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Dead Clever: The Life and Crimes of Julie Bottomley

Dead Clever: The Life and Crimes of Julie Bottomley

Moving on is the best revenge.

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Overview

When Julie Bottomley discovers her husband of 10 years has been sleeping with her sister, her first instinct is to kill him. However, rather than risk life imprisonment herself, she devises a better plan to get revenge on Ian by faking her own death and framing him for murder. But can she resist the temptation to let her jailed husband know just how "Dead Clever" she's been?

Directed by Dearbhla Walsh
Written by Sally Wainwright
Produced by Rebecca Hodgson
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Suranne Jones

Suranne Jones

Julie Bottomley

Helen Baxendale

Helen Baxendale

Sarah

Dean Lennox Kelly

Dean Lennox Kelly

Ian Bottomley

Gugu Mbatha-Raw

Gugu Mbatha-Raw

Jessica

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Rachel Leskovac

Karen

Lesley Nicol

Lesley Nicol

Jean

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Andy Darbyshire

Count Clerk

Jennifer Hennessy

Jennifer Hennessy

Gaynor

Malcolm Storry

Malcolm Storry

Brian

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Ted Holden

Kevin

About Dead Clever: The Life and Crimes of Julie Bottomley

Dead Clever: The Life and Crimes of Julie Bottomley is a crime, drama, tv movie film released in 2007. Directed by Dearbhla Walsh, it stars Suranne Jones, Helen Baxendale, Dean Lennox Kelly. When Julie Bottomley discovers her husband of 10 years has been sleeping with her sister, her first instinct is to kill him. However, rather than risk life imprisonment herself, she devises a better plan to get revenge on Ian by faking her own death and framing him for murder. But can she resist the temptation to let her jailed husband know just how "Dead Clever" she's been?

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