A Song for Jenny

A Song for Jenny
Based onA Song for Jenny
by Julie Nicholson
Screenplay byFrank McGuinness
Directed byBrian Percival
StarringEmily Watson
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerStephen Wright
ProducerLiz Trubridge
CinematographyDavid Katznelson
EditorJohn Wilson
Running time77 minutes
Production companyBBC Northern Ireland Drama Productions
Original release
NetworkBBC One
ReleaseJuly 5, 2015 (2015-07-05)
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A Song for Jenny is a 2015 British television film directed by Brian Percival and starring Emily Watson as Julie Nicholson, whose daughter Jenny was murdered in the 7 July 2005 London bombings.[1][2][3] It is based on Nicholson's book of the same name.[4][5][6]

  1. ^ Harrison, Bernice (10 July 2015). "Television: After the London bombings, a mother's grief puts viewers through the ringer". The Irish Times. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  2. ^ Sherwin, Adam (5 June 2015). "A Song For Jenny: How a vicar's grief and anger inspired a BBC drama on the 7/7 bombings". The Independent. Archived from the original on 6 May 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  3. ^ Frost, Caroline (4 July 2015). "Beyond The Bombings: 'A Song For Jenny' Explores Julie Nicholson's Grief For Her Daughter, But Also The Kindness She Experienced". HuffPost. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  4. ^ "TV review: My useless review of A Song For Jenny". The Herald (Glasgow). 5 July 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  5. ^ "BBC1's drama A Song For Jenny is a painful look back to the events of July 7". Irish Examiner. 5 July 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  6. ^ "BBC One drama A Song For Jenny is a painful look back to the events of July 7". Bournemouth Daily Echo. 6 July 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2020.