Stephen

Stephen portrays events from 2006, thirteen years after stephen’s death on the evening of 22 april 1993 in a racially motivated attack whilst waiting for a bus in well hall road, eltham.Even though doreen and neville lawrence knew the identity of their son’s killers, the original investigation had failed to convict those responsible, and their extraordinary campaign for justice led to a public inquiry that branded metropolitan police institutionally racist and brought about sweeping changes in the law and police practices and transformed thinking and understanding of racial inequality in the uk.Yet six years on from the inquiry no progress had been made into the case. The drama tells the story of the ongoing struggle by doreen and neville lawrence to achieve justice and how a detective, dci clive driscoll working closely with the lawrences puts together an investigation that finally more than 18 years after his death secures the convictions of two of the gang who committed the murder of stephen.

Stephen portrays events from 2006, thirteen years after stephen’s death on the evening of 22 april 1993 in a racially motivated attack whilst waiting for