7.547 minSeason 1 • Episode 4
LatestAnn takes on the British justice system in an attempt to repeal the double jeopardy law in a bid to finally see justice for her daughter Julie.
Ann Ming is distraught when her 22-year-old daughter Julie goes missing. The police suggest that Julie must have fled to London to reunite with Julie's estranged husband, but Ann knows that Julie would never leave 5-year-old Kevin behind.
Acting
Sheridan Smith's Ann Ming is volcanic restraint personified.
Writing
Co-written by the real Ann Ming — no Hollywood sanitization here.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This led to the 2003 Criminal Justice Act abolishing double jeopardy in England and Wales — Ann Ming literally rewrote the legal system.
The real Ann Ming appears briefly as herself in episode three; Sheridan Smith spent months shadowing her to capture her exact mannerisms.
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