Mattan: Injustice of a Hanged Man

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 Deere History Consultant: Chris Phillips. Archive: BBC Black Britain; ITV Wales Mahmood Mattan - Ali Goolyad Laura Mattan - Zoe Davies Scottish newspaper journalist - Ian Dunnett Jnr

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 Deere History Consultant: Chris Phillips. Archive: BBC Black Britain; ITV Wales Laura Mattan; newspaper journalist; Yasmin Fahiya - Zoe Davies Scottish newspaper journalist - Ian Dunnett Jnr Eddie Mattan - Dean Rehman David Mattan - Anthony Corria

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 Deere History Consultant: Chris Phillips. Archive: BBC Black Britain; ITV Wales Dean Rehman - Eddie & David Mattan Ian Dunnett Jnr - Newspaper reporter and procurator fiscal

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 Deere History Consultant: Chris Phillips. Archive: BBC Black Britain; ITV Wales Zoe Davies - Laura Mattan Dean Rehman - Phillip Mattan; and Eddie Mattan

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 Deere History Consultant: Chris Phillips. Archive: BBC Black Britain; ITV Wales James Callaghan, Edmund Davies & Melbourne Thomas - Richard Elfyn Tom Driberg & Rhys Roberts - Rhys Downing Harold Cover - Anthony Corria Margaret Bush - Zoe Davies David Wickham - Dean Rehman