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Stephen (TV series)

Stephen, also titled Conviction: The Case of Stephen Lawrence, is a 2021 British three-part limited crime drama TV series. It is the sequel to the 1999 TV film The Murder of Stephen Lawrence. It stars Steve Coogan, Sharlene Whyte and Hugh Quarshie. It was written by Frank Cottrell Boyce and Joe Cottrell Boyce and directed by Alrick Riley. The series was produced for ITV by HTM Television, a joint venture between Hat Trick Productions and the producer Jed Mercurio.

Plot

Based on the true story of the 1993 murder of British teenager Stephen Lawrence, the series adapts In Pursuit of the Truth by DCI Clive Driscoll. It follows Lawrence's family's fight for justice, and the police investigation which finally led to the convictions of two of his killers in 2012.

Cast

Episodes

Release

All episodes were made available on ITV Hub as a boxset on 30 August 2021. The series was released as Conviction: The Case Of Stephen Lawrence on Paramount +, Apple TV, and Prime Video, and later on free-to-air television on SBS Television and SBS on Demand on 18 April 2023.

Awards

The show was nominated under Limited Series, and Sharlene Whyte nominated in the Actor (Female) category, in the 2022 Royal Television Society Awards.

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