Appropriate Adult

TV Mini Series
2011
1h 7m

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7.4/10

4.6K

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Emily Watson and Dominic West in Appropriate Adult (2011)

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Dramatisation of the case of serial killers Fred and Rose West, focusing on the way in which they were brought to justice.Dramatisation of the case of serial killers Fred and Rose West, focusing on the way in which they were brought to justice.Dramatisation of the case of serial killers Fred and Rose West, focusing on the way in which they were brought to justice.

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Won 4 BAFTA Awards
- 12 wins & 20 nominations total

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Emily Watson

Janet Leach

Dominic West

Fred West

Robert Glenister

Detective Superintendent John Bennett

Sylvestra Le Touzel

Detective Constable Hazel Savage

Monica Dolan

Rosemary West

Anthony Flanagan

Mike

Samuel Roukin

Detective Constable Darren Law

Gerard Horan

Howard Ogden

Selin Hizli

Mae West

James McArdle

Stephen West

Rupert Simonian

Josh

Sophie Downham

Jade

Paula Williamson

Kirsty Stephens

Andonis Anthony

Male Journalist

Heather Tobias

Ruth

Steve Scott

Self

Richard Calder

Detective Constable

Stanley Townsend

Syd Young

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The Wests' former house at 25 Cromwell Street in Gloucester, England, was demolished in 1996, two years after the Wests were arrested. The exterior of the Cromwell Street house was recreated using an abandoned building in Cardiff Street, itself on an abandoned street slated for demolition at the time, in Higher Broughton, a suburb of Salford, part of the Greater Manchester metropolitan area. A second house that looms large in the Wests' story, 25 Midland Road, still stands, and its exterior is featured in the mini-series.

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Disclaimer in opening titles: "This is a true story. What follows is based on extensive research, interviews and published accounts. Some scenes have been created for the purposes of dramatisation."

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Featured in The Wright Stuff: Episode #16.15 (2011)

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Digging Up The Past...

APPROPRIATE ADULT is a superior, true crime drama. Fans of those masterful UK cop shows (i.e.: PRIME SUSPECT, A TOUCH OF FROST, REBUS, WIRE IN THE BLOOD, etc.) will not be disappointed.

Emily Watson is wonderful as the dedicated Janet Leach, and Dominic West lives his role as the oddly sympathetic serial-killer, Frederic West. The relationship between Leach and West is reminiscent of the cat and mouse game between Starling and Lecter in THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS.

Monica Dolan is incredibly terrifying as West's sadistic wife Rosemary. She's truly wicked, with facial expressions and stares that do far more than mere words to instill fear.

Highly recommended...