Port case.
|
| George Asprey |
Four Lives |
2022 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Anthony Scrivener
|
| Stephen Boxer |
The Interrogation of Tony Martin |
2018 |
UK |
TV film |
Voice only.
|
| F. W. Sherwood
|
| Leonard Gregory |
Shadow of the Noose |
1989 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| A. M. Sullivan
|
| John Robinson |
On Trial, #1 "Sir Roger Casement" |
1960 |
UK |
TV film |
|
| R. D. Yelverton: Chief Justice of the Bahamas from 1890 to 1895 and justice campaigner.
|
| Preston Lockwood |
The Edwardians, #4 "Conan Doyle" |
1972 |
UK |
TV film |
|
| Solicitors and attorneys
|
| Ann Adlington: Solicitor who represented families of victims of the Hillsborough disaster.
|
| Polly Kemp |
Anne |
2022 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Nazir Afzal
|
| Ace Bhatti |
Three Girls |
2017 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| George Allen: Solicitor to the Duke of Windsor and co-founder of Allen & Overy.
|
| Miles Richardson |
The Crown |
2017 |
UK/USA |
TV series |
|
| Wynne Edwin Baxter
|
| Harry Andrews |
Jack the Ripper |
1988 |
UK/USA |
TV miniseries |
|
| Hilary Browne-Wilkinson: Divorce solicitor who handled Camilla Parker Bowles' divorce.
|
| Virge Gilchrist |
The Crown |
2022 |
UK/USA |
TV series |
|
| Derek Clogg: Prominent solicitor who acted for John Profumo.
|
| Hugh Simon |
The Trial of Christine Keeler |
2019 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| George Combe
|
| Gavin Marshall |
Victoria |
2017 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Hilton McRae |
Victoria |
2019 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Theodore Goddard
|
| Gerald Sim |
Edward & Mrs Simpson |
1978 |
UK |
TV series |
An adaptation of the biography Edward VIII by Frances Donaldson.
|
| Sir Norman Hill: Shipping lawyer.
|
| Owen Roe |
Titanic: Blood and Steel |
2012 |
Canada/France/Ireland/Italy |
TV series |
|
| Charles Humphreys: Solicitor to Oscar Wilde.
|
| Lloyd Lamble |
The Trials of Oscar Wilde |
1960 |
UK |
Film |
An adaptation of the play The Stringed Lute by John Furnell.
|
| Sir George Lewis
|
| Frank Middlemass |
The Edwardians, #7 "Daisy" |
1973 |
UK |
TV film |
|
| John Carlin |
Edward the Seventh |
1975 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Vernon Dobtcheff |
Lillie |
1978 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Sir David Napley
|
| Jonathan Hyde |
A Very English Scandal |
2018 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
An adaptation of the novel by John Preston.
|
| Arthur Newton: Leading 19th-century solicitor.
|
| Terry Taplin |
Shadow of the Noose |
1989 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Sir Philip Rose
|
| Peter Hughes |
Disraeli |
1978 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Sir Charles Russell
|
| Philip Anthony |
The Edwardians, #7 "Daisy" |
1973 |
UK |
TV film |
|
| Fiona Shackleton, Baroness Shackleton of Belgravia
|
| Annabel Mullion |
The Crown |
2022 |
UK/USA |
TV series |
|
| Commissioners of Police of the Metropolis
|
| Sir Edmund Henderson
|
| Paul Antony-Barber |
The Limehouse Golem |
2016 |
UK |
Film |
An adaptation of the novel Dan Leno and the Limehouse Golem by Peter Ackroyd.
|
| Sir Charles Warren
|
| Anthony Quayle |
Murder by Decree |
1979 |
Canada/UK |
Film |
|
| Hugh Fraser |
Jack the Ripper |
1988 |
UK/USA |
TV miniseries |
|
| Ian Richardson |
From Hell |
2001 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the highly fictionalised graphic novel by Alan Moore & Eddie Campbell.
|
| James Monro
|
| Michael McElhatton |
Ripper Street |
2013 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Sir Edward Bradford
|
| Patrick Drury |
Ripper Street |
2016 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Sir Philip Game
|
| Robert Langdon Lloyd |
Mosley |
1998 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
An adaptation of the biographies Rules of the Game and Beyond the Pale by Nicholas Mosley.
|
| Sir Joseph Simpson
|
| Tim Frances |
The Trial of Christine Keeler |
2019 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Sir Kenneth Newman
|
| Ben Aris |
Fergie & Andrew: Behind the Palace Doors |
1992 |
USA |
TV film |
|
| Assistant Commissioners of Police of the Metropolis
|
| Sir Robert Anderson
|
| Denys Hawthorne |
Jack the Ripper |
1988 |
UK/USA |
TV miniseries |
|
| Sir Wyndham Childs
|
| Preston Lockwood |
Number 10, #2 "Underdog" |
1983 |
UK |
TV film |
|
| Pat Gallan
|
| Sara Powell |
Little Boy Blue |
2017 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Other Metropolitan Police officers
|
| Jim Beaton
|
| Craig Heaney |
The Queen |
2009 |
UK |
TV series |
Docudrama
|
| Brian Boyce: Detective chief superintendent who headed the investigation into the 1983 Brink's-Mat robbery.
|
| Hugh Bonneville |
The Gold |
2023 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Sid Bradbury: Detective chief inspector who headed the incident room at Scotland Yard.
|
| John Salthouse |
The Great Train Robbery |
2013 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Tony Brightwell: Detective inspector with the Flying Squad who invesigated the 1983 Brink's-Mat robbery.
|
| Emun Elliott |
The Gold |
2023 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| John Burrows: Detective sergeant at Marylebone Lane Police Station involved in the Profumo Affair.
|
| Paul Brooke |
Scandal |
1989 |
UK |
Film |
|
| Sam Troughton |
The Trial of Christine Keeler |
2019 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Tommy Butler
|
| Jim Broadbent |
The Great Train Robbery |
2013 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Angela Cornes: Constable who refused to believe that Banaz Mahmod's father had tried to kill her.
|
| Angela Bull |
Honour |
2020 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
As Lorna Wilson. An adaptation of the book by Caroline Goode.
|
| Inspector Evans: Royal detective assigned to Wallis Simpson.
|
| Paul Williamson |
The Woman He Loved |
1988 |
UK |
TV film |
|
| Dalius Mertinas |
Wallis & Edward |
2005 |
UK |
TV film |
|
| Fred Fairfax
|
| Tom Bell |
Let Him Have It |
1991 |
UK |
Film |
|
| John Fordham: Detective constable and surveillance officer killed by Kenneth Noye during the investigation into the 1983 Brink's-Mat robbery.
|
| Hadley Fraser |
The Gold |
2023 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Caroline Goode
|
| Keeley Hawes |
Honour |
2020 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
An adaptation of the book by Caroline Goode.
|
| Norman Harrison: Police constable awarded the George Medal for his role in the arrest of Christopher Craig and Derek Bentley in 1952.
|
| Steve Nicolson |
Let Him Have It |
1991 |
UK |
Film |
|
| George Hatherill: Commander CID at Scotland Yard.
|
| Ken Bones |
The Great Train Robbery |
2013 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Samuel Herbert: Chief inspector at Marylebone Lane Police Station involved in the Profumo Affair.
|
| Alex Norton |
Scandal |
1989 |
UK |
Film |
|
| Louis Hilyer |
The Trial of Christine Keeler |
2019 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Thomas Ledger: Police constable who arrested John Christie.
|
| Richard Coleman |
10 Rillington Place |
1971 |
UK |
Film |
An adaptation of the book by Ludovic Kennedy.
|
| Conor McCarry |
Rillington Place |
2016 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| James McDonald: Police constable awarded the George Medal for his role in the arrest of Christopher Craig and Derek Bentley in 1952.
|
| Niven Boyd |
Let Him Have It |
1991 |
UK |
Film |
|
| Barry Mannakee
|
| Robert Reynolds |
Diana: Her True Story |
1993 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
An adaptation of the biography by Andrew Morton.
|
| John Vernon |
Princess in Love |
1996 |
USA |
TV film |
An adaptation of the book by Anna Pasternak.
|
| Sidney Miles (died 1952): Police constable murdered by Christopher Craig.
|
| Robert Morgan |
Let Him Have It |
1991 |
UK |
Film |
|
| Ernie Millen: Head of the Flying Squad and later Deputy Commander CID at Scotland Yard.
|
| George Costigan |
The Great Train Robbery |
2013 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Steve Moore: Detective sergeant with the Train Robbery Squad investigating the Great Train Robbery.
|
| Tom Chambers |
The Great Train Robbery |
2013 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Neil Murphy: Detective constable and surveillance officer who was with John Fordham on the night he was killed.
|
| Chris Coghill |
The Gold |
2023 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Edmund Murray: Churchill's bodyguard.
|
| Ian Mercer |
Churchill's Secret |
2016 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the novel KBO: The Churchill Secret by Jonathan Smith.
|
| George Riley: Detective inspector with Special Branch who arrested Emmeline Pankhurst in 1913.
|
| Cyril Appleton |
Shoulder to Shoulder |
1974 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Jack Slipper
|
| Phil Cornwell |
Mrs Biggs |
2012 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Nick Moran |
The Great Train Robbery |
2013 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Walter H. Thompson
|
| Clive Mantle |
Into the Storm |
2009 |
UK/USA |
TV film |
|
| Tommy Thorburn: Detective constable with the Train Robbery Squad investigating the Great Train Robbery.
|
| James McGregor |
The Great Train Robbery |
2013 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Frank Williams: Detective inspector who headed the Train Robbery Squad investigating the Great Train Robbery.
|
| Adrian Rawlins |
Mrs Biggs |
2012 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Robert Glenister |
The Great Train Robbery |
2013 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Cheshire Constabulary officers
|
| Arthur Benfield: Head of CID at the time of the Moors murders.
|
| John Henshaw |
See No Evil: The Moors Murders |
2006 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Jock Carr: Detective sergeant who arrested Ian Brady and Myra Hindley for the murder of Edward Evans.
|
| Gordon Brown |
See No Evil: The Moors Murders |
2006 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Bob Talbot: Commander of the Stalybridge Division who arrested Ian Brady following the murder of Edward Evans.
|
| James Quinn |
See No Evil: The Moors Murders |
2006 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Greater Manchester Police and predecessor officers
|
| Douglas Nimmo: Head of Manchester City Police CID at the time of the Moors murders.
|
| Connor McIntyre |
See No Evil: The Moors Murders |
2006 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Margaret Oliver
|
| Lesley Sharp |
Three Girls |
2017 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Jack Ridgeway: Head of Greater Manchester Police CID during the Yorkshire Ripper investigation.
|
| Paul Angelis |
This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper |
2000 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Lancashire Constabulary officers
|
| Wilf Brooks: Head of CID during the Yorkshire Ripper investigation.
|
| Pip Donaghy |
This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper |
2000 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Joe Mounsey: Detective who led the Moors murders investigation and later became head of CID and then assistant chief constable.
|
| George Costigan |
See No Evil: The Moors Murders |
2006 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Harold Prescott: Head of CID at the time of the Moors murders.
|
| Stephen MacKenna |
See No Evil: The Moors Murders |
2006 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Bob Spiers (died 2021): Police constable who found the body of Lesley Ann Downey buried on Saddleworth Moor in 1965.
|
| Bryan Lowe |
See No Evil: The Moors Murders |
2006 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Northumbria Police and predecessor officers
|
| Neil Adamson: Detective chief superintendent who led the manhunt for Raoul Moat.
|
| Lee Ingleby |
The Hunt for Raoul Moat |
2023 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| David Rathband: Police constable shot and blinded by Raoul Moat.
|
| Dan Renton Skinner |
The Hunt for Raoul Moat |
2023 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Sue Sim: Chief Constable of Northumbria Police from 2010 to 2015.
|
| Gemma Page |
The Hunt for Raoul Moat |
2023 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| South Wales Police and predecessor officers
|
| Ray Allen: Detective chief superintendent who led the investigation into the 'Saturday Night Strangler' murders in 1973.
|
| Oliver Ryan |
Steeltown Murders |
2023 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Paul Bethell: Detective chief inspector who led the reinvestigation of the 'Saturday Night Strangler' murders.
|
| Scott Arthur |
Steeltown Murders |
2023 |
UK |
TV series |
In 1973.
|
| Philip Glenister |
Steeltown Murders |
2023 |
UK |
TV series |
In 2001.
|
| Detective Sergeant Gough: Detective at Merthyr Tydfil Police Station who took Timothy Evans' statement.
|
| Tenniel Evans |
10 Rillington Place |
1971 |
UK |
Film |
An adaptation of the book by Ludovic Kennedy.
|
| Rhys ap William |
Rillington Place |
2016 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| South Yorkshire Police officers
|
| David Duckenfield
|
| Maurice Roëves |
Hillsborough |
1996 |
UK |
TV film |
|
| Robert Hydes: Police constable who arrested Peter Sutcliffe in Sheffield.
|
| Simon Hanna |
This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper |
2000 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Walter Jackson: Assistant chief constable and senior police officer on duty the day of the Hillsborough disaster.
|
| James Masters |
Hillsborough |
1996 |
UK |
TV film |
|
| Roger Marshall: Superintendent on duty at Hillsborough.
|
| John Graham Davies |
Hillsborough |
1996 |
UK |
TV film |
|
| Bernard Murray: Superintendent who was deputy commander to David Duckenfield at Hillsborough.
|
| Richard Heap |
Hillsborough |
1996 |
UK |
TV film |
|
| Bob Ring: Police sergeant responsible for the arrest of Peter Sutcliffe.
|
| Steve Ramsden |
This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper |
2000 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| James Weaver |
Red Riding |
2009 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
As John Chain. An adaptation of the novels by David Peace.
|
| West Yorkshire Police officers
|
| John Boyle: Detective inspector who interviewed Peter Sutcliffe after his arrest.
|
| Jim Millea |
This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper |
2000 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| John Clark: Commander of the Dewsbury Division when Peter Sutcliffe was arrested for theft there.
|
| Mike Savage |
This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper |
2000 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| John Domaille: Detective chief superintendent heading Western Crime Area during the Yorkshire Ripper investigation, and later assistant chief constable.
|
| Gerard Horan |
This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper |
2000 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Graham Greenwood: Detective constable who had interviewed Peter Sutcliffe before his arrest and reported that he was suspicious of him, but was ignored because Sutcliffe had a Yorkshire accent.
|
| Francis Maguire |
This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper |
2000 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Jim Hobson: Detective chief superintendent who succeeded Dennis Hoban as head of Eastern Crime Area during the Yorkshire Ripper investigation; later assistant chief constable.
|
| John Duttine |
This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper |
2000 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Dick Holland (died 2007): Detective superintendent who was deputy head of Western Crime Area and acted as deputy to George Oldfield during the Yorkshire Ripper investigation.
|
| Richard Ridings |
This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper |
2000 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Andy Laptew: Detective constable who had interviewed Peter Sutcliffe before his arrest and reported that he was suspicious of him, but was ignored because Sutcliffe had a Yorkshire accent.
|
| Keiran Flynn |
This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper |
2000 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Desmond O'Boyle: Detective sergeant who interviewed Peter Sutcliffe after his arrest.
|
| James Quinn |
This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper |
2000 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| George Oldfield
|
| Alun Armstrong |
This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper |
2000 |
UK |
TV series |
Nominated for the RTS Television Award for Best Actor.
|
| Peter Smith: Detective sergeant who interviewed Peter Sutcliffe after his arrest.
|
| Andrew Readman |
This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper |
2000 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| John Stainthorpe (died 2016): Detective superintendent during the Yorkshire Ripper investigation.
|
| Howard Ward |
This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper |
2000 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Thames Valley Police and predecessor officers
|
| Malcolm Fewtrell
|
| Richard Hope |
The Great Train Robbery |
2013 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Keith Milner: Detective constable with Buckinghamshire Constabulary who was the first detective of the scene of the Great Train Robbery and later rose to the rank of detective chief superintendent with Thames Valley Police.
|
| Tommy McDonnell |
The Great Train Robbery |
2013 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Wiltshire Police officers
|
| Steve Fulcher: Detective superintendent who led the investigation into the murder of Sian O'Callaghan.
|
| Martin Freeman |
A Confession |
2019 |
UK |
TV series |
An adaptation of the book Catching a Serial Killer by Steve Fulcher.
|
| Pat Geenty
|
| Gary Oliver |
A Confession |
2019 |
UK |
TV series |
An adaptation of the book Catching a Serial Killer by Steve Fulcher.
|
| Brian Moore
|
| David Keeling |
A Confession |
2019 |
UK |
TV series |
An adaptation of the book Catching a Serial Killer by Steve Fulcher.
|
| Kier Pritchard: Chief Constable of Wiltshire from 2018.
|
| David Michaels |
A Confession |
2019 |
UK |
TV series |
An adaptation of the book Catching a Serial Killer by Steve Fulcher.
|
| Mike Veale
|
| Daniel Betts |
A Confession |
2019 |
UK |
TV series |
An adaptation of the book Catching a Serial Killer by Steve Fulcher.
|
| Other police officers
|
| George Anson: Chief Constable of Staffordshire during the Edalji case.
|
| Bernard Brown |
The Edwardians, #4 "Conan Doyle" |
1972 |
UK |
TV film |
|
| John Campbell: As an inspector with Staffordshire Constabulary, senior investigating officer in the Edalji case.
|
| James Mellor |
The Edwardians, #4 "Conan Doyle" |
1972 |
UK |
TV film |
|
| Stan Davis: Bournemouth detective sergeant who arrested Roger Cordrey and Bill Boal after the Great Train Robbery.
|
| Matthew Jure |
The Great Train Robbery |
2013 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| William Muncie: Head of Lanarkshire Constabulary CID who led the investigation into the Peter Manuel murders and later became assistant chief constable.
|
| Douglas Henshall |
In Plain Sight |
2016 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
Nominated for the BAFTA Scotland Award for Best Actor.
|
| Andy Parker: Chief Constable of Warwickshire from 2011 to 2015.
|
| Rocky Marshall |
A Confession |
2019 |
UK |
TV series |
An adaptation of the book Catching a Serial Killer by Steve Fulcher.
|
| William Pentlow: Member of the Bow Street Runners.
|
| Steve Speirs |
City of Vice |
2008 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Thomas Renfrew
|
| David Rintoul |
In Plain Sight |
2016 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Jackie Roberts: Deputy Chief Constable of Dyfed-Powis Police from 2009 to 2014.
|
| Karen Paullada |
Steeltown Murders |
2023 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Steve Wilkins: Detective superintendent, later detective chief superintendent, with Dyfed-Powis Police, who investigated the murders by John Cooper.
|
| Luke Evans |
The Pembrokeshire Murders |
2021 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
An adaptation of the book by Steve Wilkins & Jonathan Hill.
|
| Executioners
|
| Richard Brandon
|
| Victor Maddern |
Cromwell |
1970 |
UK |
Film |
|
| William Calcraft
|
| Seamus O'Neil |
Dark Angel |
2016 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
An adaptation of the book Mary Ann Cotton: Britain's First Female Serial Killer by David Wilson.
|
| Syd Dernley
|
| Cavan Clerkin |
Pierrepoint |
2005 |
UK |
Film |
As George Cooper.
|
| Joe Dingwall |
Rillington Place |
2016 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| John Ellis
|
| Jack Lord |
Pierrepoint |
2005 |
UK |
Film |
|
| Albert Pierrepoint
|
| Edwin Brown |
10 Rillington Place |
1971 |
UK |
Film |
An adaptation of the book by Ludovic Kennedy.
|
| Clive Revill |
Let Him Have It |
1991 |
UK |
Film |
|
| Timothy Spall |
Pierrepoint |
2005 |
UK |
Film |
|
| John-Paul Hurley |
Rillington Place |
2016 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Thomas Pierrepoint
|
| Bernard Kay |
Pierrepoint |
2005 |
UK |
Film |
|
| Criminologists and forensic scientists
|
| James Cameron
|
| John Stone |
The Disappearance of Azaria Chamberlain |
1983 |
Australia |
TV film |
|
| Kevin Miles |
A Cry in the Dark |
1988 |
Australia |
Film |
An adaptation of the book Evil Angels by John Bryson.
|
| Erik Thomson |
Through My Eyes |
2004 |
Australia |
TV miniseries |
An adaptation of the autobiography by Lindy Chamberlain.
|
| Colin Dark: Forensic scientist instrumental in solving the 'Saturday Night Strangler' murders.
|
| Richard Harrington |
Steeltown Murders |
2023 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Stanley Ellis
|
| John Kay Steel |
This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper |
2000 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Diane Simpson: Graphologist.
|
| Olwen May |
This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper |
2000 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Phil Scraton
|
| Ian Puleston-Davies |
Anne |
2022 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Bernard Sims: Forensic pathologist involved in the Azaria Chamberlain case in Australia.
|
| Ron Hackett |
The Disappearance of Azaria Chamberlain |
1983 |
Australia |
TV film |
|
| Peter Aanensen |
A Cry in the Dark |
1988 |
Australia |
Film |
An adaptation of the book Evil Angels by John Bryson.
|
| People connected to the Jack the Ripper case
|
| Jack the Ripper: Not including occasions when he has been identified as a real person.
|
| Laird Cregar |
The Lodger |
1944 |
USA |
Film |
As Mr. Slade. An adaptation of the novel by Marie Belloc Lowndes.
|
| Oliver Cotton |
Shanghai Knights |
2003 |
UK/USA |
Film |
Comedy.
|
| Frederick Abberline
|
| Michael Caine |
Jack the Ripper |
1988 |
UK/USA |
TV miniseries |
Won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor.
|
| Johnny Depp |
From Hell |
2001 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the highly fictionalised graphic novel by Alan Moore & Eddie Campbell.
|
| Clive Russell |
Ripper Street |
2012–16 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Thomas Arnold
|
| Edward Judd |
Jack the Ripper |
1988 |
UK/USA |
TV miniseries |
|
| Fred Best: Journalist who some believed forged the 'Dear Boss' letter.
|
| David Dawson |
Ripper Street |
2012–14 |
UK |
TV series |
A highly fictionalised portrayal.
|
| Thomas Bowyer: Rent collector who discovered Mary Jane Kelly's body.
|
| David Ryall |
Jack the Ripper |
1988 |
UK/USA |
TV miniseries |
|
| Annie Chapman
|
| June Brown |
Murder by Decree |
1979 |
Canada/UK |
Film |
|
| Deirdre Costello |
Jack the Ripper |
1988 |
UK/USA |
TV miniseries |
|
| Katrin Cartlidge |
From Hell |
2001 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the highly fictionalised graphic novel by Alan Moore & Eddie Campbell.
|
| Annie Crook (c.1839–1920): Supposedly secretly married the Duke of Clarence and was the mother of his child.
|
| Geneviève Bujold |
Murder by Decree |
1979 |
Canada/UK |
Film |
Won the Genie Award for Best Supporting Actress.
|
| Joanna Page |
From Hell |
2001 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the highly fictionalised graphic novel by Alan Moore & Eddie Campbell.
|
| John Davis: Carman who discovered Annie Chapman's body.
|
| Ronald Nunnery |
Jack the Ripper |
1988 |
UK/USA |
TV miniseries |
|
| Louis Diemschutz: Club steward who discovered the body of Elizabeth Stride.
|
| Gertan Klauber |
Jack the Ripper |
1988 |
UK/USA |
TV miniseries |
|
| Catherine Eddowes
|
| Hilary Sesta |
Murder by Decree |
1979 |
Canada/UK |
Film |
|
| Susan George |
Jack the Ripper |
1988 |
UK/USA |
TV miniseries |
|
| Lesley Sharp |
From Hell |
2001 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the highly fictionalised graphic novel by Alan Moore & Eddie Campbell.
|
| George Godley
|
| Lewis Collins |
Jack the Ripper |
1988 |
UK/USA |
TV miniseries |
|
| Robbie Coltrane |
From Hell |
2001 |
USA |
Film |
As Peter Godley. An adaptation of the highly fictionalised graphic novel by Alan Moore & Eddie Campbell.
|
| Jacob Isenschmid
|
| John Dair |
Jack the Ripper |
1988 |
UK/USA |
TV miniseries |
|
| Mary Jane Kelly
|
| Susan Clark |
Murder by Decree |
1979 |
Canada/UK |
Film |
|
| Lysette Anthony |
Jack the Ripper |
1988 |
UK/USA |
TV miniseries |
|
| Heather Graham |
From Hell |
2001 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the highly fictionalised graphic novel by Alan Moore & Eddie Campbell.
|
| Henry Kirby (b. 1834): Police constable who assisted at the scene of Polly Nichols' murder.
|
| Peter Armitage |
Jack the Ripper |
1988 |
UK/USA |
TV miniseries |
|
| Rees Ralph Llewellyn (1850–1921): Doctor in Whitechapel who certified Polly Nichols' death.
|
| Michael Hughes |
Jack the Ripper |
1988 |
UK/USA |
TV miniseries |
|
| Alfred Long: Police constable who discovered the Goulston Street graffiti.
|
| Dan Long |
Murder by Decree |
1979 |
Canada/UK |
Film |
|
| George Lusk
|
| Michael Gothard |
Jack the Ripper |
1988 |
UK/USA |
TV miniseries |
|
| Vincent Franklin |
From Hell |
2001 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the highly fictionalised graphic novel by Alan Moore & Eddie Campbell.
|
| Michael Smiley |
Ripper Street |
2013 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| John Netley
|
| Peter Jonfield |
Murder by Decree |
1979 |
Canada/UK |
Film |
As William Slade.
|
| George Sweeney |
Jack the Ripper |
1988 |
UK/USA |
TV miniseries |
|
| Jason Flemyng |
From Hell |
2001 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the highly fictionalised graphic novel by Alan Moore & Eddie Campbell.
|
| Polly Nichols
|
| Annabelle Apsion |
From Hell |
2001 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the highly fictionalised graphic novel by Alan Moore & Eddie Campbell.
|
| George Bagster Phillips
|
| Gerald Sim |
Jack the Ripper |
1988 |
UK/USA |
TV miniseries |
|
| John Pizer
|
| Bruce Green |
Jack the Ripper |
1988 |
UK/USA |
TV miniseries |
|
| Edmund Reid
|
| Matthew Macfadyen |
Ripper Street |
2012–16 |
UK |
TV series |
A highly fictionalised portrayal.
|
| John Richardson: Market porter who was briefly a suspect.
|
| Norman Warwick |
Jack the Ripper |
1988 |
UK/USA |
TV miniseries |
|
| John Spratling (1840–c.1934): Divisional detective inspector of J Division who investigated the murder of Polly Nichols.
|
| Jon Laurimore |
Jack the Ripper |
1988 |
UK/USA |
TV miniseries |
|
| Elizabeth Stride
|
| Iris Fry |
Murder by Decree |
1979 |
Canada/UK |
Film |
|
| Angela Crow |
Jack the Ripper |
1988 |
UK/USA |
TV miniseries |
|
| Susan Lynch |
From Hell |
2001 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the highly fictionalised graphic novel by Alan Moore & Eddie Campbell.
|
| Martha Tabram
|
| Samantha Spiro |
From Hell |
2001 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the highly fictionalised graphic novel by Alan Moore & Eddie Campbell.
|
| Edward Watkins: Police constable who discovered the body of Catherine Eddowes.
|
| Michael Cashman |
Murder by Decree |
1979 |
Canada/UK |
Film |
|
| John Fletcher |
Jack the Ripper |
1988 |
UK/USA |
TV miniseries |
|
| Murderers, alleged murderers and murder suspects
|
| Qhuram Awan: Associate of Raoul Moat convicted of conspiracy to murder for assisting him.
|
| Anand Toora |
The Hunt for Raoul Moat |
2023 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Jeremy Bamber
|
| Freddie Fox |
White House Farm |
2020 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Elvira Barney
|
| Nicola Duffett |
In Suspicious Circumstances, #3.1 "Laugh Baby Laugh" |
1993 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
| Levi Bellfield
|
| Celyn Jones |
Manhunt |
2019 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
Won the BAFTA Cymru Award for Best Actor.
|
| Herbert Bennett: Petty thief hanged for the murder of his wife Mary Jane in 1900.
|
| Vincent Riotta |
Shadow of the Noose |
1989 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Philip Glenister |
In Suspicious Circumstances, #3.6 "Good as Gold" |
1993 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
| Derek Bentley
|
| Peter Eccleston |
Let Him Have It |
1991 |
UK |
Film |
Aged 8.
|
| Craig Turner |
Let Him Have It |
1991 |
UK |
Film |
Aged 14.
|
| Christopher Eccleston |
Let Him Have It |
1991 |
UK |
Film |
|
| Edith Bingham: Acquitted of poisoning several members of her family.
|
| Kathryn Pogson |
In Suspicious Circumstances, #4.8 "Poor Edith" |
1994 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
| Ian Brady
|
| Sean Harris |
See No Evil: The Moors Murders |
2006 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Ernest Brown: Hanged for the murder of Frederick Morton and may also have murdered Evelyn Foster.
|
| George Irving |
In Suspicious Circumstances, #4.2 "The Man Who Melted Away" |
1994 |
UK |
TV film |
As The Man. Docudrama.
|
| Hazel Buchanan: Lover and accomplice of Colin Howell.
|
| Genevieve O'Reilly |
The Secret |
2016 |
UK |
TV series |
An adaptation of the book Let This Be Our Secret by Deric Henderson.
|
| William Burke
|
| Diarmuid Kelly |
ITV Play of the Week, #1.20 "The Anatomist" |
1956 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by James Bridie.
|
| Frederick Bywaters
|
| Russell Boulter |
In Suspicious Circumstances, #4.3 "One Little Hour" |
1994 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
| John Christie
|
| Richard Attenborough |
10 Rillington Place |
1971 |
UK |
Film |
An adaptation of the book by Ludovic Kennedy.
|
| Tim Roth |
Rillington Place |
2016 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Robert George Clements
|
| Dudley Sutton |
In Suspicious Circumstances, #4.5 "The Next Mrs Clements" |
1994 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
| John Cooper
|
| Keith Allen |
The Pembrokeshire Murders |
2021 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
An adaptation of the book by Steve Wilkins & Jonathan Hill.
|
| James Corbitt
|
| Eddie Marsan |
Pierrepoint |
2005 |
UK |
Film |
|
| Mary Ann Cotton
|
| Joanne Froggatt |
Dark Angel |
2016 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
Nominated for the Satellite Award for Best Actress. An adaptation of the book Mary Ann Cotton: Britain's First Female Serial Killer by David Wilson.
|
| Christopher Craig
|
| Paul Reynolds |
Let Him Have It |
1991 |
UK |
Film |
|
| Hawley Harvey Crippen
|
| David Hatton |
Shadow of the Noose |
1989 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| John Dickman
|
| Ralph Watson |
Second Verdict, #4 "Murder on the 10.27" |
1976 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
| Philip Yale Drew
|
| Michael J. Shannon |
In Suspicious Circumstances, #5.11 "The Monster of Reading" |
1996 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
| Annie Dyer: Maidservant tried for the murder of her baby in 1899.
|
| Natalie Forbes |
Shadow of the Noose |
1989 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Christopher Edwards: Convicted along with his wife Susan Edwards of murdering his in-laws William and Patricia Wycherley in 1998.
|
| David Thewlis |
Landscapers |
2021 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Susan Edwards: Convicted along with her husband Christopher Edwards of murdering her parents William and Patricia Wycherley in 1998.
|
| Connie Kiss Mee |
Landscapers |
2021 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
As a child.
|
| Olivia Colman |
Landscapers |
2021 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Jerome Ellis: 14-year-old boy who, along with his older brother Joshua, murdered his abusive stepfather Neil Tulley in Surrey in 2014.
|
| Billy Barratt |
Responsible Child |
2019 |
UK |
TV film |
As Ray, but clearly based on Ellis. Nominated for the National Film Award for Best Newcomer.
|
| Joshua Ellis: Along with his younger brother Joshua, murdered his abusive stepfather Neil Tulley in Surrey in 2014.
|
| James Tarpey |
Responsible Child |
2019 |
UK |
TV film |
As Nathan, but clearly based on Ellis.
|
| Ruth Ellis
|
| Miranda Richardson |
Dance with a Stranger |
1985 |
UK |
Film |
Won the Evening Standard British Film Award for Best Actress. Nominated for the David di Donatello Award for Best Foreign Actress.
|
| Mary Stockley |
Pierrepoint |
2005 |
UK |
Film |
|
| Timothy Evans
|
| John Hurt |
10 Rillington Place |
1971 |
UK |
Film |
Nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor. An adaptation of the book by Ludovic Kennedy.
|
| Ben McKay |
Pierrepoint |
2005 |
UK |
Film |
|
| Nico Mirallegro |
Rillington Place |
2016 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Marguerite Fahmy
|
| Justine Midda |
In Suspicious Circumstances, #4.4 "Crime Passionelle" |
1994 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
| William Gardiner
|
| John Benfield |
In Suspicious Circumstances, #3.4 "Candle in the Window" |
1993 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
| Arthur Goslett
|
| Rob Edwards |
In Suspicious Circumstances, #5.2 "The Great Romancer" |
1996 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
| Christopher Halliwell
|
| Joe Absolom |
A Confession |
2019 |
UK |
TV series |
An adaptation of the book Catching a Serial Killer by Steve Fulcher.
|
| Mohamed Hama: One of the murderers of Banaz Mahmod.
|
| Waj Ali |
Honour |
2020 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
An adaptation of the book by Caroline Goode.
|
| William Hare
|
| Michael Ripper |
ITV Play of the Week, #1.20 "The Anatomist" |
1956 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by James Bridie.
|
| Brendan Harris: One of two teenagers convicted of the murder of Sophie Lancaster in 2007.
|
| Ezra Watson |
Murdered for Being Different |
2017 |
UK |
TV film |
|
| Ryan Herbert
|
| Connor Mullen |
Murdered for Being Different |
2017 |
UK |
TV film |
|
| Marie Hermann: Austrian-born prostitute accused of murdering her client, Henry Stephens, in 1894.
|
| Victoria Fairbrother |
Shadow of the Noose |
1989 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Alice Hewitt: The 'Stockport Poisoner', the last woman to be publicly hanged in Britain.
|
| Julia Ford |
In Suspicious Circumstances, #4.6 "Absence of Mercy" |
1994 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
| Myra Hindley
|
| Maxine Peake |
See No Evil: The Moors Murders |
2006 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Robert Hoolhouse
|
| Michael Yeaman |
In Suspicious Circumstances, #3.2 "Shadows of Doubt" |
1993 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
| Cornelius Howard: Acquitted of the murder of George Harry Storrs.
|
| Tom Bowles |
In Suspicious Circumstances, #5.4 "The Golden Goose" |
1996 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
| Colin Howell
|
| James Nesbitt |
The Secret |
2016 |
UK |
TV series |
Nominated for the Royal Television Society Award and the Irish Film and Television Award for Best Actor. An adaptation of the book Let This Be Our Secret by Deric Henderson.
|
| Stephen Jewell
|
| David Ross |
In Suspicious Circumstances, #1.3 "The Jewel and the Magpie" |
1991 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
| Joseph Kappen
|
| Aneurin Barnard |
Steeltown Murders |
2023 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Edward Lawrence: Wealthy Wolverhampton brewer tried for murder in 1908.
|
| David Bradley |
Shadow of the Noose |
1989 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Peter Luckhurst
|
| Anthony Cairns |
In Suspicious Circumstances, #1.2 "No Smoke Without Fire" |
1991 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
| Ari Mahmod: Uncle of Banaz Mahmod who ordered her murder.
|
| Selva Rasalingam |
Honour |
2020 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
An adaptation of the book by Caroline Goode.
|
| Mahmod Mahmod: Father of Banaz Mahmod who ordered her murder.
|
| Umit Ulgen |
Honour |
2020 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
An adaptation of the book by Caroline Goode.
|
| Toni Mancini
|
| Andrew Powell |
In Suspicious Circumstances, #4.9 "The Boaster" |
1994 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
| Peter Manuel
|
| Martin Compston |
In Plain Sight |
2016 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
Nominated for the BAFTA Scotland Award for Best Actor.
|
| Tony Martin
|
| Steve Pemberton |
The Interrogation of Tony Martin |
2018 |
UK |
TV film |
|
| Louise Masset
|
| Michelle Newell |
In Suspicious Circumstances, #2.4 "Louise Masset" |
1992 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
| Florence Maybrick
|
| Laurel Lefkow |
In Suspicious Circumstances, #4.1 "Poisoned Whispers" |
1994 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
| Sean Mercer
|
| Paddy Rowan |
Little Boy Blue |
2017 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Raoul Moat
|
| Matt Stokoe |
The Hunt for Raoul Moat |
2023 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Karl Ness: Associate of Raoul Moat convicted of conspiracy to murder for assisting him.
|
| Joe Blakemore |
The Hunt for Raoul Moat |
2023 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Dennis Nilsen
|
| David Tennant |
Des |
2020 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
A partial adaptation of the book Killing for Company by Brian Masters.
|
| Kenneth Noye
|
| Jack Lowden |
The Gold |
2023 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Beatrice Pace
|
| Matilda Ziegler |
In Suspicious Circumstances, #5.9 "Who's Sorry Now?" |
1996 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
| Esther Pay
|
| Nicola Redmond |
In Suspicious Circumstances, #5.10 "The Woman in Grey" |
1996 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
| Peter the Painter
|
| Dragoș Bucur |
Titanic |
2012 |
UK/Canada/Hungary |
TV series |
|
| Stephen Port
|
| Stephen Merchant |
Four Lives |
2022 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Richard Roose
|
| Gary Murphy |
The Tudors |
2008 |
UK/USA |
TV series |
|
| Frederick Seddon
|
| Carl Bernard |
BBC Sunday Night Theatre, #7.26 "The Seddons" |
1956 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by Rodney Ackland.
|
| Frank Smith: Acquitted of the murder of Jack Derham in 1926.
|
| Jeremy Clyde |
In Suspicious Circumstances, #5.1 "The Silent Witness" |
1996 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
| Madeleine Smith
|
| Geraldine O'Rawe |
In Suspicious Circumstances, #5.8 "Dearest Pet" |
1996 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
| Peter Sutcliffe
|
| Craig Cheetham |
This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper |
2000 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Joseph Mawle |
Red Riding |
2009 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
Fictionalised. An adaptation of the novels by David Peace.
|
| Edith Thompson
|
| Jacquetta May |
In Suspicious Circumstances, #4.3 "One Little Hour" |
1994 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
| Dorothea Waddingham
|
| Lizzie Hopley |
Pierrepoint |
2005 |
UK |
Film |
|
| Fred West
|
| Dominic West |
Appropriate Adult |
2011 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
Won the BAFTA Award and RTS Television Award for Best Actor.
|
| Rose West
|
| Monica Dolan |
Appropriate Adult |
2011 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
Won the BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress.
|
| Mark Wilde: Acqitted of the murder of George Harry Storrs.
|
| Nicholas Murchie |
In Suspicious Circumstances, #5.4 "The Golden Goose" |
1996 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
| Sanchez Williams: Beat his girlfriend Casey Brittle to death with an ironing board in Nottingham in 2010.
|
| Royce Pierreson |
Murdered by My Boyfriend |
2014 |
UK |
TV film |
As Reece, but clearly based on Williams.
|
| Robert Wood
|
| Peter Capaldi |
Shadow of the Noose |
1989 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Murder victims, possible murder victims and alleged murder victims
|
| Weldon Atherstone
|
| Larry Lamb |
In Suspicious Circumstances, #4.10 "Death Scene" |
1994 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
| Mary Bailey: Alleged to have been murdered by her daughter, Alice Hewitt.
|
| Lesley Staples |
In Suspicious Circumstances, #4.6 "Absence of Mercy" |
1994 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
| June Bamber
|
| Amanda Burton |
White House Farm |
2020 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Nevill Bamber
|
| Nicholas Farrell |
White House Farm |
2020 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Eliza Barrow
|
| Gladys Henson |
BBC Sunday Night Theatre, #7.26 "The Seddons" |
1956 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by Rodney Ackland.
|
| Mary Jane Bennett: Allegedly murdered by her husband, Herbert Bennett, in 1900.
|
| Caroline Quentin |
Shadow of the Noose |
1989 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Jane Robbins |
In Suspicious Circumstances, #3.6 "Good as Gold" |
1993 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
| James Bingham: Brother of Edith Bingham, alleged to have been poisoned by her.
|
| Gregory Cox |
In Suspicious Circumstances, #4.8 "Poor Edith" |
1994 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
| Margaret Bingham: Half-sister of Edith Bingham, alleged to have been poisoned by her.
|
| Kate Layden |
In Suspicious Circumstances, #4.8 "Poor Edith" |
1994 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
| David Blakely
|
| Rupert Everett |
Dance with a Stranger |
1985 |
UK |
Film |
|
| Doreen Knatchbull, Baroness Brabourne
|
| Valerie Sarruf |
The Crown |
2020 |
UK/USA |
TV series |
|
| Charles Bravo
|
| Rory Edwards |
In Suspicious Circumstances, #1.1 "Mrs Bravo Regrets" |
1991 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
| Casey Brittle: Beaten to death with an ironing board in Nottingham in 2010 by her boyfriend Sanchez Williams.
|
| Georgina Campbell |
Murdered by My Boyfriend |
2014 |
UK |
TV film |
As Ashley Jones, but clearly based on Brittle. Won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress.
|
| Chris Brown (died 2010): Victim of Raoul Moat.
|
| Josef Davies |
The Hunt for Raoul Moat |
2023 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Margaret Brown (died 1956): Victim of Peter Manuel, shot with her sister and niece on 17 September 1956.
|
| Heather Graham |
In Plain Sight |
2016 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Trevor Buchanan: Husband of Hazel Buchanan and victim of her and Colin Howell.
|
| Glen Wallace |
The Secret |
2016 |
UK |
TV series |
An adaptation of the book Let This Be Our Secret by Deric Henderson.
|
| Daniel Caffell
|
| Nate Barrowcliffe |
White House Farm |
2020 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Nicholas Caffell
|
| Jude Barrowcliffe |
White House Farm |
2020 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Sheila Caffell
|
| Cressida Bonas |
White House Farm |
2020 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Ethel Christie: Wife of John Christie and his fifth known victim.
|
| Pat Heywood |
10 Rillington Place |
1971 |
UK |
Film |
An adaptation of the book by Ludovic Kennedy.
|
| Samantha Morton |
Rillington Place |
2016 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Kathleen Clements: May have been murdered by her husband, Robert George Clements.
|
| Marlene Sidaway |
In Suspicious Circumstances, #4.5 "The Next Mrs Clements" |
1994 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
| Victoria Clements: Probably murdered by her husband, Robert George Clements.
|
| Amanda Boxer |
In Suspicious Circumstances, #4.5 "The Next Mrs Clements" |
1994 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
| Isabelle Cooke (died 1957): Victim of Peter Manuel, raped and strangled on 28 December 1957.
|
| Hannah Collins |
In Plain Sight |
2016 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Charles Cotton (died 1872): Son of Frederick Cotton and stepson of Mary Ann Cotton, believed to have been murdered by her.
|
| Jake Lawson |
Dark Angel |
2016 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
An adaptation of the book Mary Ann Cotton: Britain's First Female Serial Killer by David Wilson.
|
| Frederick Cotton (died 1871): Fourth husband of Mary Ann Cotton, believed to have been murdered by her.
|
| Mark Underwood |
Dark Angel |
2016 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
An adaptation of the book Mary Ann Cotton: Britain's First Female Serial Killer by David Wilson.
|
| Jack Derham
|
| Patrick Drury |
In Suspicious Circumstances, #5.1 "The Silent Witness" |
1996 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
| Margaret Dobson: Alleged to have been murdered by Robert Hoolhouse.
|
| Sheri Shepstone |
In Suspicious Circumstances, #3.2 "Shadows of Doubt" |
1993 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
| Muriel Eady: Second known victim of John Christie.
|
| Phyllis MacMahon |
10 Rillington Place |
1971 |
UK |
Film |
An adaptation of the book by Ludovic Kennedy.
|
| Sarah Quintrell |
Rillington Place |
2016 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Ryan Edwards (died 2015): Fourth and final victim of Stephen Port.
|
| Samuel Barnett |
Four Lives |
2022 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Beryl Evans: Third known victim of John Christie and wife of Timothy Evans, who was convicted of her murder.
|
| Judy Geeson |
10 Rillington Place |
1971 |
UK |
Film |
An adaptation of the book by Ludovic Kennedy.
|
| Jodie Comer |
Rillington Place |
2016 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Edward Evans (died 1965): Last victim of Ian Brady and Myra Hindley, murdered on 6 October 1965.
|
| Ian Kay |
See No Evil: The Moors Murders |
2006 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Geraldine Evans
|
| Miss Riley |
10 Rillington Place |
1971 |
UK |
Film |
An adaptation of the book by Ludovic Kennedy.
|
| Ali Fahmy Bey
|
| Kemal Sylvester |
In Suspicious Circumstances, #4.4 "Crime Passionelle" |
1994 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
| Pauline Floyd (died 1973): Victim of Joseph Kappen.
|
| Jade Croot |
Steeltown Murders |
2023 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Evelyn Foster
|
| Gina McKee |
In Suspicious Circumstances, #4.2 "The Man Who Melted Away" |
1994 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
| Becky Godden-Edwards
|
| Stephanie Hyam |
A Confession |
2019 |
UK |
TV series |
An adaptation of the book Catching a Serial Killer by Steve Fulcher.
|
| Evelyn Goslett
|
| Ellie Haddington |
In Suspicious Circumstances, #5.2 "The Great Romancer" |
1996 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
| Ruth Hadley: Alleged to have been shot by Edward Lawrence in 1908.
|
| Nicola Duffett |
Shadow of the Noose |
1989 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Rose Harsent
|
| Robin McCaffrey |
In Suspicious Circumstances, #3.4 "Candle in the Window" |
1993 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
| Lesley Howell: Wife of Colin Howell and victim of him and Hazel Buchanan.
|
| Laura Pyper |
The Secret |
2016 |
UK |
TV series |
An adaptation of the book Let This Be Our Secret by Deric Henderson.
|
| Geraldine Hughes (died 1973): Victim of Joseph Kappen.
|
| Calista Davies |
Steeltown Murders |
2023 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Rhys Jones
|
| Sonny Beyga |
Little Boy Blue |
2017 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Violette Kaye
|
| Roberta Taylor |
In Suspicious Circumstances, #4.9 "The Boaster" |
1994 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
| Nicholas Knatchbull
|
| Evan Whitt |
The Crown |
2020 |
UK/USA |
TV series |
|
| Anne Kneilands (died 1956): First victim of Peter Manuel, raped and murdered on 2 January 1956.
|
| Alana McDowall |
In Plain Sight |
2016 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Gabriel Kovari (died 2014): Slovakian-born second victim of Stephen Port.
|
| Jakub Svec |
Four Lives |
2022 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Sophie Lancaster
|
| Abigail Lawrie |
Murdered for Being Different |
2017 |
UK |
TV film |
|
| Emile L'Angelier
|
| Martin Wenner |
In Suspicious Circumstances, #5.8 "Dearest Pet" |
1996 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
| Caroline Mary Luard
|
| Tina Gray |
In Suspicious Circumstances, #5.12 "The Letter Killeth" |
1996 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
| Marsha McDonnell
|
| Hannah Banks |
Manhunt |
2019 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Hectorina MacLennan: Eighth known and last victim of John Christie.
|
| Erin Armstrong |
Rillington Place |
2016 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Tony Maffia: Murdered by Stephen Jewell.
|
| Mark Spalding |
In Suspicious Circumstances, #1.3 "The Jewel and the Magpie" |
1991 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
| Banaz Mahmod
|
| Buket Komur |
Honour |
2020 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
An adaptation of the book by Caroline Goode.
|
| Kathleen Maloney: Seventh known victim of John Christie.
|
| Kitty Lovett |
Rillington Place |
2016 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Gwendoline Marshall: Murdered by Peter Luckhurst.
|
| Olive Pendleton |
In Suspicious Circumstances, #1.2 "No Smoke Without Fire" |
1991 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
| Manfred Masset: Son of Louise Masset.
|
| Sam Fairbrother |
In Suspicious Circumstances, #2.4 "Louise Masset" |
1992 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
| James Maybrick
|
| David Burke |
In Suspicious Circumstances, #4.1 "Poisoned Whispers" |
1994 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
| Sidney Miles (died 1952): See Metropolitan Police officers.
|
| Molly Moselle: Disappeared from the Sunderland Empire, probably murdered.
|
| Sue Jenkins |
In Suspicious Circumstances, #2.1 "Our Dearest Dear" |
1992 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
| Isabella Mowbray (1858–1867): Daughter of William Mowbray and his wife Mary Ann (Cotton), believed to have been murdered by her.
|
| Isla McMonigle |
Dark Angel |
2016 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
An adaptation of the book Mary Ann Cotton: Britain's First Female Serial Killer by David Wilson.
|
| William Mowbray (died 1865): First husband of Mary Ann Cotton, believed to have been murdered by her.
|
| Tom Varey |
Dark Angel |
2016 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
An adaptation of the book Mary Ann Cotton: Britain's First Female Serial Killer by David Wilson.
|
| Joseph Nattrass: Lover of Mary Ann Cotton, believed to have been murdered by her.
|
| Jonas Armstrong |
Dark Angel |
2016 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
An adaptation of the book Mary Ann Cotton: Britain's First Female Serial Killer by David Wilson.
|
| Rita Nelson: Sixth known victim of John Christie.
|
| Helen Mallon |
Rillington Place |
2016 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Sian O'Callaghan
|
| Florence Howard |
A Confession |
2019 |
UK |
TV series |
An adaptation of the book Catching a Serial Killer by Steve Fulcher.
|
| Alfred Oliver
|
| David Miller |
In Suspicious Circumstances, #5.11 "The Monster of Reading" |
1996 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
| Harry Pace
|
| David Sibley |
In Suspicious Circumstances, #5.9 "Who's Sorry Now?" |
1996 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
| Mary Paterson
|
| Adrienne Corri |
ITV Play of the Week, #1.20 "The Anatomist" |
1956 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by James Bridie.
|
| Helen Puttock: Victim of Bible John.
|
| Alicia Devine |
In Suspicious Circumstances, #3.3 "Dancing with Death" |
1993 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
| Elizabeth Robinson (died 1867): Daughter of James Robinson and stepdaughter of Mary Ann Cotton, believed to have been murdered by her.
|
| Hayley Walters |
Dark Angel |
2016 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
An adaptation of the book Mary Ann Cotton: Britain's First Female Serial Killer by David Wilson.
|
| James Robinson (died 1867): Son of James Robinson and stepson of Mary Ann Cotton, believed to have been murdered by her.
|
| Alexander McMonigle |
Dark Angel |
2016 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
An adaptation of the book Mary Ann Cotton: Britain's First Female Serial Killer by David Wilson.
|
| Edith Rosse
|
| Sue Johnston |
In Suspicious Circumstances, #2.2 "Maundy Money" |
1992 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
| Violet Shenton (died 1967): Murdered by her tenant, music producer Joe Meek, on 3 February 1967.
|
| Pam Ferris |
Telstar: The Joe Meek Story |
2008 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play Telstar by James Hicks & Nick Moran.
|
| Doris Smart (died 1958): Victim of Peter Manuel, shot with her husband and son on 1 January 1958.
|
| Gail Watson |
In Plain Sight |
2016 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Michael Smart (died 1958): Victim of Peter Manuel, shot with his parents on 1 January 1958.
|
| Jack Burns |
In Plain Sight |
2016 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Peter Smart (died 1958): Victim of Peter Manuel, shot with his wife and son on 1 January 1958.
|
| Robert Jack |
In Plain Sight |
2016 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Kathleen Smith: Wife of Frank Smith.
|
| Jacqueline Leonard |
In Suspicious Circumstances, #5.1 "The Silent Witness" |
1996 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
| Richard Smithers
|
| Dennis Cleary |
Churchill's People, #26 "Death of Liberty" |
1975 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of part of A History of the English-Speaking Peoples by Winston Churchill.
|
| Michael Scott Stephen: Alleged to have been murdered by Elvira Barney.
|
| James Clyde |
In Suspicious Circumstances, #3.1 "Laugh Baby Laugh" |
1993 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
| Henry Stephens: Elderly retired cab owner killed by Marie Hermann in 1894.
|
| Michael Melia |
Shadow of the Noose |
1989 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| George Harry Storrs
|
| Paul Shelley |
In Suspicious Circumstances, #5.4 "The Golden Goose" |
1996 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
| Percy Thompson
|
| Adam Bareham |
In Suspicious Circumstances, #4.3 "One Little Hour" |
1994 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
| Neil Tulley: Abusive stepfather murdered by his stepsons Joshua and Jerome Ellis in Surrey in 2014.
|
| Shaun Dingwall |
Responsible Child |
2019 |
UK |
TV film |
As Scott, but clearly based on Tulley.
|
| Anthony Walgate (died 2014): First victim of Stephen Port.
|
| Tim Preston |
Four Lives |
2022 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| George Ward (died 1866): Second husband of Mary Ann Cotton, believed to have been murdered by her.
|
| Thomas Howes |
Dark Angel |
2016 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
An adaptation of the book Mary Ann Cotton: Britain's First Female Serial Killer by David Wilson.
|
| Marion Watt (died 1956): Victim of Peter Manuel, shot with her daughter and sister on 17 September 1956.
|
| Beth Marshall |
In Plain Sight |
2016 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Vivienne Watt (died 1956): Victim of Peter Manuel, shot with her mother and aunt on 17 September 1956.
|
| Isis Hainsworth |
In Plain Sight |
2016 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Daniel Whitworth (died 2014): Third victim of Stephen Port.
|
| Leo Flanagan |
Four Lives |
2022 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Eliza Woods (died 1950): Strangled by James Corbitt in Ashton-under-Lyne in August 1950.
|
| Claire Keelan |
Pierrepoint |
2005 |
UK |
Film |
As Jessie Kelly.
|
| Patricia Wycherley: Murdered along with her husband William Wycherley by their daughter and son-in-law Susan and Christopher Edwards in 1998.
|
| Felicity Montagu |
Landscapers |
2021 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| William Wycherley: Murdered along with his wife Patricia Wycherley by their daughter and son-in-law Susan and Christopher Edwards in 1998.
|
| David Hayman |
Landscapers |
2021 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Gangsters
|
| Billy Kimber
|
| Charlie Creed-Miles |
Peaky Blinders |
2013 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Charlie Kray
|
| Toby Wharton |
Babs |
2017 |
UK |
TV film |
|
| Reggie Kray
|
| Rob Compton |
Babs |
2017 |
UK |
TV film |
|
| Ronnie Kray
|
| Christopher Brailsford |
In Suspicious Circumstances, #2.3 "Freddie Mills" |
1992 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
| Rob Compton |
Babs |
2017 |
UK |
TV film |
|
| Darby Sabini
|
| Noah Taylor |
Peaky Blinders |
2014 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Highwaymen
|
| Tom King
|
| Frank Pollard |
The Adventures of Dick Turpin: The King of Highwaymen |
1912 |
UK |
Silent short |
|
| Frank Pollard |
The Adventures of Dick Turpin: 200 Guineas Reward, Wanted Dead or Alive |
1912 |
UK |
Silent short |
|
| Tom Tully |
Dick Turpin's Ride |
1951 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the poem by Alfred Noyes.
|
| William Franklyn |
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color, #12.17–18 "The Legend of Young Dick Turpin" |
1966 |
USA |
TV serial |
|
| Dick Turpin
|
| Percy Moran |
The Adventures of Dick Turpin: The King of Highwaymen |
1912 |
UK |
Silent short |
|
| Percy Moran |
The Adventures of Dick Turpin: 200 Guineas Reward, Wanted Dead or Alive |
1912 |
UK |
Silent short |
|
| Percy Moran |
The Adventures of Dick Turpin: The Gunpowder Plot |
1912 |
UK |
Silent short |
|
| Percy Moran |
The Adventures of Dick Turpin: A Deadly Foe, a Pack of Hounds, and Some Merry Monks |
1912 |
UK |
Silent short |
|
| Percy Moran |
Dick Turpin's Ride to York |
1913 |
UK |
Silent short |
|
| Fred Evans |
Dicke Turpin's Ride to Yorke |
1913 |
UK |
Silent short |
Comedy
|
| Louis Hayward |
Dick Turpin's Ride |
1951 |
USA |
Film |
An adaptation of the poem by Alfred Noyes.
|
| David Weston |
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color, #12.17–18 "The Legend of Young Dick Turpin" |
1966 |
USA |
TV serial |
|
| Pirates
|
| Thomas Anstis
|
| James Bolt |
True Caribbean Pirates |
2006 |
USA |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
| Blackbeard
|
| Gerry Wain |
Doctor Who, #6.6–10 "The Mind Robber" |
1968 |
UK |
TV serial |
|
| Hori Ahipene |
Jack of All Trades |
2000 |
USA |
TV series |
Completely out of his historical era. Comedy.
|
| Patrick Lander |
True Caribbean Pirates |
2006 |
USA |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
| Ian McShane |
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides |
2011 |
USA |
Film |
|
| Stede Bonnet
|
| Andrew Block |
True Caribbean Pirates |
2006 |
USA |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
| Anne Bonny
|
| Michelle Michaels |
True Caribbean Pirates |
2006 |
USA |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
| Calico Jack
|
| David Joseph Boyd |
True Caribbean Pirates |
2006 |
USA |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
| Howell Davis
|
| Andrew Simpson |
True Caribbean Pirates |
2006 |
USA |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
| Israel Hands
|
| Rich Skidmore |
True Caribbean Pirates |
2006 |
USA |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
| Benjamin Hornigold
|
| Andrew Graves |
True Caribbean Pirates |
2006 |
USA |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
| Henry Jennings
|
| Ward Roberts |
True Caribbean Pirates |
2006 |
USA |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
| William Kidd
|
| Charles Laughton |
Captain Kidd |
1945 |
USA |
Film |
|
| Robert Warwick |
Against All Flags |
1952 |
USA |
Film |
|
| Henry Jones |
You Are There, #2.25 "The Hanging of Captain Kidd" |
1954 |
USA |
TV short |
Docudrama
|
| Victor Jory |
Omnibus, #5.19 "The Trial of Captain Kidd" |
1957 |
USA |
TV film |
|
| Al Wyatt Sr. |
I Dream of Jeannie, #2.25 "My Master, the Pirate" |
1967 |
USA |
TV episode |
Comedy
|
| Christopher Moody
|
| James Geering |
True Caribbean Pirates |
2006 |
USA |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
| Sir Henry Morgan
|
| Brian Aherne |
Pulitzer Prize Playhouse, #1.37 "The Buccaneer" |
1951 |
USA |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by Maxwell Anderson.
|
| Lance J. Holt |
True Caribbean Pirates |
2006 |
USA |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
| Darby Mullins
|
| Michael Strong |
Omnibus, #5.19 "The Trial of Captain Kidd" |
1957 |
USA |
TV film |
|
| Mary Read
|
| Kimberly Adair |
True Caribbean Pirates |
2006 |
USA |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
| Bartholomew Roberts
|
| James Logan |
Against All Flags |
1952 |
USA |
Film |
|
| Cameron Daddo |
Mentors, #2.10 "The Fire Ship" |
2000 |
Canada |
TV episode |
|
| Scott Silbor |
True Caribbean Pirates |
2006 |
USA |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
| Robert Searle
|
| Nino Firetto |
True Caribbean Pirates |
2006 |
USA |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
| Charles Vane
|
| Matthew Rimmer |
True Caribbean Pirates |
2006 |
USA |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
| Other criminals and alleged criminals
|
| George Archer-Shee
|
| Jonathan Scott-Taylor |
Play of the Month, #12.4 "The Winslow Boy" |
1977 |
UK |
TV film |
As Ronnie Winslow. An adaptation of the play by Terence Rattigan.
|
| Ian Ball
|
| Graham O'Mara |
The Queen |
2009 |
UK |
TV series |
Docudrama
|
| Adolf Beck
|
| Emil Wolk |
In Suspicious Circumstances, #5.3 "Ring of Truth" |
1996 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
| Ronnie Biggs
|
| Ralph Brown |
Buster |
1988 |
UK |
Film |
|
| Daniel Mays |
Mrs Biggs |
2012 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Jack Gordon |
The Great Train Robbery |
2013 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Anthony Black: Security guard and 'inside man' in the 1983 Brink's-Mat robbery who was jailed for six years for robbery.
|
| Josef Altin |
The Gold |
2023 |
UK |
TV series |
As Robert Wright.
|
| Thomas Blood
|
| Frank Cellier |
Colonel Blood |
1934 |
UK |
Film |
|
| Brilliant Chang
|
| Andrew Koji |
Peaky Blinders |
2013 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Garth Chappell: Convicted of conspiracy to handle stolen goods following the 1983 Brink's-Mat robbery and jailed for ten years.
|
| Robin Laing |
The Gold |
2023 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Matteo Constantino: Jeweller probably involved in the 1983 Brink's-Mat robbery.
|
| Vernon Dobtcheff |
The Gold |
2023 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Roger Cordrey: Member of the Great Train Robbery gang.
|
| Nicholas Murchie |
The Great Train Robbery |
2013 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| John Daly: Member of the Great Train Robbery gang.
|
| James Bye |
The Great Train Robbery |
2013 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| George Edalji
|
| Sam Dastor |
The Edwardians, #4 "Conan Doyle" |
1972 |
UK |
TV film |
|
| Buster Edwards
|
| Phil Collins |
Buster |
1988 |
UK |
Film |
|
| Matthew Cullum |
Mrs Biggs |
2012 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Neil Maskell |
The Great Train Robbery |
2013 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Brian Field
|
| Del Synnott |
The Great Train Robbery |
2013 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Gordon Goody: Member of the Great Train Robbery gang.
|
| Jon Foster |
Mrs Biggs |
2012 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Paul Anderson |
The Great Train Robbery |
2013 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Maundy Gregory
|
| John Branwell |
In Suspicious Circumstances, #2.2 "Maundy Money" |
1992 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
| Billy Hill
|
| John Voce |
The Great Train Robbery |
2013 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
As Billy Still.
|
| Roy James: Member of the Great Train Robbery gang.
|
| Martin Compston |
The Great Train Robbery |
2013 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Micky McAvoy: One of the 1983 Brink's-Mat robbers, jailed for 25 years for armed robbery.
|
| Adam Nagaitis |
The Gold |
2023 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Kathleen Meacock: Girlfriend (later second wife) of Micky McAvoy convicted of conspiring to handle stolen goods after the 1983 Brink's-Mat robbery and given a suspended sentence.
|
| Sophia La Porta |
The Gold |
2023 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Arthur Orton
|
| John Slater |
On Trial, #7 "The Tichborne Case" |
1960 |
UK |
TV film |
|
| John Palmer
|
| Tom Cullen |
The Gold |
2023 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Gordon Parry: Convicted of money laundering after the 1983 Brink's-Mat robbery and jailed for ten years.
|
| Sean Harris |
The Gold |
2023 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Princess Caraboo
|
| Phoebe Cates |
Princess Caraboo |
1994 |
USA |
Film |
|
| Brian Reader: Involved in both the 1983 Brink's-Mat robbery and the 2015 Hatton Garden robbery.
|
| James Nelson-Joyce |
The Gold |
2023 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Michael Relton: Solicitor convicted of money laundering after the 1983 Brink's-Mat robbery and jailed for 12 years.
|
| Dominic Cooper |
The Gold |
2023 |
UK |
TV series |
As Edwyn Cooper.
|
| Bruce Reynolds
|
| Larry Lamb |
Buster |
1988 |
UK |
Film |
|
| Jay Simpson |
Mrs Biggs |
2012 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Luke Evans |
The Great Train Robbery |
2013 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Brian Robinson: One of the 1983 Brink's-Mat robbers, jailed for 25 years for armed robbery.
|
| Frankie Wilson |
The Gold |
2023 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Jean Savage: Convicted of money laundering after the 1983 Brink's-Mat robbery and jailed for five years.
|
| Dorothy Atkinson |
The Gold |
2023 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Emil Savundra
|
| Neran Persaud |
The Trial of Christine Keeler |
2019 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Harriet Skelton (died 1818): Londoner hanged for fraud whose case was taken up by Elizabeth Fry.
|
| Carina Wyeth |
The Velvet Glove, #4 "Beyond This Life" |
1977 |
UK |
TV film |
|
| Alf Thomas: Member of the Great Train Robbery gang.
|
| Bill Thomas |
The Great Train Robbery |
2013 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Bob Welch: Member of the Great Train Robbery gang.
|
| Richard Higginson |
Mrs Biggs |
2012 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| John Wheater: Solicitor who was an accomplice in the Great Train Robbery.
|
| James Wilby |
The Great Train Robbery |
2013 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Jimmy White: Member of the Great Train Robbery gang.
|
| John R. Walker |
Mrs Biggs |
2012 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Charlie Wilson
|
| Iain McKee |
Mrs Biggs |
2012 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Jack Roth |
The Great Train Robbery |
2013 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Tommy Wisbey: Member of the Great Train Robbery gang.
|
| Jordan Long |
The Great Train Robbery |
2013 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Robert Young
|
| Davyd Harries |
The First Churchills |
1969 |
UK |
TV series |
An adaptation of the biography Marlborough: His Life and Times by Winston Churchill.
|
| Witnesses, relatives and others connected to crimes
|
| Helen Archer-Shee
|
| Diana Fairfax |
Play of the Month, #12.4 "The Winslow Boy" |
1977 |
UK |
TV film |
As Grace Winslow. An adaptation of the play by Terence Rattigan.
|
| Martin Archer-Shee, Sr.
|
| Eric Porter |
Play of the Month, #12.4 "The Winslow Boy" |
1977 |
UK |
TV film |
As Arthur Winslow. An adaptation of the play by Terence Rattigan.
|
| Charles Armstrong
|
| Milo O'Shea |
On Trial, #8 "W. T. Stead" |
1960 |
UK |
TV film |
|
| Glynn Edwards |
Thirty-Minute Theatre, #5.30–31 "Lilly" |
1970 |
UK |
TV serial |
|
| Eliza Armstrong
|
| Daphne Foreman |
On Trial, #8 "W. T. Stead" |
1960 |
UK |
TV film |
|
| Verina Greenlaw |
Thirty-Minute Theatre, #5.30–31 "Lilly" |
1970 |
UK |
TV serial |
|
| Elizabeth Armstrong
|
| Avis Bunnage |
On Trial, #8 "W. T. Stead" |
1960 |
UK |
TV film |
|
| Freda Dowie |
Thirty-Minute Theatre, #5.30–31 "Lilly" |
1970 |
UK |
TV serial |
|
| Dennis Bentley: Younger brother of Derek Bentley.
|
| Ben Brazier |
Let Him Have It |
1991 |
UK |
Film |
As a child.
|
| Iris Bentley (died 1997): Older sister of Derek Bentley.
|
| Rebecca Eccleston |
Let Him Have It |
1991 |
UK |
Film |
Aged 10.
|
| Clare Holman |
Let Him Have It |
1991 |
UK |
Film |
|
| Lilian Bentley: Mother of Derek Bentley.
|
| Eileen Atkins |
Let Him Have It |
1991 |
UK |
Film |
|
| William Bentley: Father of Derek Bentley.
|
| Tom Courtenay |
Let Him Have It |
1991 |
UK |
Film |
|
| Charmian Biggs: First wife of Ronnie Biggs.
|
| Sheridan Smith |
Mrs Biggs |
2012 |
UK |
TV series |
Won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress. Nominated for the Emmy Award, AACTA Award and RTS Television Award for Best Actress.
|
| Raimunda Biggs: Brazilian-born second wife of Ronnie Biggs.
|
| Jo Vicente |
Mrs Biggs |
2012 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Florence Bravo
|
| Kate Gartside |
In Suspicious Circumstances, #1.1 "Mrs Bravo Regrets" |
1991 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
| Beresford Brown: Tenant of 10 Rillington Place who found the bodies in the kitchen cupboard.
|
| Rudolph Walker |
10 Rillington Place |
1971 |
UK |
Film |
An adaptation of the book by Ludovic Kennedy.
|
| Kevin Mathurin |
Rillington Place |
2016 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Janet Brown
|
| Doria Noar |
ITV Play of the Week, #1.20 "The Anatomist" |
1956 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by James Bridie.
|
| Tracey Browne: Attacked by Peter Sutcliffe in Silsden on 27 August 1975, but survived, although seriously injured.
|
| Laura Crossley |
This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper |
2000 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Edward Bushel
|
| Edward Rigby |
Penn of Pennsylvania |
1942 |
UK |
Film |
|
| Emily Clarke: Policeman's widow in Bournemouth who gave police information leading to the arrest of Roger Cordrey and Bill Boal after the Great Train Robbery.
|
| Christine Cox |
The Great Train Robbery |
2013 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Morris Conley: Club owner who employed Ruth Ellis.
|
| Stratford Johns |
Dance with a Stranger |
1985 |
UK |
Film |
|
| Pat Cooper: Wife of John Cooper.
|
| Caroline Berry |
The Pembrokeshire Murders |
2021 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
An adaptation of the book by Steve Wilkins & Jonathan Hill.
|
| Niven Craig: Older brother of Christopher Craig.
|
| Mark McGann |
Let Him Have It |
1991 |
UK |
Film |
|
| Desmond Cussen: Friend of Ruth Ellis.
|
| Ian Holm |
Dance with a Stranger |
1985 |
UK |
Film |
|
| Cliff Davis: Racing driver and mechanic and friend of David Blakely.
|
| David Troughton |
Dance with a Stranger |
1985 |
UK |
Film |
|
| Henry Dobson: Husband of Margaret Dobson.
|
| Donald Pelmear |
In Suspicious Circumstances, #3.2 "Shadows of Doubt" |
1993 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
| Bunny Doyle: A boyfriend of Molly Moselle.
|
| Harry Dickman |
In Suspicious Circumstances, #2.1 "Our Dearest Dear" |
1992 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
| Elizabeth Earle: Mistress of Weldon Atherstone.
|
| Jill Baker |
In Suspicious Circumstances, #4.10 "Death Scene" |
1994 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
| Charlotte Edalji: Wife of Shapurji Edalji and mother of George Edalji.
|
| Joan Matheson |
The Edwardians, #4 "Conan Doyle" |
1972 |
UK |
TV film |
|
| June Edwards: Wife of Buster Edwards.
|
| Julie Walters |
Buster |
1988 |
UK |
Film |
|
| Said Enani: Secretary to Ali Fahmy Bey.
|
| Dominic Hingorani |
In Suspicious Circumstances, #4.4 "Crime Passionelle" |
1994 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
| Lucy Endecott: Friend of Beryl Evans.
|
| Isobel Black |
10 Rillington Place |
1971 |
UK |
Film |
As Alice. An adaptation of the book by Ludovic Kennedy.
|
| Pearl Appleby |
Rillington Place |
2016 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Jane Farrer: A witness in the Eliza Armstrong case.
|
| Jean Johnson |
Thirty-Minute Theatre, #5.30–31 "Lilly" |
1970 |
UK |
TV serial |
|
| Anthony Findlater: Friend of David Blakely.
|
| Tom Chadbon |
Dance with a Stranger |
1985 |
UK |
Film |
|
| Carole Findlater: Friend of David Blakely.
|
| Jane Bertish |
Dance with a Stranger |
1985 |
UK |
Film |
|
| Margaret Forrest: Met by John Christie in a café and asked to come back to his flat for her migraines to be treated but never showed up.
|
| Norma Shebbeare |
10 Rillington Place |
1971 |
UK |
Film |
An adaptation of the book by Ludovic Kennedy.
|
| Joseph Foster: Father of Evelyn Foster.
|
| Ian Cullen |
In Suspicious Circumstances, #4.2 "The Man Who Melted Away" |
1994 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
| Jimmy Furey: Boyfriend of Theresa Sykes, who chased Peter Sutcliffe away after he attacked her.
|
| Dominic Monaghan |
This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper |
2000 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Irene Gayus: Friend of Kathleen Clements.
|
| Geraldine James |
In Suspicious Circumstances, #4.5 "The Next Mrs Clements" |
1994 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
| Avis Graydon: Sister of Edith Thompson.
|
| Beatrice Comins |
In Suspicious Circumstances, #4.3 "One Little Hour" |
1994 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
| Will Greatorex: A suspect in the Great Wyrley animal maiming case.
|
| Bill Stewart |
The Edwardians, #4 "Conan Doyle" |
1972 |
UK |
TV film |
|
| Clive Gunnell: Friend of David Blakely who was with him when he was shot.
|
| Paul Mooney |
Dance with a Stranger |
1985 |
UK |
Film |
|
| Walter Hattersley: A boyfriend of Molly Moselle.
|
| Stuart Golland |
In Suspicious Circumstances, #2.1 "Our Dearest Dear" |
1992 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
| Terry Hawkshaw: Bradford taxi driver who was a suspect in the Yorkshire Ripper murders.
|
| Mark Benton |
This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper |
2000 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Nellie Hindley: Mother of Myra Hindley.
|
| Susan Twist |
See No Evil: The Moors Murders |
2006 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Winnie Johnson: Mother of Keith Bennett.
|
| Lisa Millett |
See No Evil: The Moors Murders |
2006 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Cecil Johnstone: Bus driver who discovered Evelyn Foster.
|
| Michael Wardle |
In Suspicious Circumstances, #4.2 "The Man Who Melted Away" |
1994 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
| Norman Josiffe
|
| Ben Whishaw |
A Very English Scandal |
2018 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
An adaptation of the novel by John Preston.
|
| Christine Kappen: Wife of Joseph Kappen.
|
| Remy Beasley |
Steeltown Murders |
2023 |
UK |
TV series |
In 1973.
|
| Maria Pride |
Steeltown Murders |
2023 |
UK |
TV series |
In 2001.
|
| Danny Kilbride: Brother of John Kilbride.
|
| Henry Cox |
See No Evil: The Moors Murders |
2006 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
Aged 11.
|
| Pat Kilbride: Father of David Kilbride.
|
| Colin Connor |
See No Evil: The Moors Murders |
2006 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Sheila Kilbride: Mother of John Kilbride.
|
| Orla Cottingham |
See No Evil: The Moors Murders |
2006 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Eudor Lucas: Lover of Louise Masset.
|
| Graham Arnold |
In Suspicious Circumstances, #2.4 "Louise Masset" |
1992 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
| Cornelius Lynch: Maternal uncle of Timothy Evans.
|
| Jimmy Gardner |
10 Rillington Place |
1971 |
UK |
Film |
An adaptation of the book by Ludovic Kennedy.
|
| Alun Raglan |
Rillington Place |
2016 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Violet Lynch: Wife of Cornelius Lynch.
|
| Gabrielle Daye |
10 Rillington Place |
1971 |
UK |
Film |
An adaptation of the book by Ludovic Kennedy.
|
| Nia Roberts |
Rillington Place |
2016 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Jackie McAvoy: First wife of Micky McAvoy.
|
| Lily Knight |
The Gold |
2023 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Behya Mahmod: Mother of Banaz Mahmod.
|
| Fison Burgess |
Honour |
2020 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
An adaptation of the book by Caroline Goode.
|
| Bekhal Mahmod: Sister of Banaz Mahmod.
|
| Rhianne Barreto |
Honour |
2020 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
An adaptation of the book by Caroline Goode.
|
| Robert Maltby
|
| Nico Mirallegro |
Murdered for Being Different |
2017 |
UK |
TV film |
|
| Edwin Maybrick: Brother of James Maybrick.
|
| John Middleton |
In Suspicious Circumstances, #4.1 "Poisoned Whispers" |
1994 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
| Ellen Maybury: Grandmother of Myra Hindley.
|
| Margaret Jackman |
See No Evil: The Moors Murders |
2006 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Alice Meadows: Girlfriend of Herbert Bennett.
|
| Amanda Holden |
In Suspicious Circumstances, #3.6 "Good as Gold" |
1993 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
| Jack Mills
|
| Neil Broome |
Mrs Biggs |
2012 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Eric Hulme |
The Great Train Robbery |
2013 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| William Minnoch
|
| Bruce Jamieson |
In Suspicious Circumstances, #5.8 "Dearest Pet" |
1996 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
| Brenda Noye: Wife of Kenneth Noye.
|
| Nicola Burley |
The Gold |
2023 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Marnie Palmer: Wife of John Palmer.
|
| Stefanie Martini |
The Gold |
2023 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Joan Reade: Mother of Pauline Reade.
|
| Marie Critchley |
See No Evil: The Moors Murders |
2006 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Olivia Reivers: Prostitute who was in Peter Sutcliffe's car when he was arrested.
|
| Juliet Ellis |
This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper |
2000 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Franny Reynolds: Wife of Bruce Reynolds.
|
| Stephanie Lawrence |
Buster |
1988 |
UK |
Film |
|
| Bethany Muir |
The Great Train Robbery |
2013 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Nick Reynolds
|
| George Ward |
The Great Train Robbery |
2013 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
As a boy.
|
| James Robinson: Third husband of Mary Ann Cotton and the only one who survived.
|
| Sam Hoare |
Dark Angel |
2016 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
An adaptation of the book Mary Ann Cotton: Britain's First Female Serial Killer by David Wilson.
|
| Rita Rytka: Twin sister of Helen Rytka, victim of Peter Sutcliffe.
|
| Vinette Robinson |
This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper |
2000 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Margaret Seddon
|
| Isabel Dean |
BBC Sunday Night Theatre, #7.26 "The Seddons" |
1956 |
UK |
TV film |
An adaptation of the play by Rodney Ackland.
|
| Royden Sharp: A suspect in the Great Wyrley animal maiming case.
|
| Nick Hobbs |
The Edwardians, #4 "Conan Doyle" |
1972 |
UK |
TV film |
|
| David Smith: Husband of Maureen Smith and witness to the murder of Edward Evans who reported Myra Hindley and Ian Brady to the police.
|
| Matthew McNulty |
See No Evil: The Moors Murders |
2006 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Elizabeth Smith
|
| Vivien Heilbron |
In Suspicious Circumstances, #5.8 "Dearest Pet" |
1996 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
| James Smith
|
| Gordon Reid |
In Suspicious Circumstances, #5.8 "Dearest Pet" |
1996 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
| Maureen Smith: Sister of Myra Hindley.
|
| Joanne Froggatt |
See No Evil: The Moors Murders |
2006 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Amy Stevens: Friend of Robert George Clements.
|
| Beth Morris |
In Suspicious Circumstances, #4.5 "The Next Mrs Clements" |
1994 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
| Samantha Stobbart: Ex-girlfriend of Raoul Moat who was shot and injured by him.
|
| Sally Messham |
The Hunt for Raoul Moat |
2023 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Rahmat Sulemani: Boyfriend of Banaz Mahmod.
|
| Moe Bar-El |
Honour |
2020 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
An adaptation of the book by Caroline Goode.
|
| Sonia Sutcliffe
|
| Claire Webzell |
This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper |
2000 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Annie Swan
|
| Beryl Walsh |
Thirty-Minute Theatre, #5.30–31 "Lilly" |
1970 |
UK |
TV serial |
|
| Theresa Sykes: Attacked by Peter Sutcliffe in Huddersfield on 5 November 1980, but survived.
|
| Hannah Storey |
This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper |
2000 |
UK |
TV series |
|
| Alan West: Stepfather of Lesley Ann Downey.
|
| Cyriack Stevenson |
See No Evil: The Moors Murders |
2006 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Ann West: Mother of Lesley Ann Downey.
|
| Kelli Hollis |
See No Evil: The Moors Murders |
2006 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| David Whitby: Co-driver of the train hijacked in the Great Train Robbery.
|
| Dean Smith |
The Great Train Robbery |
2013 |
UK |
TV miniseries |
|
| Alice Yapp: Nanny to the Maybricks.
|
| Andrina Carroll |
In Suspicious Circumstances, #4.1 "Poisoned Whispers" |
1994 |
UK |
TV film |
Docudrama
|
