Movie: Real Men

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Ben Daniels
Ben Daniels

DI Matthew Fenton

Charles Dale
Charles Dale

DS Barry Grimes

Ewan Stewart
Ewan Stewart

Alistair Jackson

Zoe Telford
Zoe Telford

Christina Leith

Christine Tremarco
Christine Tremarco

DS Paula Savage

Caroline Catz
Caroline Catz

Liz Fenton

Harry Eden
Harry Eden

Russell Wade

Stephen Lord
Stephen Lord

Alex Collins

Jill Baker
Jill Baker

Julie Ferguson

Matthew Marsh
Matthew Marsh

DCI Norton

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    A powerful and disturbing two-part drama about sexual manipulation, the loss of innocence and betrayal of trust, starring Ben Daniels. A policeman's determination to solve the three-year-old case of an abducted schoolboy leads him to uncover a web of systematic abuse that is threatening to destroy the lives of vulnerable children

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    2003-03-12

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