Damilola, Our Loved Boy

Damilola, Our Loved Boy
GenreDrama
True crime
Written byLevi David Addai
Directed byEuros Lyn
StarringBabou Ceesay
Wunmi Mosaku
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerColin Barr[1]
ProducerSusan Horth[1]
Running time87 minutes[1]
Production companyMinnow Films[1]
Original release
NetworkBBC One
Release7 November 2016 (2016-11-07)
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Damilola, Our Loved Boy is a British television film about the events surrounding the 27 November 2000 death of Damilola Taylor.[2] The film aired on BBC One on 7 November 2016, and was written by Levi David Addai, directed by Euros Lyn, and starred Babou Ceesay and Wunmi Mosaku.[1] The film received three nominations at the 2017 British Academy Television Awards, winning Best Single Drama and Best Supporting Actress for Mosaku.[3]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Damilola, Our Loved Boy". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  2. ^ Khaleeli, Homa (7 November 2016). "Damilola, Our Loved Boy – the 16 years of agony behind one boy's shocking death". The Guardian.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference BAFTA was invoked but never defined (see the help page).