Directed by:
Adrian ShergoldScreenplay:
Jeff PopeCinematography:
Danny CohenComposer:
Martin PhippsCast:
Timothy Spall, Juliet Stevenson, Eddie Marsan, Christopher Fulford, Ann Bell, James Corden, Tobias Menzies, Mary Stockley, Claire Keelan, Clive Brunt (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
Following in the footsteps of his father and uncle before him, Albert Pierrepoint (Timothy Spall) joins the 'family business'. He becomes the most feared and respected executioner in Britain, hanging over 450 people before his sudden resignation in 1956. Living a double life as a master craftsman hangman, and as a grocery deliveryman and loyal husband, Pierrepoint's obsession with becoming the 'Number One' executioner in the country results in a fate he could not have chosen. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Timothy Spall](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271670_fda240.jpg)
Timothy Spall
UK
Best movies:
The King's Speech (2010)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
The Last Samurai (2003)
![Juliet Stevenson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/338/159338824_a12d0d.jpg)
Juliet Stevenson
UK
Best movies:
Drowning by Numbers (1988)
Desert Flower (2009)
Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman (2005)
![Eddie Marsan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/409/162409833_ed5fcf.jpg)
Eddie Marsan
UK
Best movies:
The Gentlemen (2019)
21 Grams (2003)
The Best of Men (2012) (TV movie)
![Christopher Fulford](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/532/162532749_8cfc00.jpg)
Christopher Fulford
UK
Best movies:
Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil (1999) (TV movie)
Merry Christmas (2005)
Prime Suspect 4: Scent of Darkness (1995) (TV movie)
![Ann Bell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/279/279607_940a31.jpg)
Ann Bell
UK
Best movies:
To Sir, with Love (1967)
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1959)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
![James Corden](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/987/163987824_f68a27.jpg)
James Corden
UK
Best movies:
One Man, Two Guvnors (2011) (theatrical recording)
Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman (2005)
Dalziel and Pascoe (1996) (series)
![Tobias Menzies](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/975/163975001_c11e0f.jpg)
Tobias Menzies
UK
Best movies:
Finding Neverland (2004)
Atonement (2007)
Casino Royale (2006)
![Mary Stockley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/099/533/99533961_83011b.jpg)
Mary Stockley
Best movies:
Endeavour (2012) (series)
V for Vendetta (2005)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
![Claire Keelan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/188/158188413_c74601.jpg)
Claire Keelan
Best movies:
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
Paddington 2 (2017)
Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman (2005)
![Clive Brunt](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/559/158559783_a96f9e.jpg)
Clive Brunt
UK
Best movies:
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman (2005)
The Madness of King George (1994)
![Paul Ready](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/887/162887442_dc522c.jpg)
Paul Ready
UK
Best movies:
Endeavour (2012) (series)
Ripper Street (2012) (series)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
Neil Fitzmaurice
UK
Best movies:
Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman (2005)
Foyle's War (2002) (series)
Will (2011)
![Nicholas Blane](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/669/161669050_438fe6.jpg)
Nicholas Blane
Best movies:
![Simon Armstrong](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/669/161669051_583a54.jpg)
Simon Armstrong
Best movies:
Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman (2005)
Remi, Nobody's Boy (2018)
Made in Dagenham (2010)
![Bernard Kay](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/447/160447015_798cd1.jpg)
Bernard Kay
UK
Best movies:
Doctor Zhivago (1965)
Jonathan Creek (1997) (series)
The Fortunate Pilgrim (1988) (series)
![Clive Francis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/451/161451329_351ff8.jpg)
Clive Francis
UK
Best movies:
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Far Pavilions, The (1984) (series)
Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman (2005)
Robin Soans
UK
Best movies:
Endeavour (2012) (series)
The Last Place on Earth (1985) (series)
Jonathan Creek (1997) (series)
![Cavan Clerkin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/704/161704009_266fb0.jpg)
Cavan Clerkin
UK
Best movies:
Jonathan Creek (1997) (series)
Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman (2005)
Green Wing (2004) (series)
Jacqueline Pilton
Best movies:
Wives and Daughters (1999) (series)
Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman (2005)
Dalziel and Pascoe (1996) (series)
![Tobias James-Samuels](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/179/163179963_6da382.jpg)
Tobias James-Samuels
UK
Best movies:
Rush (2013)
Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014)
The Theory of Everything (2014)