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BBC's Anthony: Who is Anthony Walker and what happened to him and to his killers Michael Barton and Paul Taylor?
BBC drama is imagining what his life could have been like if it wasn't for that tragic night on July 29, 2005.'Anthony' will explore the life that could have been for the aspiring lawyer across 90-minutes including marrying the love of his life,and watching the birth of his daughter.It was written by Hillsborough's Jimmy McGovern and is based on conversations he had with Anthony's mother Gee Walker.The film will imagine what life could have been like for Anthony before telling viewers what really happened to the teen.Anthony and his cousin Marcus were walking Anthony’s girlfriend Louise to a bus stop at around 11pm on July 29, 2005 when they were subject to racist abuse.It was coming from Michael Barton, then 17, who was later convicted of