It’s unlikely that ‘Grieving mother attempting to amend a British law that’s been in place since the Magna Carta’ has ever been suggested by the Twitterati as a future role. As ever, though, it’s one she commits to with aplomb. In fact, in a career packed full of awards-worthy performances, it might be her most impressive yet.
Almost unrecognisable in a wig that gets greyer the longer Ann is suffering, Smith convincingly runs the gamut of emotions throughout an ominous first episode which nestles in the pit of your stomach: the initial sheer panic that something is amiss, knowing her daughter would never leave her young son without warning; the gradual resignation she’s unlikely to ever come back; and in an utterly devastating closing scene, the unimaginable horror that comes with discovering her body. Her uncontrollable howls of pain will stay with you long after the credits have rolled.
I Fought the Law doesn’t waste any time in revealing the culprit. After all, this isn’t a murder-mystery, but an insight into the confounding machinations of British law and one woman’s determination to change it. Indeed, a builder’s labourer named William Dunlop (Jack James Ryan), reportedly known to the victim, is taken into custody soon after and subsequently charged with homicide.
But with two episodes still to go, this isn’t the end of the story. A confession made while serving time for assaulting his pregnant girlfriend both puts Dunlop and the law of double jeopardy back in the spotlight, the latter an 800-year-old rule which states that no individual can be tried for the same offence twice.
Most courageously, she even addresses the House of Lords without any notes. “I may not be hoity-toity like you, but I know what I want to say,” comes the rebuttal after an official wrongly advises her this might not be the best approach.
Yet, the show is at its most awe-inspiring when, like ITV’s biggest hit of 2024 Mr Bates vs. The Post Office, it celebrates the strength of people power, (or in this case, person power). Ann might already have an MBE to her name, but I Fought the Law is the kind of public service broadcasting that should deservedly elevate her to the status of national hero. And Smith, who having drawn upon her own personal tragedies has described her depiction as “the hardest job I’ve ever done”, is undoubtedly pivotal to its impact.
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