The Quare Fellow

The newly arrived prison warder, Thomas Crimmin (Patrick McGoohan), is convinced that capital punishment by the state is justified. A few days later, a quare fellow (condemned man) is executed protesting his innocence. At the same time, his wife, Sylvia Syms, brings crucial new evidence to the prison governor's attention that could prove her husband's innocence. The finality of the death penalty forces Crimmin to question his deep beliefs and reassess the sanctity of human life.