Anybody's Nightmare
| Anybody's Nightmare | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Tristram Powell |
| Produced by |
Ken Baker Sharon Bloom |
| Written by |
John Flanagan Andrew McCulloch |
| Starring |
Patricia Routledge Georgina Sutcliffe Thomas Arnold Jean Ainslie |
| Cinematography | Chris O'Dell |
| Edited by | Jamie McCoan |
| Distributed by | Carlton Television |
Release date |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Anybody's Nightmare is a 2001 British television film starring Patricia Routledge and Nicola Redmond. It tells the true story of music teacher Sheila Bowler who was wrongly arrested, tried and convicted for the murder of her husband's 89-year-old aunt Florence Jackson in 1993 after she drowned in the river Brede in East Sussex in 1992. The film chronicles the investigation, trial and the subsequent four years of Sheila's sentence in Holloway and Bullwood Prison before her successful appeal in 1998.[1]
Synopsis
The film depicts Sheila Bowler's wrongful conviction and imprisonment for murdering her elderly aunt, and her son and daughters quest for justice, and her eventual acquittal.
Broadcast
Anybody's Nightmare was broadcast on the ITV network on 7 October 2001 and was watched by 9.11 million viewers. The film is frequently broadcast on UK satellite and cable channels True Movies 1 and True Movies 2, with occasional broadcast on True Entertainment.
References
- ↑ Carlton makes film of Sheila Bowler case, Broadcast Now, 1 February 2001.