It Was an Accident explained

It Was an Accident
Director:	Metin Hüseyin
Producer:	Paul Goodman
Runtime:	97 minutes^[1]
Country:	United Kingdom
Language:	English

It Was an Accident is a 2000 British comedy film directed by Metin Hüseyin, written by Ol Parker and produced by Paul Goodman, based on the novel of the same name by Jeremy Cameron^[2] and starring Thandiwe Newton, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Max Beesley and James Bolam.^[3] In the film, an ex-convict, trying to go straight, accidentally gets mixed up in a fresh series of crimes.

Cast

• Chiwetel Ejiofor as Nicky Burkett
• Max Beesley as Mickey Cousins
• James Bolam as Vernon Fitch
• Nicola Stapleton as Kelly
• Neil Dudgeon as Holdsworth
• Hugh Quarshie as George Hurlock
• Thandiwe Newton as Noreen Hurlock (credited as Thandie Newton)
• Jacqueline Williams as Sharon
• Sidh Solanki as Rameez
• Cavan Clerkin as Jimmy
• Sally Chattaway as Terri
• Paul Chowdhry as Rafiq Roy

References

1. Web site: It Was An Accident. BBFC. 8 July 2020.
2. Web site: Crime novels inspired by probation worker's time in Walthamstow to be reissued. East London and West Essex Guardian Series. 20 May 2015. Barnaby. Davis. 8 July 2020.
3. https://web.archive.org/web/20090129083527/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/644405 BFI.org