See No Evil: The Moors Murders
| See No Evil: The Moors Murders | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Crime drama, thriller |
| Written by | Neil McKay |
| Directed by | Christopher Menaul |
| Starring |
Sean Harris Maxine Peake Joanne Froggatt Matthew McNulty George Costigan |
| Theme music composer | John Lunn |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 2 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Andy Harries Jeff Pope |
| Producer(s) | Lisa Gilchrist Paul Munn |
| Running time | 140 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Granada Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | ITV |
| Picture format | 16:9 |
| Audio format | Stereo |
| Original release | 14 May – 15 May 2006 |
See No Evil: The Moors Murders is a British two-part television serial directed by Christopher Menaul. It was produced by Granada Television and broadcast on ITV from 14 to 15 May 2006. It tells the story of the Moors murders, which were committed during the 1960s by Myra Hindley and Ian Brady, from the view of Hindley's sister Maureen Smith and her husband David.
The film is the first known dramatisation of the notorious killing spree. It was produced to mark the 40th anniversary of Hindley and Brady's trial. It was made with the full backing of the victims' families, and was based on two years research, including interviews with detectives, relatives of the murdered children, and Hindley's brother-in-law David Smith.
The only murder which featured in the serial was the final murder: that of 17-year-old Edward Evans at Hindley and Brady's house in Hattersley. However, the investigation into the disappearance of the four other victims was mentioned on several occasions earlier in the film, particularly that of 12-year-old John Kilbride (the second victim).
The production won the British Academy Television Award for Best Drama Serial at the 2007 ceremony. The film was released as a Region 1 DVD on 29 April 2008, followed by a Region 2 DVD release on 7 July of the same year.
The story begins in 1964. Married teenagers David and Maureen Smith have recently become parents to a baby girl called Angela. When the child dies of cot-death at the age of six months, Maureen turns to her older sister, Myra, for comfort, and David finds friendship in Myra's boyfriend, Ian Brady. David and Maureen know nothing of the secrets harboured by Brady and Hindley.
Shortly after the tragedy, Hindley and Brady move with Hindley's grandmother Ellen Maybury, to a new council house: 16 Wardle Brook Avenue, on the Hattersley estate near Hyde, Cheshire.
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