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Murdered for Being Different

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Plot

Drama telling the true story of the murder of 20-year-old Sophie Lancaster in 2007, who was kicked to death in a park by a gang. Her boyfriend, Robert Maltby, was also severely beaten and put into a coma. The two of them were attacked because they were dressed as goths.

Cast

Abigail Lawrie as Sophie Lancaster
Abigail Lawrie

as Sophie Lancaster

Nico Mirallegro as Rob Maltby
Nico Mirallegro

as Rob Maltby

Chanel Cresswell as DC Steph Farley
Chanel Cresswell

as DC Steph Farley

Sally Lindsay as Tracey Maltby
Sally Lindsay

as Tracey Maltby

Sophie McShera as Mandy Gorman
Sophie McShera

as Mandy Gorman

Lewis Brown as Danny Hulme
Lewis Brown

as Danny Hulme

Dominic Carter as DC Mark Green
Dominic Carter

as DC Mark Green

Amelia Clarke as Sam Gorman
Amelia Clarke

as Sam Gorman

Chris Coghill as Dave Maltby
Chris Coghill

as Dave Maltby

Mia Crossley as Michelle Sturry
Mia Crossley

as Michelle Sturry

Movie Facts

Rated

  • N/A

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • June 18, 2017

Production Companies

  • BBC Studios

Production Countries

  • United Kingdom

Spoken Language

  • English

Budget

  • $0.00

Revenue

  • -

Runtime

  • 1.03 hrs

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Reviews

Sophie Lancaster - Lest Anyone Forgets. Bacup, Rossendale, Lancashire on 11 August 2007, and Sophie Lancaster and her boyfriend Robert Maltby were set upon by a pack of feral thugs - their crime was to be different, to dress differently from their attackers. The attack left both Sophie and Robert in comas, Sophie would never wake up, murdered for being different. This BBC film tells the story.…