Common
Common
One-off drama from Jimmy McGovern, exploring the possible consequences of the UK's Joint Enterprise law, by which more than one person can be charged with the same offence. Seventeen-year-old Johnjo gives his cousin Tony and some friends a lift to a pizza parlour for food, unaware their real intention is to 'sort out' a local loudmouth. Things soon get out of hand, however, and an innocent bystander is fatally stabbed - and despite being in the car all the time, Johnjo finds himself charged with murder along with everyone else. Nico Mirallegro heads a cast that also includes Susan Lynch, Daniel Mays, Jodhi May, Robert Pugh and Michelle Fairley
Common airs on BBC Four at 10:15 PM, Wednesday 7 May. (Subtitles, audio description.)
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Movie ➝ Drama
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Nico Mirallegro
Actor
Philip Hill Pearson
Actor
Andrew Ellis
Actor