Appropriate Adult
| Appropriate Adult | |
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| Genre | Crime drama |
| Based on | The Fred West murders |
| Written by | Neil McKay |
| Directed by | Julian Jarrold |
| Starring |
Dominic West Emily Watson Monica Dolan Robert Glenister Sylvestra Le Touzel Samuel Roukin |
| Theme music composer | Dan Jones |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 2 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Lisa Gilchrist Jeff Pope |
| Running time | 90 mins (w/out advertisements) |
| Release | |
| Original network | ITV, STV, UTV |
| Original release | 4 – 11 September 2011 |
Appropriate Adult is a British crime drama television film, first shown on ITV on 4 and 11 September 2011. It is based on the true story of Gloucester serial killer Fred West and his wife Rosemary West. It dealt with the events between the Wests' arrests in 1994 and Fred's suicide in Birmingham's Winson Green Prison on New Year's Day 1995. The series stars Dominic West, Monica Dolan and Emily Watson as the protagonists of the story, Fred and Rose West, and Janet Leach, respectively.
The series was named after the role of Janet Leach as an "appropriate adult" during the questioning of Fred West. The senior investigator wanted to ensure that there could be no suggestion that West did not understand any part of the process, so arrangements were made so that he had an "appropriate adult" present to ensure this at all times.
The film was directed by Julian Jarrold and written by Neil McKay. The production was headed by ITV executive producer Jeff Pope, who considered it as the concluding feature in a trilogy of films about the most notorious British murder cases of the past century, the previous films being This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper and See No Evil: The Moors Murders, which won multiple awards. Co-producer Kwadjo Dajan researched and developed the project over four years after establishing contact with Janet Leach and consulting with Gloucestershire Constabulary. The drama was filmed over seven weeks in Manchester. Dominic West's physical resemblance to West was noted during filming. Fred West's daughter Mae West said he "captured the evil essence of him – his character, his mannerisms, even his gait". Janet Leach found it difficult to approach Dominic West in character on set because he was so convincing that it took her back seventeen years to her work with the murderer.
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