Open Fire
An authentic story from 1983: The young police officer Finn is awarded a medal for the courage he showed in arresting a dangerous criminal. Meanwhile transvestite David Martin is released once again from prison - he's provocative and aggressive, escaped from prison twice. When he's caught again during a burglary, he shoots one of the police officers. Until 1983 he advances to the most wanted criminal in UK. After a chase through half of London, a suspect is shot by police officer Finn - an innocent, as it turns out, so Finn is suspended. The case becomes a police scandal, when he's even accused of murder.
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Screenplay
Cast
Rupert Graves
David Martin
Kate Hardie
Sue Stephens
Douglas Hodge
Det Con Peter Finch
Jim Carter
Det Chief Supt Young
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Colin McCormack
Det Chief Supt Haylor
David O'Hara
Armed Robber
Eddie Izzard
Rich
Trevor Byfield
Ralph Martin
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Gwyneth Powell
Gloria Martin
Samuel West
Steven Waldorf
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Seamus Beaghen
Composer
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Bruce Smith
Composer
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Alan Jones
Cinematographer
