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BBC One - A Time to Kill

A lawyer defends a black Mississippi factory worker who has killed two racist thugs.

Thriller based on the novel by John Grisham. A lawyer defends a black Mississippi factory worker who killed two racist thugs after they assaulted his young daughter.

Carl Lee Hailey, a Mississippi factory worker, seeks instant retribution when he shoots the two racist thugs who brutally assaulted his ten-year-old daughter, Tonya. When a young and brilliant lawyer, Jake Brigance, defends Carl in court, the town is engulfed in a cauldron of conflicting emotions that threaten to explode. Jake finds his own life and the safety of his family and colleagues in danger, as both he and Carl Lee fight for justice. Thriller based on the best-selling novel by John Grisham.

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