A Good Thief Rita witnesses a murder, and believing she and her family are now in danger, she goes on the run with her daughter Leah and her elderly neighbour Lizzie. In hiding from the police and the villains, Rita resorts to shoplifting in order to survive. Details Casts Title A Good Thief Release Date 2002-07-22 Runtime 02 Hours 00 Minutes Genres Drama TV Movie Production Companies Granada Television Production Countries United Kingdom Kay Mellor... Rita Pickering... Liz Smith... Lizzie... Angel Coulby... Leah Pickering... Burn Gorman... DC Fairchild... Terence Harvey... Ivor Thackery... Paul Gibbons... Anton... Naomi Radcliffe... Joanne...