SOMBRE MUSIC
CROWD CHEERS
'Right, Des, it's John Motson here.' 'Yes, John.'
'We have a lot of people hurt here today.
'I have to say, from my position up here,
'it would appear serious injuries.'
'In my view, the culprits of Hillsborough
'were those yobs who turned up just before the match
'and tried to force their way in and did force their way in.
'They are responsible for the deaths of innocent people.'
'The charge has been made that there has been a cover-up -
'an attempt to pervert the course of justice.'
# Things
# Can only get better
# Can only get better... #
Hey, there's a few going in.
I know, it looks quite busy.
WILD APPLAUSE
CHEERING
Up the Labour!
'We have been elected
'as New Labour and we will govern as New Labour.'
There you go.
New Labour, new inquests.
Hey-hey! New Labour!
'Because, as a party today,
'we represent the whole of this nation.'
CHEERING
So the first thing to say is
this is a judicial scrutiny.
The New Labour government has appointed a senior judge
to look over all the evidence again
and assess whether there are grounds for new inquests.
Well, we know there's grounds for new inquests. Hang on, hang on!
This is Labour we're talking about.
Different mindset, don't you think?
But we'll take nothing for granted, OK?
So, he's allocated three days for the families.
What? Three days? DISCONTENTED MURMURS
Doesn't sound like much.
Each one, each family gets an individual slot
to make their presentation.
What about this judge - do we know any more?
The Home Secretary has appointed Sir Murray Stuart-Smith
to review all evidence that has not yet been presented
at any of the previous inquests or inquiries, so there's the rub.
It has to be new evidence.
Labour wants this looked at again.
We just need to provide them with the ammo.
So let's get to it.
We don't give Stuart-Smith any choice but to order new inquests.
You're right. Yeah.
Come on. OK. Good.
Dad?
What's it like?
Living on your own?
It's...
It's different.
Don't you ever get lonely?
At first, I did, yes.
But I didn't think it was going to last forever.
I missed my little mophead, didn't I, eh?
And I still do.
Why do you ask?
Ever since high school,
I've been Kevin's sister.
I dunno, I...
I just want to do something for myself, you know? Just be me.
Is that awful? No, love. No.
It's normal.
Have you told your mother?
No! It's like...
she senses what's coming every time I pluck up the courage.
You're 18, love. Nearly 18.
So you can make your own decisions, then, can't you?
Hm?
You are entitled to your own life, darling.
Sheila?
Sorry I'm late. I got a bit lost.
Are you all right?
He's got his offices here?
I did tell you, Elkan's a bit different.
Come on!
Time to get you a new solicitor.
Thanks.
There you go. Thank you.
I've followed your case since The Cook Report, now.
And even then, your evidence stood out as being so strong.
I remember saying to my wife,
"Let's see how they wriggle out of this one."
Elkan was the first lawyer to sue the police after the Toxteth riots.
Well, I don't know if I was the first,
but thanks, anyway. There are similarities, though,
aren't there, with our case?
The police seem to think they're unaccountable.
We have to make them think again.
There, I do agree. Listen,
whoever represents you when you meet Stuart-Smith...
I really do think the role of the West Midlands Police
needs to be looked at much more closely.
And, well, as it turns out, their investigation
wasn't quite as thorough as it should have been.
Well, I think...
there's grounds for new inquests.
ANNE MUTTERS TO HERSELF
'Seabird' by The Alessi Brothers
# You've been away from land Too long
# Far too long... #
Whoa, whoa, whoa - don't stand on those!
That's Kev's body file.
His body file?
What's in it? Everything.
Witness statements, photos,
Kev's continuity chart from the first inquest.
You know, all his movements on the day.
Mum, I... They want everything new, anything that wasn't seen
at any of the previous inquiries. Mum!
Can I talk to you about something?
Of course.
I found a flat.
Who for?
You're moving out?
Oh.
Well, our Mike's still here, you won't be on your own.
Well, your dad won't be very happy.
Oh, right.
Oh, thanks, Steve. Dad thinks it'll do me good.
Yeah, well...
You dad's right.
You know, love. You just...
You just do whatever you need to, eh?
Mum...
Come on.
I'm sorry, love.
I'm not cross.
I'm just not ready to let you go yet!
Come here! Mum!
Ohh...
Go on, you.
Go and find me Dr West's report, will you?
What?
'Families of those who died at Hillsborough have campaigned
'for years for a fresh inquiry into the disaster.
'Meetings over the next three days could be their best chance yet.
'16 families will present what they say is a compelling case
'for a new inquiry
'into the circumstances leading to the Hillsborough disaster.'
God, so many journalists.
Morning.
Pleased to meet you.
Hiya, Sir Murray. Anne Williams. Oh, dear, your hands are very cold.
Well, I've had a very long wait, Sir Murray.
Do you have some of your people here?
Or are they like the Liverpool fans,
they turn up at the last minute?
Did you hear that?
He serious?
Well, sir, incomplete evidence
would be the first thing we'd want you to look at.
Not just from PC Bruder and WPC Martin,
but from members of the Ambulance Service,
reputable pathologists...
all of whom had their evidence ignored,
or misunderstood, too.
Following on from this is the coroner's decision
to deem evidence after 3:15pm irrelevant and inadmissible.
We strenuously resist the 3:15 cut-off, sir.
It means evidence Kevin might have been alive after that
has not been properly considered.
Dr West says Kevin died
from damage to the airways
providing oxygen to the lungs - it's treatable.
Treatable if the necessary medical resources are available.
We contend that Kevin could have been saved, summary.
So what Dr West is saying is if a tracheotomy had been performed,
it's possible that it might have saved his life.
Yes, and, sorry, can I just point out
that Dr Slater, who did the postmortem,
he put down Kevin's injuries as chest injuries?
That was on the Form 99. Now, that was wrong.
We wrote to the coroner and pointed this out and, well...
then, Dr Slater, he then rectified his mistake.
But I understand Dr Slater hasn't changed his opinion
of Kevin's cause of death? Yes, sir, that's correct.
But if he was wrong about that,
then what else could he be wrong about?
If we can just look at what happened after 3:15,
then, you see, it throws up a whole range of questions.
I mean, why wasn't there somebody there
who could perform a tracheotomy?
I mean, why wasn't there more ambulances?
And why is PC Bruder's evidence not being given the credence...
well, it so clearly deserves?
The police heard over 3,500 statements.
And the coroner had to select which witness to call,
which witness to summarise...
So the mere fact that a witness came to light now
whose evidence was not called,
or was not summarised,
does not seem to me to necessarily give rise to the inference
that it was improper. It seems to me that...
well, there's an argument
that one should at least follow the paper trail.
All the evidence should be investigated.
I don't wish to jump to conclusions,
Mrs Williams.
It may be at the end of the day
that I'm not able to recommend fresh inquests.
But,
I might be able to ascertain with a greater clarity...
what happened to Kevin in the last three quarters of an hour.
Look, I KNOW what happened to Kevin.
I have tracked EVERYBODY down.
I have spoken to all those people. You know, I have spent...
hours and hours with forensic pathologists...
That might well be so.
Please.
Sir Murray, you know...
this is all I have left now of my son, his memories.
Please. Look at him.
HE CLEARS HIS THROAT
Let me put my son to rest.
Grant us a new inquest.
You did brilliantly there.
Um, you go on, I'll catch you outside. OK.
PC Bruder...
Mrs Williams! Hello!
Hiya!
Well, I'm... I'm so glad they called you in.
They didn't.
What? Nobody got in touch.
I read about it in the Echo and wrote to the judge myself.
Well, in that case,
even more thanks.
Here y'are...
What's he like?
Well, he's a bit scary at first, but...
he does listen. Just...
Don't let him talk down to you.
No, I won't.
I'll just tell him the truth.
Thank you.
I mean it.
I told you I would.
I know, it's just... Well...
It's not very often people do what they say they're gonna do.
PC Bruder?
Yep.
This way, please.
Good luck. Thanks.
See ya. See ya.
HORN HONKS OUTSIDE
I suppose I'd...
..better...
CAR DOOR CLOSES
..or I'll never leave!
I'm always here for you.
Don't.
Sara, are you ready?
Yeah, one sec.
Come on.
You know, and...
Well, your room's always there.
I love you.
Right. Go on.
DOOR CLOSES
ENGINE STARTS
CAR PULLS AWAY
SNIFFLES
HUSHED CONVERSATION
Good afternoon.
And may I simply start by thanking you all
for making the journey down once more?
Our objective in ordering this extensive scrutiny
was to assess the quality
of any new evidence
and whether that evidence
is significant enough to order new inquiries
into the deaths of your loved ones.
Lord Stuart-Smith has presided over a prolonged
and very diligent process.
So I am genuinely sorry...
GASPS
..not to be able to give you the outcome I know
you all so dearly hoped for.
This has been a thorough and impartial process,
handled with great care.
And as you are all well aware,
the standard of evidence required
is significant.
ANGRY EXCLAMATIONS
You have my sympathies.
ANGRY SHOUTS
INAUDIBLE
It's a stitch-up.
Lip service from start to finish.
'Angry Hillsborough families
'were told of Mr Straw's decision in a private meeting
'with the Home Secretary,
'and did not stay in the Commons for his statement.
'There was to be no new public inquiry,
'no new inquest, no new action
'by the Director of Public Prosecutions.'
It's a sad day for the families,
and we think it's an exceptionally sad day for Britain.
We say, New Labour, new cover-up.
We asked for that.
We've been way too passive since Labour got in.
We just sat there...
..and expected justice to take its course.
Different party, same message.
It's not just today, it's everywhere.
"Football fans are scum." John...
No, he's right, Teresa.
It's how most people think.
There's a part of them thinks we deserve this.
Let's take this as our wake-up call.
We need to embrace the survivors
in the fight for justice.
I think we need a brand-new start.
When we get home,
we need to tap into the energy and the anger
of all those people who've got in touch over the years
who were desperate to get involved.
I mean it, now's the time.
We need a new group.
'I've never been any good at telling people what to do.'
'Don't be so wet - just get on with it!
'Was that necessary?' 'Well...
'Girl would try the patience of a saint.'
Oh, good.
Got yourself something to eat.
I've saved you some there.
I'm all right, love.
I had a butty on the train.
I'm sorry, you know.
Honestly, love...
..I'm done with it.
I think.
I don't know.
I am this close to packing it all in.
Are you OK, love?
Yeah.
Yeah, I'm sound.
Are you sure, love?
I've been so wrapped up in all this...
Can't have been easy for you.
Oh, don't - pack it in, Mum.
I don't need to know all the details,
and I REALLY don't want to talk about it
day in and day out, but I'm glad you're doing it.
I am.
I'm proud of you.
Mum!
It's all set up.
Right!
Wow!
Go on, have a mess!
KEYS TAP
And now, the good bit.
PRINTER WHIRS
Brilliant!
So you can write as many letters as you want now!
Who says I'm writing letters?
River!
DOG BARKS
Come on.
I was tired of it all.
I just wanted people to hear it, you know?
All the evidence we found,
everything we'd been through -
so I put it all down in a book.
I've called it When You Walk Through The Storm.
That's nice.
So, are you going to grace the new group with your presence, madam?
I like the name, Hillsborough Justice Campaign.
It's good, isn't it? Yeah.
Gets right to the heart of what we're about.
Like John said, we needed a complete new start,
so that's what we've done.
It was always you who said get the fans and survivors on board, Anne.
I know.
Come on!
Get involved again.
DOG BARKS
I'll think about it.
OK. I'll take that.
DOOR BELL
Can you sign here, please? Yeah.
Thank you. Ta.
SHE LAUGHS
Um, Sheila Coleman said you might stock my book for me.
Right. Well, hello.
I'm Peter. Lovely day we're having, pleased to meet you.
Sorry!
I'm Anne, Anne Williams.
And I lost my boy at Hillsborough, Kevin - our Kev.
I know.
Well, I've written a book about him.
Well, it's about everything that happened.
Of course we'll stock it for you, it kind of goes without saying.
Where else are you selling it?
Er... I don't know.
See, I've never done anything like this before.
Well...
Come on. KEYS JANGLE
Wha'?
I've got me van outside, we'll go round all the book shops.
Have they had you on Radio Merseyside yet?
No, no...
Oh, Jesus!
Well, I know a guy that knows a guy...
that knows a guy that knows some fella...
I bet you do! I do!
Anyway, I hope you enjoy. Thank you.
Nice to speak to you. You too, bye.
And thanks!
They were very nice in there.
They said they'd give me a call
if they need any more books.
Are you OK?
You were there, weren't you?
Yeah.
HE SNIFFS
Me and my mate, we went into Leppings Lane.
And as soon as I went into that tunnel, I wished I hadn't.
The weight of that crowd...
It turned me around.
I went in with my back to the pitch.
And it just got tighter...
..and tighter and tighter.
Do you know the thing that gets me most,
even now, over and over?
Those coppers, they were right there.
They were right there and they could see what was happening.
And they just...
..stood there...
..and watched.
There was people at the front,
just-just in front of me,
and they were pressed
right up against the railings - I mean, right up.
They were going purple.
So many of them were kids.
Did we mean so little to them?
Everyone thought that because we got out, we were the lucky ones.
We got out, but we've got no voice.
But you do have a voice, Peter.
You know, my Kev...
he can't tell me what happened in those last minutes...
..but YOU can.
And you have to.
INHALES DEEPLY
'David Duckenfield was the man in command of policing Hillsborough.
'He was the man accused by the victims' families
'of being responsible for their deaths.
'Today, Duckenfield walked away
'from court - the jury couldn't reach a verdict.
'The memories remain, too,
'for the families of the Hillsborough victims.
'They travelled across to Leeds from Liverpool every day
'to watch every minute of the six-week trial.'
BUSY CHATTER
COINS RATTLE IN BUCKET
Thank you.
See ya later.
I do miss Steve, Teresa.
Course I do,
but, you know,
after a time, you do get used to being on your own.
I actually quite like it.
I don't know what I'd do with myself.
And I certainly don't know what he'd do.
All right, mate? All right, mate.
Can I help you, love?
Do you...?
Do you want to talk to somebody?
Come and sit down.
What's your name?
Colin. Hiya, Colin.
I'm Anne.
You all right?
Yeah.
There you go, love.
Ta.
So, are you going to the match?
Er, yeah.
Did you lose someone, Colin?
At Hillsborough?
Well, not on the day, you know?
Not in the ground.
He was me best mate.
He, um...
He never really got over it, you know?
Some of the things he'd seen...
that day.
He could... He couldn't live with it, you know?
HE SOBS
Hey.
I'm sorry, I just miss him so much.
Hey, it's all right.
Come and sit down, will you?
Have you got any Cornettos?
Cornettos? You're just about to have your tea!
Just fancy a nice mint Cornetto.
You're not pregnant, are you?
FREEZER DOOR SHUTS
PUTS DISHES DOWN
Oh, my God.
You are, aren't you?
Sara, you've just turned 20!
Same age as you were when you had our Mike.
Well, that was then!
How do you feel about it?
A bit scared, like,
but it's brilliant, I'm made up!
Come here!
So am I!
Right.
Well, that's made my mind up, then.
What has? About what?
You can't stay in that little flat, can you?
You're going to have to move in here.
Well, there's no room in here.
Well, there will be when I move out.
Look, I have been thinking about it for a while.
No, Mum. No.
Yes, Mum.
Yes.
I want you to.
'Are you sure you're gonna be OK?'
Will you behave?
Well, erm...
See you later, then, yeah? Yeah.
See you, love.
DOOR CLOSES
Mum!
'It's all down to this...'
CROWD ROARS
'Shevchenko...
'Ohhhhh!
'Liverpool! They've done it!
'In the most dramatic fashion ever seen!
'And the European Cup is coming back to Anfield!'
CROWD ROARS
Hiya! You all right?
Ooh! Thank you.
Cheers, thanks.
'So, look,'
the last thing any of us wants
is to unfairly raise your expectations,
but we're quite excited by this case
that's just come through the European Court of Human Rights.
With respect, Elkan, the court rejected
the Family Support Group's private prosecutions.
So why is Europe gonna care?
Hear him out, Anne, he's on our side.
It's fine, she's right.
Who knows if it will, but it could be worth us looking very closely
at this updated Article 2 - the right to life.
Now, look,
our argument would be that Kevin
was essentially in the hands of the state when he died,
so the state has a duty of care to properly investigate his death.
And if we can show that that has not, so far,
been the case, then...
there's a possible route to a new inquest.
You think? Look, it's gonna take time.
Let's be in no doubt about that.
I mean, before we even get to Europe,
we've got to resubmit with the UK Attorney-General.
What about the other families? I mean...
Well, they want justice, too.
I know what you're saying, but, look...
there hasn't been a significant breakthrough
for quite some time now,
and a successful new submission will, of course, benefit everyone.
If we can get Kevin through Europe,
it'll...
It'll open things up for everyone.
Let me think about it.
So, that's where I stand.
The legal team have made it crystal clear
that this is basically a test case,
and it is just Kev at this point.
Tell us something new.
It's always just Kev with you, isn't it?
You do know that "all for one" doesn't necessarily mean
all for "one", don't you?
That's not fair. Come on, let's keep this decent.
No, no, look, he's got a point.
Maybe it is about Kev for me.
But then, I am Kev's mum.
If I can get Kevin through,
then everyone else gets through, too.
"Our Kev" first, though, eh?
There's no need for that.
We should just support Anne come what may.
Surely, anything that keeps people talking about Hillsborough
and keeps us in the spotlight can only be a good thing?
No. It's a basic matter of principle.
Come on. This is who we are.
The collective, not the individual.
You know what? I didn't expect a round of applause.
But I did hope most of you would understand.
Comments like that don't help, do they?
I'm trying to keep it in the group.
Listen, let's have a little five-minute break. Cool it down.
Come back in five minutes, have a cup of tea and talk about it, yeah?
Anne!
They will support you, you know?
There's always one or two needs to let off steam,
but we will always support you, you know that.
Look, I feel like I'm always battling.
I do not want to be put in a position
where I have to justify how I feel about my boy.
I'm going it alone.
Me and Kev, I'm done with it.
Hiya, love.
There we go.
I brought you a hardy perennial. Just like your mum!
You know, Kev...
..it's been 20 years.
I can't believe it.
I miss you so much.
There's not a day goes by that I don't think of you.
KISSES HAND
I love you.
Right, let's get this planted, shall we?
Cos it's freezin'!
DOOR HANDLE RATTLES
Come on, then.
Give it to me straight.
It's a no from Europe.
Why?
Out of time.
Out of time?!
I'm so sorry.
Ha!
They've said we should've put our application in
within six months of the Stuart-Smith verdict.
Four years, for this?
I'm sorry, Anne.
God knows how you must feel.
Hm.
You know,
I'm waiting for you to go, "April Fool!"
Wow.
20 years.
Yeah, well, you know what?
Maybe I am the fool for keeping on.
Hm.
'There's gonna be a documentary to mark the 20th anniversary, Anne.
'We've got an incredibly moving interview with Jenni Hicks,'
talking about the ride back from Hillsborough on the day,
and that's the theme I want to expand on.
The mother's journey.
And I just wondered...
..whether you might go back with me?
To Hillsborough?
Oh, Christian, that's a no.
You do know I've never actually been inside the ground?
I realise it's gonna be hard, Anne, but it has to be -
for the full impact to land with our listeners.
It's the 20th anniversary.
20 years, still no justice.
We have to make our listeners understand that.
We have to make 'em feel what you feel.
Well, then...
..I think I need to take someone with me.
You know, someone who was actually there in the pens.
Someone who can tell your listeners what it was really like.
One-two, one-two-three, one-two.
Anne, you never actually wanted to set foot
inside this football stadium, did you?
No...
Well, a lot of the families did come back in the beginning, and...
well, I did want to go inside the ground, but...
I suppose at the time, I was... Well, I was just too ill, you know?
Steve, what's going through your head, as you stand here now?
20 years on, what do you remember?
I dunno.
It's scary.
I remember, erm...
coming through the turnstiles...
I was waiting for me mate.
And that's... That's where they opened the gates, the exit gates.
I saw two policemen walk over
and order the steward to open them.
Big, blue concertina gates.
They claimed the fans kicked them in,
but someone tell me how you break down a metal gate like that?
And is this... eventually where you went in, onto the terrace?
Yeah.
HE EXHALES
That's the tunnel.
That's it.
EXHALES DEEPLY Look at it.
Look how wide it is - it's nothing.
You know, what's it going to take - six, eight stewards to close it off?
That's all that needed to happen.
If you're opening the gate, you block off the tunnel first.
20 years, and still no-one's holding their hand up to that blunder.
HE EXHALES
I'm sorry, I can't.
Steve...
Kevin was pulled from Pen 3...
at 28 minutes past three.
Can I just ask, Steve,
where did you first see Kevin?
He was there.
He was just there.
HE CRIES
That's... That's where everyone was getting pulled up.
All our fans were on the upper tier, and they were just leaning down
and they were just grabbing anyone that they could.
Why Kevin?
Why was he one of the first people that you helped?
Well...
It wasn't just me,
there were a few of us...
We seen him, we went straight to him.
Cos, well...
he was alive.
He was on the hoarding.
So me, Tony O'Keefe and the others
picked him up and we ran him to the far corner -
that's where all the people were getting seen to.
HE EXHALES DEEPLY
I thought... We all thought...
"He's in good hands now.
"He'll get looked after."
Thank you.
You know, looking here now, there's, what...
400 seats?
And over 2,000 were led in here like cattle.
And then we're left to live with the lies.
You know who's standing here now?
I can feel Kev's spirit!
And it has brought the fight back in me.
'So just a couple of last links, if that's OK?'
Anne Williams has recently set up a new group, Hope For Hillsborough.
Can you tell us a bit about that, Anne?
I just felt there was a need for something more...
intimate, if you like.
You know, with the 20th anniversary coming up,
what's great is there's this new, younger element,
who are as determined to fight for truth and justice as I am.
And we just heard that Andy Burnham MP
is going to be addressing the 20th anniversary
on behalf of the Government.
Do you think this Labour administration
is going to give you and the other families
the justice that you've been fighting for, for all these years?
Andy Burnham's a politician!
He'll come up to Anfield, deliver his soundbite,
and then he'll piss off back to London!
You're not going away, are you?
Only in a box.
CHURCH BELL TOLLS
'On this, the 20th anniversary
'of the tragedy at Hillsborough,
'which broke the heart, but not the spirit of our community...
'..never walking alone without a memory of those we miss,
'without a prayer that God would bless those
'whom we love, but no longer touch...'
We've got to get our skates on, here.
The stewards are saying they're going to be closing the Kop soon.
Closing it, why?
It's completely chocker, girl - there's thousands here.
They're opening up the whole ground.
'Abide With Me'
# ..And comforts flee
# Help of the helpless
# Oh, abide with me
Thank you, ladies and gentlemen.
And I'd like to now just introduce you
to the Right Honourable Andy Burnham,
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport.
APPLAUSE
Remembering any loss of life in this scale is painful.
It is harder when a tragedy was no natural disaster,
but entirely man-made,
when it involved so many young people...
..and when those who have lost most
have suffered so many more dark days ever since.
Hillsborough left deep wounds that will never heal -
its horror not diminished by the passage of time...
the TV images still harrowing to watch.
Well, today, as the Prime Minister has asked me to convey,
we can at least pledge
that 96 fellow football supporters who died...
..will never be forgotten.
What about justice?
And he asked us to think at this time...
- Justice! - Justice!
What about justice?
Justice! Justice!
MORE JOIN IN
Justice! Justice!
Justice... for the 96...
Justice...
for the 96!
TO THE TUNE OF 'GO WEST': # Justice for the 96!
# Justice
# For the 96!
# Justice for the 96!
# Justice! #