Cherished

A drama based on the true story of Angela Cannings, who was wrongly convicted of killing two of her children, on the basis of "expert witness" evidence about Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (Cot Death Syndrome) which has since been discredited.

7

95 min

Cast

Timothy Spall

as Terry Cannings

Sarah Lancashire

as Angela Cannings

James Barriscale

as Tom Sedley

Ian McNeice

as Bill Bache

Marion Bailey

as Marion Harding

Ronald Pickup

as Professor Sir Roy Meadow

Maggie Ollerenshaw

as Mary Barry

Mark Tandy

as Mr. Dunkels QC

Stephen Boxer

as Professor Patton

Harvey Virdi

as Woman Doctor

Oliver Ford Davies

as Lord Justice Judge

Kerri McLean

as Young Lifer

Jake Nightingale

as DS Rob Findlay

John Vine

as Dr. Redding

Lorna Fitzgerald

as Jade Cannings

Alison Lomas

as WDC Jill Dawson

Emma Cunniffe

as Claire Connolly

Suzan Sylvester

as Tessa Parry

William Chubb

as Professor Barry

Julian Rivett

as DS Matt Johnson

Steve Chaplin

as Stephen Cannings

Walter McMonagle

as Mr. Connolly

Director

Robin Sheppard