On Behalf of the State: Memories of Hanging

Pepole who were involved in the carrying out of the death penalty recall their experiences and emotions. Includes comments from Syd Dernley, the last living hangman, who considered it `just a job'; the prison chaplain Leslie Lloyd-Rees; and the last living judge to have sentenced a man to hang - Lord Denning. Also includes footage of the last working gallows in Britain at Wandsworth Prison.