Hillsborough (1996 film)

Hillsborough is a television film written by Jimmy McGovern and starring Annabelle Apsion, Christopher Eccleston and Ricky Tomlinson. Set between 1989 and 1991, the film is a dramatization of the Hillsborough disaster, which saw 97 football supporters lose their lives at Hillsborough in Sheffield. The film won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Single Drama

Hillsborough
GenreDocudrama
Written byJimmy McGovern
Directed byCharles McDougall
Starring
Theme music composerRob Lane
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
  • Ian McBride
  • Gub Neal
ProducerNicola Shindler
CinematographyBarry Ackroyd
Running time101 minutes
Production companyGranada Television
Budget£2 million
Original release
NetworkITV
Release5 December 1996 (1996-12-05)
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