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Ian Brady: 50 Years Behind Bars

Documentary
6.0·2016·1h 30m

As 2015 marks a half a century since the Moors murderer was sentenced to life imprisonment, this documentary examines Ian Brady's 50 years in jail. Am...

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Cast

Holly Aird

Holly Aird

Narrator

Ian Brady

Ian Brady

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John McVicar

Ex convict

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Jean Rafferty

Penpal

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Peter Topping

Manchester CID

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Noel 'Razor' Smith

Ex convict

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Eric Allsion

Ex convict, penpal

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Christine A. Hart

Journalist

DIRECTOR

Helen Hill

OVERVIEW

As 2015 marks a half a century since the Moors murderer was sentenced to life imprisonment, this documentary examines Ian Brady's 50 years in jail. Among the contributors are prison officers, detectives, relatives of victims, pen pals and inmates who served time with him. They reveal how Brady has shown a psychopathic lack of connection with his crimes. Arrested and charged in 1965, he’s never been considered for parole, nor has he asked to be freed.