I Fought the Law: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The heart-breaking, real-life story of a mother's love, courage and determination to change the Double Jeopardy Law, and see her daughter's murderer brought to justice.

The series recounts how tenacious mother of three, Ann Ming, battled for 15 years so that her daughter's murderer could finally face justice, having been controversially acquitted following two mistrials.

Series details

• Title: I Fought the Law
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Legal
• Premiere date: 2025-08-31
• Final broadcast date listed: 2025-08-31
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: ITVX
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 47 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.8/10
• TVMaze ID: 76877
• IMDb ID: tt32263148
• TVDB ID: 465853

Cast and credited roles

• Sheridan Smith — Ann Ming

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2025-08-31; final listed air date 2025-08-31; episode order: 4.

Source and licence

Adapted from I Fought the Law on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.