7 h. ago CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews I Fought The Law on ITV1: Sheridan Smith excels as a mother taking on the British justice system

When Sheridan Smith is on form, there's no one to touch her for raw emotional power. She can project grief and anger so intense, it cracks the screen. And she's at her heart-wrenching best here.

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9 h. ago I Fought the Law review – Sheridan Smith is utterly believable in this true crime story worth sharing with the world

Like the groundbreaking legal case at its centre, the carefully made four-part series can feel slow in parts

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9 h. ago I Fought the Law review – no one does this kind of drama better than Sheridan Smith

This true crime drama about a woman who forced the government to change the law so her daughter’s killer could be jailed is totally elevated by Smith. Her brilliance turns it into genuinely moving TVIs there any comfort to be had in knowing that police incompetence is not a new phenomenon? Not really, no. But it might be all you can find to cling on to during this harrowing, heartbreaking four-part drama. I Fought the Law is based on the true story of Ann Ming ,the murder of her 22-year-old daughter Julie in 1989 and her 30-year campaign to change the double jeopardy law so Julie’s acquitted killer could be tried again for the crime.I Fought the Law has two great strengths. First, the awareness that although the overturning of a law that had existed since Magna Carta is technically the most astonishing part of Ming’s tale, it is not the most televisual. That, for better or worse, will always be the body blows she withstood, from finding her daughte...

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10 h. ago Sheridan Smith fans 'in tears' at heartbreaking I Fought the Law scenes

Sheridan Smith is being praised for her powerful performance in I Fought the Law, a new ITV drama based on the real-life harrowing story of a Brit who fought for justice after her daughter's murder

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10 h. ago ITV I Fought the Law true story of Anna Ming's fight for justice and where Billy Dunlop is now

The true crime drama based on a mother's fight for justice, premieres on ITV

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11 h. ago Sheridan Smith's huge net worth as she says I Fought the Law role is "the hardest thing I've ever done"

Sheridan Smith stars in ITV's newest drama, I Fought The Law, inspired by the true story of Ann Ming

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22 h. ago I Fought the Law cast: who is in ITV show with Sheridan Smith? Full cast

I Fought the Law will bring a tragic true-story to the nation 🚨📺

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25 h. ago I Fought the Law: The harrowing true story behind the Sheridan Smith drama

Four-part series explores the 1989 murder of Julie Hogg and her mother’s fight for justice

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25 h. ago I Fought The Law's Sheridan Smith left 'shaking mess' over murdered woman hidden under bath

Gavin and Stacey star Sheridan Smith brings Ann Ming's relentless fight for justice to screens in I Fought The Law. The actress explains why the series was particularly daunting.

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25 h. ago I Fought The Law's Sheridan Smith left 'shaking' over 'taxing' ITV true crime drama

Sheridan Smith has opened up about her experience preparing for her latest role in ITV's new true crime drama I Fought The Law, in which she stars as Ann Ming

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3 d. ago The Thursday Murder Club declared a 'masterpiece' by audiences as it lands on Netflix

Richard Osman’s beloved crime drama has arrived

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3 d. ago Task review – Mark Ruffalo is brilliantly dynamic in sophisticated thriller from Mare of Easttown creator

There is a lot of moral and philosophical reflection to chew over in this cat-and-mouse crime drama set in rural Pennsylvania

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3 d. ago Disney Plus confirms season two premiere date for beloved crime drama

Fans will be made to wait a lot less than last time

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4 d. ago Netflix axes popular crime drama after just one season as furious fans demand 'justice' for show

Netflix fans have slammed the 'criminal decision' to cancel the show after the success of the first season earlier this summer.

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4 d. ago Netflix adds ‘brutal’ crime drama that 'gets under your skin’

The limited series is based on a Brazilian crime thriller novel

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8 d. ago 'Gripping' crime thriller with Death in Paradise star streaming now

The British crime drama originally aired in 2020 and it's only 12 episodes.

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9 d. ago Sheridan Smith reduced to tears in tense courtroom scenes in first look at her gritty new ITV series I Fought The Law that is based on a real

The actress, 44, has been visibly aged by costume designers as she appears in court for the new crime drama.

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9 d. ago Thursday Murder Club review: Cosy crime drama will leave you in tears

Richard Osman's Thursday Murder Club has finally made it to our screens, with a star-studded cast bringing this Cooper's Chase mystery to life as it lands in cinemas

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9 d. ago The Thursday Murder Club review – Richard Osman bestseller provides solid, star

There’s much to enjoy in this adaptation of Osman’s ingenious book, with Helen Mirren, Ben Kingsley, Celia Imrie and Pierce Brosnan as the senior-citizen X-MenRichard Osman’s phenomenal bestseller from 2020 was an ingenious, accessible, good-natured book, which helped rebrand the English detective novel as “cosy crime”, started a celeb-copycat publishing trend and, being about four elderly people in a retirement community rising above ageist condescension to solve crimes, spoke eloquently to the shut-in frustrations and escapist yearnings of the Covid age.Now it has been adapted as a funny and likable, if slightly bland, comedy-drama for Netflix, which as one character amusingly and pre-emptively comments, feels just like a Sunday teatime TV crime drama. There is nothing new about these nostalgist leanings: Agatha Christie has after all been a solid film and TV export for more than half a century. Screenwriters Katy Brand and Suzanne Heathcote adapt the novel and director Chris Colu...

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1 week ago Sheridan Smith moved to tears as mum she plays in ITV drama praises her live on air

I Fought The Law star Sheridan Smith was left in tears as she was joined by Ann Ming on ITV's This Morning

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