▁ ▁Ben ▁Daniel s ▁as ▁John ▁Th ain ▁ ▁William ▁Hope ▁as ▁Bart ▁Mc D ade ▁ ▁Michael ▁Br andon ▁as ▁Jam ie ▁Dim on ▁ ▁Henry ▁Good man ▁as ▁John ▁Mack ▁ ▁Alex ▁Jenn ings ▁as ▁Tim ▁Ge ith ner ▁ ▁Peter ▁Poly car p ou ▁as ▁Lloyd ▁Bl ank fe in ▁ ▁David ▁An nen ▁as ▁Greg ▁F lem ing ▁ ▁Richard ▁Dur den ▁as ▁Har vey ▁R . ▁Miller ▁ ▁Josh ua ▁Dallas ▁as ▁A ce ▁ ▁Laura ▁Brook ▁as ▁Don na ▁Lewis ▁ ▁Kat ren a ▁Ro ch ell ▁as ▁Ez zy ▁ ▁La uren ▁Ward ▁as ▁Sam anth a ▁ ▁Production ▁The ▁film ▁followed ▁previous ▁BBC ▁drama ▁Free fall ▁and ▁was ▁produced ▁following ▁a ▁collaboration ▁between ▁the ▁BBC ' s ▁fact ual ▁and ▁drama ▁depart ments . ▁The ▁production ▁is ▁a ▁work ▁of ▁fiction ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁real ▁events ▁that ▁took ▁place ; ▁the ▁story ▁was ▁put ▁together ▁after ▁watching ▁inter views ▁and ▁with ▁off - the - record ▁ch ats ▁with ▁well - pla ced ▁sources . ▁It ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁a ▁short ▁time ▁frame ; ▁five ▁weeks ▁for ▁script writing , ▁two ▁for ▁film ing ▁and ▁five ▁for ▁editing . ▁It ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁Craig ▁Warner ▁( writer ▁of ▁Max well ▁and ▁The ▁Queen ' s ▁Sister ), ▁directed ▁by ▁Michael ▁Sam u els ▁( C aught ▁in ▁a ▁T rap , ▁The ▁Cur se ▁of ▁Ste pt oe ) ▁and ▁produced ▁by ▁Lisa ▁Os bor ne ▁( L ittle ▁Dor rit ). ▁ ▁Warner ▁told