| I Fought the Law | |
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| Genre | True Crime |
| Based on | For the Love of Julie by Ann Ming |
| Screenplay by | Jamie Crichton |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Liza Marshall Charlotte Webber |
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| Network | ITV |
I Fought the Law or The Cage is an upcoming British true crime television series for ITV starring Sheridan Smith. [1]
Bereaved British mother Ann Ming and her husband, Charlie, embarked on a long campaign to overturn the 800-year-old British double jeopardy law, which prevented people being tried twice for the same offence. In 2006, a man was jailed for life for the murder in 1989 of Ming's daughter Julie, despite previous mistrials. [2]
The series is based on Ann Ming's book For the Love of Julie. Ming is working as a consultant on the show, which is written by Jamie Crichton and has the working title I Fought The Law. [3] The series is produced by Hera Pictures with Liza Marshall and Charlotte Webber as executive producers. All3Media International will distribute the series globally. Sheridan Smith joined the cast as Ann Ming in May 2024. [4] [5]
Further cast members include Daniel York Loh as Charlie Ming and Enzo Cilenti as DS Mark Braithwaite, as well as Marlowe Chan-Reeves, Olivia Ng, Jake Davies, Victoria Wyant, Kent Riley, Jack James Ryan, Andrew Lancel and Rufus Jones. [6]
Filming started in August 2024 in Hartlepool, County Durham and Newcastle upon Tyne, with the title of the series reported as Fight for the Truth as well as I Fought the Law. [7] [8] [9]