It Was an Accident is a 2000 British comedy film directed by Metin Hüseyin, written by Ol Parker and produced by Paul Goodman, based on the novel of the same name by Jeremy Cameron and starring Thandiwe Newton, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Max Beesley and James Bolam. In the film, an ex-convict, trying to go straight, accidentally gets mixed up in a fresh series of crimes.
Cast
Chiwetel Ejiofor as Nicky Burkett
Max Beesley as Mickey Cousins
James Bolam as Vernon Fitch
Nicola Stapleton as Kelly
Neil Dudgeon as Holdsworth
Hugh Quarshie as George Hurlock
Thandiwe Newton as Noreen Hurlock (credited as Thandie Newton)
Jacqueline Williams as Sharon
Sidh Solanki as Rameez
Cavan Clerkin as Jimmy
Sally Chattaway as Terri
Paul Chowdhry as Rafiq Roy