Overview
- Originally broadcast in 2019, the film has climbed to No. 1 on Netflix’s UK film chart and earned a BAFTA nomination, with Billy Barratt winning International Emmy Best Actor.
- The drama is based on the 2014 killing of Neil Tulley, who was stabbed more than 60 times while he was asleep or nearly asleep on a sofa.
- At the time of the attack, Jerome Ellis was 14 and Joshua Ellis was 23, and the case highlighted questions about trying young defendants in adult courts.
- Guildford Crown Court convicted Joshua of murder with a minimum 14-year sentence, while Jerome was found guilty of manslaughter due to loss of control and detained for six years.
- Coverage now reports Jerome is believed to be living freely under a new identity, while Joshua remains in prison serving his term.