Life with Billy
| Life with Billy | |
|---|---|
| Written by |
Brian Vallée (book) John Frizzell Judith Thompson |
| Directed by | Paul Donovan |
| Starring |
Stephen McHattie Nancy Beatty Ted Dykstra Matthew Ferguson |
| Theme music composer | Marty Simon |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) |
Michael Donovan Eric Jordan Alan MacGillivray David M. York |
| Release | |
| Original network | Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |
| Original release | 1994 |
Life with Billy is a 1994 Canadian television film based on the non-fiction book of the same name by Brian Vallée. The film was nominated for five Gemini Awards, and won three.
The film begins with Jane Hurshman (Beatty) shooting her common-law husband Billy Stafford (McHattie) in his sleep, and then shows the resulting police investigation and trial, interspersed with flashbacks showing the domestic abuse that Stafford inflicted on Hurshman over the course of their relationship.
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