Appropriate Adult (2011)
Drama telling the story of how serial killers Fred and Rosemary West were brought to justice. In 1994 the life of Gloucestershire voluntary worker Janet Leach is turned upside down when she is asked by police to sit in on interviews as an independent safeguard on behalf of a man they have arrested. Within minutes he makes a shocking confession of murder. From then on she is drawn into the centre of the investigation and a complex personal relationship with West, who tells her information about other victims that she cannot pass on to the authorities because of her obligation of confidentiality to him.
Primary Title
- Appropriate Adult
Date Broadcast
- Sunday 13 January 2013
Release Year
- 2011
Start Time
- 20 : 30
Finish Time
- 22 : 00
Duration
- 90:00
Channel
- TV One
Broadcaster
- Television New Zealand
Programme Description
- Drama telling the story of how serial killers Fred and Rosemary West were brought to justice. In 1994 the life of Gloucestershire voluntary worker Janet Leach is turned upside down when she is asked by police to sit in on interviews as an independent safeguard on behalf of a man they have arrested. Within minutes he makes a shocking confession of murder. From then on she is drawn into the centre of the investigation and a complex personal relationship with West, who tells her information about other victims that she cannot pass on to the authorities because of her obligation of confidentiality to him.
Classification
- AO
Owning Collection
- Television Vault
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Television programs--Great Britain
- West, Frederick, 1941-1995--Drama.
- Serial murderers--England--Gloucester--Drama.
- Serial murder investigation--England--Gloucester--Drama.
- Thrillers (Motion pictures, television, etc.)
- West, Rosemary,--1953---Drama
Genres
- Crime
- Drama
Contributors
- Julian Jarrold (Director)
- Neil McKay (Writer)
- Lisa Gilchrist (Producer)
- Emily Watson (Actor)
- Dominic West (Actor)
- Monica Dolan (Actor)
- Robert Glenister (Actor)
- ITV Studios (Production Unit)
Subjects
- Television programs--Great Britain
- West, Frederick, 1941-1995--Drama.
- Serial murderers--England--Gloucester--Drama.
- Serial murder investigation--England--Gloucester--Drama.
- Thrillers (Motion pictures, television, etc.)
- West, Rosemary,--1953---Drama