A Good Thief (2002)

Rita witnesses a murder, and believing she and her family are now in danger, she goes on the run with her daughter Leah and her elderly neighbor Lizzie. In hiding from the police and the villains, Rita resorts to shoplifting in order to survive.

Date of release
2002-07-22
TMDB
7.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
2h 0m
Genres
Drama, TV Movie
Director
Douglas Mackinnon

Casting

Interesting facts

A Good Thief is a British television crime drama film, written by and starring Kay Mellor, that first broadcast on ITV on 22 July 2002. The film, directed by Douglas Mackinnon, stars Mellor as Rita Pickering, a working class mother who witnesses a brutal drugs killing. After she testifies in court, she is threatened by a number of gang members, and fearing for her life, goes on the run and is forced to turn to shoplifting to survive.

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