MOVIEmeter
SEE RANK
Up 7,584 this week

A Is for Acid (2002)

TV Movie  -   -  Crime | Drama | Mystery  -  9 September 2002 (UK)
6.8
Your rating:
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -/10 X  
Ratings: 6.8/10 from 214 users  
Reviews: 11 user

John George Haigh, the notorious "acid bath murderer" in 1940s England, becomes the subject of this dramatization.

Director:

Writer:

0Check in
0Share...

User Lists

Related lists from IMDb users

a list of 2306 titles created 12 Jan 2012
 
a list of 1030 titles created 1 month ago
 
a list of 140 titles created 01 May 2011
 
a list of 3566 titles created 9 months ago
 
a list of 124 titles created 28 Feb 2012
 

Connect with IMDb


Share this Rating

Title: A Is for Acid (TV 2002)

A Is for Acid (TV 2002) on IMDb 6.8/10

Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below.

Take The Quiz!

Test your knowledge of A Is for Acid.
Edit

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
...
...
Gillian Rogers
...
Dr. Archie Henderson
...
Rowena Cooper ...
Mrs. Olive Durand-Deacon
John Flanagan ...
Arnold Burtin
...
DS Heslin
Matyelok Gibbs ...
Mrs. Constance Lane
Barbara Marten ...
Emily Haigh
...
John Haigh Senior
Neil McKinven ...
Donald McSwan
Christopher Town ...
Claire Nielson ...
Amy McSwan
Donald Douglas ...
William McSwan
Christopher Ettridge ...
Steven Rogers (as Chris Ettridge)
Edit

Storyline

Dramatisation of the true story of the notorious "acid bath murderer" John Haigh, who murdered women and disposed of their bodies in vats of acid in the 1940's. He was only caught when the gallstones of one of his victims, Mrs Durand-Deacon, failed to dissolve in the acid and were detected by the pathologist who examined the residue from the acid bath. Written by van_whistler@hotmail.com

Plot Summary | Add Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

acid | acid bath | 1940s | murderer | sergeant | See more »


Parents Guide:

 »
Edit

Details

Country:

Language:

Release Date:

9 September 2002 (UK)  »

Also Known As:

Crimes Quase Perfeitos  »

Company Credits

Show detailed on  »

Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Color:

See  »
Edit

Did You Know?

Goofs

Haigh meets the Hendersons at the seaside and comments "splendid weather for February!" (it was in fact 12 February 1948 when he killed them). He is then seen driving Archibald Henderson to his workshop down a road with trees in full leaf; this must have been filmed in May or early June. See more »

Connections

Referenced in Psychoville: Joy (2009) See more »

Frequently Asked Questions

This FAQ is empty. Add the first question.

User Reviews

 
Wonderful 1940's factual drama ... of a serial killer!
11 September 2002 | by (Scotland) – See all my reviews

A highly entertaining telling of a real life drama about a glamourous British serial killer. Not the most likely subject to tempt an audience but the production was put together with great attention to detail, perfectly capturing Britain in the 1940's, the props, clothes, cars and atmosphere all seeming perfectly genuine. Martin Clunes was superb as Haigh and the supporting cast all played their parts wonderfully well too. A rather unusual subject portrayed with a balanced perspective and having read accounts of the events surrounding Haigh I thought it was a great visualisation of the words I had read. Very interesting indeed.


7 of 7 people found this review helpful.  Was this review helpful to you?

Message Boards

Recent Posts
help!! keeleyhawesonline
The scene with the dog Tammy08
A is for Acid DVD leadbelly-2
Why Is This Not On DVD? thetokenbrit
Discuss A Is for Acid (2002) on the IMDb message boards »

Contribute to This Page

Create a character page for:
?