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After being contacted by his ex-fiancée Annie Peterson, human rights lawyer Emma Banville takes up the case of convicted killer Kevin Russell, who is serving a life sentence for the murder of Linda Simms, 15, who had been assaulted and buried alive at the school where Kevin was working as a janitor at the time of her death in February 2003.
Apr 26, 2019 · Helen McCrory as Emma Banville. Who does she play? Human rights lawyer Emma starts the drama determined to prove the innocence of Kevin Russell, who was convicted for the murder of schoolgirl...
- Ben Dowell
- Helen McCrory stars as Emma Banville. McCrory is known for portraying uncompromising characters. Her turn as Peaky Blinders matriarch Aunt Polly, the foil to Cillian Murphy’s Tommy Shelby, has won her a legion of fans, and her appearance as the haughty Narcissa Malfoy in the Harry Potter films made her a recognisable face on both sides of the pond.
- Dumbledore is in it too. McCrory’s Harry Potter co-star Michael Gambon, who played Dumbledore in all but the first two films, will also be appearing in Fearless.
- It’s written by Homeland’s Patrick Harbison. The producer and writer is something of an expert when it comes to police dramas and crime thrillers, as well as Homeland (which incidentally starred McCrory’s husband Damian Lewis) he’s worked on Law & Order: SVU, 24, Person of Interest and Wire in the Blood.
McCrory plays Emma Banville, a campaigning lawyer who fights to free a man she believes was wrongfully convicted of killing a schoolgirl.
- Elizabeth Day
- 1 min
Emma Banville (Helen McCrory), a human rights lawyer known for defending lost causes, sets out to prove the innocence of Kevin Russell (Sam Swainsbury), who was convicted for the murder of a school girl fourteen years earlier.
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- 2017-06-12
- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- 45
May 5, 2017 · The first official pictures show the actress in the lead role as Emma Banville, a human rights lawyer who has built a reputation for defending lost causes. In the new thriller, Banville sets...
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Apr 26, 2019 · As Emma, Helen McCrory produced a quite dazzling performance of a woman who is clearly smart, no-nonsense, funny and down to earth. It’s just that Homeland writer Patrick Harbinson’s script...