Anybody's Nightmare

Would love to know if anyone knows where to find this movie to watch. I saw a 14 minute preview on YouTube and that's it... Thanks if you can help! (In Boston, MA) I am giving the first 14 minutes a resounding 8 stars!!

So much for British justice, I didn't know it was a true story, just wanted to see it as I like Patricia routledge. I kept missing on tv, and only got to see it this week on true movies. I was astounded, Patricia should have been nominated for an award for this. It was so gripping, her performance was superb. So very moving at the end.

This is a very powerful, moving true story. Recalling a great miscarriage of the British judicial system, it follows events as Sheila Bowler is falsely accused of murdering her elderly aunt. Patricia Routledge is absolutely superb as the middle aged woman who's faith in natural justice was sadly misplaced

After dropping her daughter off at the train station, Sheila Bowler sets off to pick up her late husband's aunt, Florrie Jackson. When the car breaks down, Sheila goes in search of help; when she returns, Flo is gone. The following day, she is found, Sheila is charged with her murder, and sentenced to life.

What an incredible dramatisation this is! I recently watched a documentary about Sheila's story; it remains one of Britain's biggest travesties. The original case for the defence was so weak that many avenues simply weren't explored.

As for this dramatisation, it's superb! The story is first-rate; it's a shocking storyline that is backed up by a superb central performance from Dame Patricia Routledge. Your heart sinks when you see Routledge in prison; it does make you question certain women being in prison.

The supporting cast are all very good; I particularly liked Nicola Redmond and Georgina Sutcliffe's performances, both very good. Twenty-five years on, still brilliant.

10/10.

The TV-movie Anybody´s Nightmare (2001) is very interesting and is based on a real situation that happened in 1992 in England, to Sheila Bowler, a piano teacher. I had never imagined that a situation like the one she experienced could be turned into a nightmare that started in the following days and continued throughout the following years. The title of the movie, however, kind of prepares us to watch a quite trivial event that caused a substantial impact on the people involved, particularly to Sheila´s aunt and to herself. This is a very good movie that makes you think and be alert about possible consequences trigged by a trivial, common and nonintentional thing you do, which could push you into a long period of despair.