Simon Willerton's suicide in 1990 brought to six the number of young prisoners who hanged themselves in British prisons in just over six months, prompting public debate over conditions in remand prisons like Armley where overcrowding was so severe that no new inmates could be admitted. Simon faced a burglary charge over the theft of a hot-water bottle from an unoccupied flat. Less a hardened criminal than an immature, gawky teenager who never fitted in, Simon and his tragic death inspired this teleplay.
Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself
Comedy, Drama, Romance
6.5
The Big Blue
Romance, Drama, Adventure
7.4
Talk to Her
Drama, Romance
7.6
The Good Girl
Drama, Comedy, Romance
6.2
Ricochet
Documentary, Crime
0.0
Untraceable
Thriller, Crime, Mystery, Drama, Horror
6.2
Kika
Comedy, Drama
6.4
Sœur Sourire: Who Killed the Voice of God?
Documentary, Music, Drama
6.4
Birds of Exile
Drama
6.8
Poison Ivy
Thriller, Drama
5.4
God's Lonely Man
Drama
0.0
Happiness
Comedy, Drama
7.4
The Client
Drama, Thriller, Crime, Mystery
6.7
Swing Kids
Music, Drama
6.7
Pa-siyam
Mystery, Horror, Drama
7.0
Pulse
Horror, Science Fiction, Mystery, Drama
5.1
The Girl on the Bridge
Drama, Comedy, Romance
7.0
The Baader Meinhof Complex
Action, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
7.0
The Track
Drama
2.5
Turtles Can Fly
Drama
7.7