Killing Me Softly

Killing Me Softly

87 mins | Drama, Crime, TV Movie | July 7, 1996

Sara Thornton was sentenced to life imprisonment after being convicted of the 1989 murder of her violent and alcoholic husband. Thornton never denied the killing, but claimed it had been an accident during an argument.

Killing Me Softly

87 mins | Drama, Crime, TV Movie | July 7, 1996

Killing Me Softly
Sara Thornton was sentenced to life imprisonment after being convicted of the 1989 murder of her violent and alcoholic husband. Thornton never denied the killing, but claimed it had been an accident during an argument.
Producers BBC
Original title Killing Me Softly
Directors Stephen Whittaker
Writers Rebecca Frayn

Cast

Maggie O'Neill

as Sara Thornton

Julian Kerridge

as Martin Thornton

Annabelle Apsion

as Billi

Lloyd McGuire

as Solicitor

Antony Carrick

as Defense QC

Julian Fellowes

as Prosecution QC

Peter Howitt

as Malcolm Thornton