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Getting Away with Murder (Original title)
Date: 31 January 1995 (Television)

Country: United Kingdom

Director: John Brownlow

Synopsis: A look at racial attacks and the low number of cases which are brought to court. Stephen Lawrence was murdered in Eltham and his attackers are still free. Mukhtar Ahmed was attacked by 20 white youths and nearly died. In both cases witnesses identified some of those responsible, but even when charges were brought, they were then dropped by the Crown Prosecution Service.

Subjects:
Criminal law, Crown Prosecution Service

Series title:
Big Story
TV Transmissions
Date: 31 January 1995Broadcast channel: ITVCountry: United KingdomTransmission time: 19:30-20:00Runtime: 25 mins Local - Language: English - Colour - Sound

Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(2)
Digital materials(1)
Description: MKVDuration: 00:25:10 minutesFFV1 v3 - BFI identifier: N-9425529
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved digital file



Video materials(1)
Description: 1-inch C-FormatDuration: 25.1 minutesLine standard: 625Colour standard: PALTX date: 1995-01-31BFI identifier: C-803447
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved videotape