'' Longford '' is a 2006 British biographical crime drama television film directed by Tom Hooper and written by Peter Morgan . The film centres on Labour Party peer Lord Longford and his campaign for the parole of Moors Murderer Myra Hindley . It was produced by Granada Productions for Channel 4 , in association with HBO , and stars Jim Broadbent and Samantha Morton . The film was first broadcast on Channel 4 on 26 October 2006 and was an Official Selection at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival . Broadbent won the British Academy Television Award for his role
British Academy Television Award
British Academy Television Awards 2007
Longford (film)