# I Fought The Law (2025)

> A distraught mother refuses to accept police theories as she searches for her missing daughter Julie, who she is certain would never abandon her young son.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/203808

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 4
- Episode runtime: 47 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: drama, crime
- Created by: Ann Ming, Jamie Crichton
- Network: ITV1
- Cast: Sheridan Smith, Daniel York Loh, Victoria Wyant, Jack James Ryan, Marlowe Chan-Reeves, Olivia Ng, Jake Davies, Buddy Wignall-Ho
- TMDB rating: 7.2/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32263148/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Tone: sober, anxious, emotionally raw, grounded, bleak

## Synopsis

I Fought the Law (2025) is a British docudrama limited series created by Ann Ming and Jamie Crichton and broadcast on ITV1. Sheridan Smith plays Ann Ming, a mother whose 22-year-old daughter Julie (Victoria Wyant) vanishes. Police insist Julie fled to London to reunite with her estranged husband, Matthew Hogg (Jake Davies), but Ann is certain her daughter would never leave five-year-old Kevin (Buddy Wignall-Ho) behind. Daniel York Loh plays Charlie Ming, and Jack James Ryan plays William Dunlop, figures who shape the family's struggle. The engine of the series is a determined parent pushing against official indifference, step by step through phone calls, doorsteps, and stubborn questions that the authorities would rather not hear. Told in four feature-length episodes of roughly 47 minutes each, it is a single continuing story rather than a case-of-the-week format. Its British criminal justice tradition is grounded and restrained, set in contemporary England with London as a key destination of the investigation. The tone is sober, anxious, and emotionally raw, with a focus on grief, persistence, and the weight of being dismissed. Fans of Broadchurch, Making a Murderer, and When They See Us will find resonance in its blend of true-story procedural pressure and family devastation.

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