Starring Dominic West and Emily Watson this is the story of Fred & Rosemary West told through Janet Leach (the Appropriate Adult). Janet Leach was an ordinary housewife who volunteered to help an illiterate prisoner. The man was Britain's worst serial sex killer and he confessed his darkest secrets to her - she even accompanied the killer when he was taken to reveal the burial grounds of some of his victims outside of his Cromwell Street house. It provides a unique insight into the police investigation which led to the conviction of Fred and Rose West and the crucial... role Janet Leach played as the appropriate adult and focuses on the time between Fred's arrest and his suicide on New Year's Day 1995. Award-winning actress Emily Watson plays Leach who sat in on more than 40 interviews over many months and listened to 'the most harrowing and horrifying details' of West's crimes. [show more]
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play. Compelling drama APPROPRIATE ADULT tells the shocking real life story of Janet Leach, an independent onlooker who took on the role of 'appropriate adult' during the police interviews of serial killer Fred West. Emily Watson stars as Leach in this chronicle of her extraordinary relationship with the killer (played by THE WIRE star Dominic West); formed over many arduous months, and resulting in her suffering from post traumatic stress disorder. Extensively researched through consultations with people closely involved in the case, the film offers a fascinating insight into the horrific events, which scarred the national psyche.
TV drama telling the story of Janet Leach, whose relationship with Fred West played a key role in the capture of his wife, Rosemary West. When serial killer Fred West (Dominic West) was arrested in 1994 his fragile mental condition led him to be interviewed by the police in the company of 'appropriate adult' Janet Leach (Emily Watson). Appropriate adults are required by law to witness police interrogations of those in a vulnerable condition and are generally drawn from the surrounding community. The relationship that developed between West and Leach, in which he took her as his confidante, was to play a crucial role in the attempts of the police to link his wife, Rosemary West (Monica Dolan), to his crimes. But how will Jane cope with the consequent psychological toll?
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