Open Fire
Based on real events from 1983; DC Peter Finch is awarded a medal for the courage he showed in arresting a dangerous criminal. Meanwhile transvestite David Martin is released once again from prison - he's provocative and aggressive and, when he's caught again during a burglary, he shoots one of the police officers, leading to a nation wide manhunt. Innocent filmmaker Steven Waldorf is subsequently shot as a suspect by Finch, provoking a national scandal that rocks the police force.
- Year: 1994
- Country: United Kingdom
- Genre: Crime, Drama, TV Movie
- Studio: LWT
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- Director: Paul Greengrass
- Cast: Rupert Graves, Douglas Hodge, Kate Hardie, Eddie Izzard, Jim Carter, Gwyneth Powell