ALT An aerial view image of our 2025 BAFTA Breakthrough cohort. They are all interacting with giant whot cardboard props.

ALT A graphic details the award

ALT A man in a cream striped suit and hat looks down the lens, with a woman's hand on one of his shoulders and a man's hand on the other.

ALT "Sometimes injustice is so glaring that it leaves us struggling to comprehend how such events could happen in the first place. "Tonight, the State of Missouri and Deadly Governor Mike Parson knowingly and wrongfully executed Marcellus "Khaliifah" Williams, an innocent man who spent 24 years unjustly imprisoned for a crime he did not commit. My heart aches for Marcellus' loved ones as they grapple with this unimaginable loss, as well as for Felicia Gayle's family as they continue to grieve. "The deadly decision to execute Williams came despite urgent pleas from Missourians and people all across the country-including from Felicia Gayle's family-who called for clemency.

ALT Writer Kayleigh Llewellyn is standing on a flight of stairs at Chapter Arts Centre. She is smiling towards the camera

ALT Writer Nathaniel Price is sat on a flight of stairs at Chapter Arts Centre. He has his hands clasped in front of him and smiles towards the camera