<description>&lt;p&gt;Mahmood Mattan was hanged for a murder he didn't commit.
70 years on, and his execution continues to reverberate in Cardiff, and beyond.
His surviving family still have so many unanswered questions -
and one grandchild embarks on a journey to try to find answers.
Finally, the police issue an apology for its role in the miscarriage - but will the family ever find peace?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Presenter and Producer: Danielle Fahiya
Sound Design: Cathy Robinson
Original Music: Rhodri Llewellyn John
Executive Producers: Karen Voisey and Andy Maguire
Story Consultant: John Norton
Production Manager: Andrea Deere&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;History Consultant: Chris Phillips.
Archive: BBC Black Britain; ITV Wales&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Mahmood Mattan - Ali Goolyad
Laura Mattan - Zoe Davies
Scottish newspaper journalist - Ian Dunnett Jnr&lt;/p&gt;</description>

A story of a shocking miscarriage of justice which led to the execution of Mahmood Mattan.

Mahmood Mattan was hanged for a murder he didn't commit.
70 years on, and his execution continues to reverberate in Cardiff, and beyond.
His surviving family still have so many unanswered questions -
and one grandchild embarks on a journey to try to find answers.
Finally, the police issue an apology for its role in the miscarriage - but will the family ever find peace?Presenter and Producer: Danielle Fahiya
Sound Design: Cathy Robinson
Original Music: Rhodri Llewellyn John
Executive Producers: Karen Voisey and Andy Maguire
Story Consultant: John Norton
Production Manager: Andrea DeereHistory Consultant: Chris Phillips.
Archive: BBC Black Britain; ITV WalesMahmood Mattan - Ali Goolyad
Laura Mattan - Zoe Davies
Scottish newspaper journalist - Ian Dunnett Jnr

9. Our Legacy

<description>&lt;p&gt;Mahmood Mattan was hanged 70 years ago for a murder he did not commit.
The aftermath of his execution has run deep through the Mattan family. 
All three of his sons faced years of prejudice because of what happened to their father: 
lives changed forever by an injustice committed by the State.
And in the end, it was too much for them.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Presenter and Producer: Danielle Fahiya
Sound Design: Cathy Robinson
Original Music: Rhodri Llewellyn John
Executive Producers: Karen Voisey and Andy Maguire
Story Consultant: John Norton
Production Manager: Andrea Deere&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;History Consultant: Chris Phillips.
Archive: BBC Black Britain; ITV Wales&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Laura Mattan; newspaper journalist; Yasmin Fahiya - Zoe Davies
Scottish newspaper journalist - Ian Dunnett Jnr
Eddie Mattan - Dean Rehman
David Mattan - Anthony Corria&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Mahmood Mattan was hanged 70 years ago for a murder he did not commit.
The aftermath of his execution has run deep through the Mattan family. 
All three of his sons faced years of prejudice because of what happened to their father: 
lives changed forever by an injustice committed by the State.
And in the end, it was too much for them.Presenter and Producer: Danielle Fahiya
Sound Design: Cathy Robinson
Original Music: Rhodri Llewellyn John
Executive Producers: Karen Voisey and Andy Maguire
Story Consultant: John Norton
Production Manager: Andrea DeereHistory Consultant: Chris Phillips.
Archive: BBC Black Britain; ITV WalesLaura Mattan; newspaper journalist; Yasmin Fahiya - Zoe Davies
Scottish newspaper journalist - Ian Dunnett Jnr
Eddie Mattan - Dean Rehman
David Mattan - Anthony Corria

8. A Lost Generation

<description>&lt;p&gt;Mahmood Mattan's family received a six-figure compensation pay-out after his conviction for murder was quashed - but it didn't bring them the peace of mind they craved.
The "blood money" brought with it its own problems, as his sons increasingly struggled to cope.
And that was compounded by a police re-investigation which failed to identify any "new lines of enquiry". Lily's killer would never be found.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Presenter and Producer: Danielle Fahiya
Sound Design: Cathy Robinson
Original Music: Rhodri Llewellyn John
Executive Producers: Karen Voisey and Andy Maguire
Story Consultant: John Norton
Production Manager: Andrea Deere&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;History Consultant: Chris Phillips.
Archive: BBC Black Britain; ITV Wales&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Dean Rehman - Eddie &amp;amp; David Mattan
Ian Dunnett Jnr - Newspaper reporter and procurator fiscal&lt;/p&gt;</description>

A story of a shocking miscarriage of justice which led to the execution of Mahmood Mattan

Mahmood Mattan's family received a six-figure compensation pay-out after his conviction for murder was quashed - but it didn't bring them the peace of mind they craved.
The "blood money" brought with it its own problems, as his sons increasingly struggled to cope.
And that was compounded by a police re-investigation which failed to identify any "new lines of enquiry". Lily's killer would never be found.Presenter and Producer: Danielle Fahiya
Sound Design: Cathy Robinson
Original Music: Rhodri Llewellyn John
Executive Producers: Karen Voisey and Andy Maguire
Story Consultant: John Norton
Production Manager: Andrea DeereHistory Consultant: Chris Phillips.
Archive: BBC Black Britain; ITV WalesDean Rehman - Eddie &amp; David Mattan
Ian Dunnett Jnr - Newspaper reporter and procurator fiscal

7. Cursed

<description>&lt;p&gt;Desperate to clear Mahmood Mattan's name, his family have one last throw of the dice.
It works - and finally his widow and three sons have their day in court.
Forty six years after Mattan was hanged, a series of revelations are made which seriously undermine the case against him.
And, explosive new evidence emerges which points the finger at who the real killer could be.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Presenter and Producer: Danielle Fahiya
Sound Design: Cathy Robinson
Original Music: Rhodri Llewellyn John
Executive Producers: Karen Voisey and Andy Maguire
Story Consultant: John Norton
Production Manager: Andrea Deere&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;History Consultant: Chris Phillips.
Archive: BBC Black Britain; ITV Wales&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Zoe Davies - Laura Mattan
Dean Rehman - Phillip Mattan; and Eddie Mattan&lt;/p&gt;</description>

A story of a shocking miscarriage of justice which lead to the execution of Mahmood Mattan

Desperate to clear Mahmood Mattan's name, his family have one last throw of the dice.
It works - and finally his widow and three sons have their day in court.
Forty six years after Mattan was hanged, a series of revelations are made which seriously undermine the case against him.
And, explosive new evidence emerges which points the finger at who the real killer could be.Presenter and Producer: Danielle Fahiya
Sound Design: Cathy Robinson
Original Music: Rhodri Llewellyn John
Executive Producers: Karen Voisey and Andy Maguire
Story Consultant: John Norton
Production Manager: Andrea DeereHistory Consultant: Chris Phillips.
Archive: BBC Black Britain; ITV WalesZoe Davies - Laura Mattan
Dean Rehman - Phillip Mattan; and Eddie Mattan

6. "Our Last Chance"

<description>&lt;p&gt;For years, Mahmood Mattan's family believed in his innocence. But no-one would listen.
Then in 1969, a shocking revelation - another vicious attack which bore many of the hallmarks of the murder of Lily Volpert.
And the man responsible for that attack was also a vital witness in the case against Mattan.
Finally, could the family prove once and for all that Mattan was an innocent man who should never have been sent to the gallows?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Presenter and Producer: Danielle Fahiya
Sound Design: Cathy Robinson
Original Music: Rhodri Llewellyn John
Executive Producers: Karen Voisey and Andy Maguire
Story Consultant: John Norton
Production Manager: Andrea Deere&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;History Consultant: Chris Phillips.
Archive: BBC Black Britain; ITV Wales&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;James Callaghan, Edmund Davies &amp;amp; Melbourne Thomas - Richard Elfyn
Tom Driberg &amp;amp; Rhys Roberts - Rhys Downing
Harold Cover - Anthony Corria
Margaret Bush - Zoe Davies
David Wickham - Dean Rehman&lt;/p&gt;</description>

For years, Mahmood Mattan's family believed in his innocence. But no-one would listen.
Then in 1969, a shocking revelation - another vicious attack which bore many of the hallmarks of the murder of Lily Volpert.
And the man responsible for that attack was also a vital witness in the case against Mattan.
Finally, could the family prove once and for all that Mattan was an innocent man who should never have been sent to the gallows?Presenter and Producer: Danielle Fahiya
Sound Design: Cathy Robinson
Original Music: Rhodri Llewellyn John
Executive Producers: Karen Voisey and Andy Maguire
Story Consultant: John Norton
Production Manager: Andrea DeereHistory Consultant: Chris Phillips.
Archive: BBC Black Britain; ITV WalesJames Callaghan, Edmund Davies &amp; Melbourne Thomas - Richard Elfyn
Tom Driberg &amp; Rhys Roberts - Rhys Downing
Harold Cover - Anthony Corria
Margaret Bush - Zoe Davies
David Wickham - Dean Rehman

5. A new murder suspect

Somali seaman Mahmood Mattan was hanged for a crime he didn't commit.
On March 6th, 1952, Lily Volpert was murdered in the shop she ran in Cardiff's Tiger Bay.
What followed was a flawed police investigation and prejudiced trial that ultimately led to Mahmood being hanged for a crime he was not responsible for.
After 46 years, his innocence was finally proved in a court of law. But the impact of Lily's murder and Mahmood's execution are still being felt by two families today.
For the first time, we hear from the family of murder victim Lily. Ruth was just yards away when her aunty was murdered, and she still doesn't know who killed her.
And the surviving family members of Mahmood's family open up about the trauma they felt - and continue to feel to this day - 70 years after Mahmood was hanged.Episode 1 – “We carry the name”. Available from September 9th

Mattan: Injustice of a Hanged Man

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