The Murder of Stephen Lawrence is a British television true crime drama film, written and directed by Paul Greengrass, that first broadcast on ITV on 18 February 1999.

Marianne Jean-Baptiste and Hugh Quarshie star as Doreen and Neville, with Leon Black playing Stephen, and Ashley Walters, Millicent Gezi, Joseph Kpobie and Brian Bovell also amongst the main cast.

[2] The film was first conceived in 1997, with then head of drama at ITV, Nick Elliott, commissioning the project before a script had even been written.

Producer Mark Readhead said a key part of the film was to "concentrate on the personal, rather than police, procedures", in order to create a "true story".

[3] The film was notable for being actress Jean-Baptiste's first British screen role since her Oscar nomination for Secrets and Lies.