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The Innocent Sleep

Crime thriller, inspired by the case of banker Roberto Calvi, about a journalist who investigates a man's alleged suicide, having been given an eyewitness account of his execution.

Crime thriller inspired by the case of Vatican banker Roberto Calvi. When a homeless man approaches journalist Billie Hayman with an eyewitness account of an execution, she attempts to uncover the truth behind a businessman's alleged suicide.

Billie soon discovers that the police were involved in the killing, and the down-and-out becomes entrenched in a conspiracy as he and the American hack seek to expose the truth.

1 hour, 35 minutes

Last on

Wed 4 Feb 200900:35
BBC One Wales

Credits

Alan TerryRupert Graves
Billie HaymanAnnabella Sciorra
MathesonMichael Gambon
GeorgeGraham Crowden
CavaniFranco Nero
JamesJohn Hannah
LusanoOliver Cotton
ThornTony Bluto
PelhamPaul Brightwell
Newspaper VendorKieran Smith

Broadcasts

  • Wed 4 Feb 200900:05
    BBC One except Northern Ireland & Wales
  • Wed 4 Feb 200900:35
    BBC One Wales