Gerry Conlon's autobiography "Proved Innocent" was adapted into the Oscar and Bafta award-nominated 1993 drama "In the Name of the Father", with Daniel Day-Lewis, Emma Thompson and Pete Postlethwaite. The film depicts Conlon's attempt to rebuild his shattered relationship with his father but is partly fictional, Conlon never shared a cell with his father. He is reported to have settled with the government for a final payment of compensation in the region of £500,000. Conlon gave support to Tommy Sheridan in relation to the charges brought against him.