"Appropriate Adult" (2011) TV series 2011-

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

4 September 2011 (UK)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Dramatisation of the case of serial killers Fred and Rose West, focusing on the way in which they were brought to justice.

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 12 wins & 9 nominations

Cast

Emily Watson	...	Janet Leach (2 episodes, 2011)
Dominic West	...	Fred West (2 episodes, 2011)
Robert Glenister	...	Detective Superintendent John Bennett (2 episodes, 2011)
Sylvestra Le Touzel	...	Detective Constable Hazel Savage (2 episodes, 2011)
Monica Dolan	...	Rose West (2 episodes, 2011)
Anthony Flanagan	...	Mike (2 episodes, 2011)
Samuel Roukin	...	Detective Constabe Darren Law / ... (2 episodes, 2011)
Gerard Horan	...	Howard Ogden (2 episodes, 2011)
Seline Hizli	...	Mae West (2 episodes, 2011)
James McArdle	...	Stephen West (2 episodes, 2011)
Rupert Simonian	...	Josh (2 episodes, 2011)
Sophie Downham	...	Jade (2 episodes, 2011)
Paula Williamson	...	Kirsty Stephens (2 episodes, 2011)
Andonis Anthony	...	Male Journalist (2 episodes, 2011)
Heather Tobias	...	Ruth (2 episodes, 2011)
Steve Scott	...	Himself - TV Reporter (2 episodes, 2011)
Richard Calder	...	Detective Constable (2 episodes, 2011)
Don Gayle	...	Forensic Office (2 episodes, 2011)
Benjamin Knox	...	Policeman (2 episodes, 2011)
Michael J. Tait	...	Detective (2 episodes, 2011)

Series Directed by
Julian Jarrold		(2 episodes, 2011)

Series Writing credits
Neil McKay		(2 episodes, 2011)

Series Produced by
Kwadjo Dajan	....	co-producer (2 episodes, 2011)
Susan Dunn	....	line producer (2 episodes, 2011)
Lisa Gilchrist	....	producer (2 episodes, 2011)
Neil McKay	....	executive producer (2 episodes, 2011)
Jeff Pope	....	executive producer (2 episodes, 2011)

Series Original Music by
Dan Jones		(2 episodes, 2011)

Series Cinematography by
Tony Slater-Ling		(2 episodes, 2011)

Series Film Editing by
Andrew Hulme		(2 episodes, 2011)

Series Casting by
Kate Rhodes James		(2 episodes, 2011)

Series Production Design by
Pat Campbell		(2 episodes, 2011)

Series Art Direction by
Frederic Evard		(2 episodes, 2011)

Series Costume Design by
Steven Noble		(2 episodes, 2011)

Series Makeup Department
Janet Horsfield	....	makeup designer (2 episodes, 2011)
Amanda Isaacs-Hurst	....	makeup supervisor (2 episodes, 2011)
Chris Lyons	....	special effects teeth (2 episodes, 2011)
Jenny Ward	....	makeup artist (2 episodes, 2011)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Laura Coggan-Hulmes	....	second assistant director (2 episodes, 2011)
Dan Winch	....	first assistant director (2 episodes, 2011)

Series Art Department
Dion Banner	....	head supervising painter (2 episodes, 2011)
Sophie McConville	....	standby art director (2 episodes, 2011)
Elaine McLenachan	....	production buyer (2 episodes, 2011)
Josephine Watkinson	....	graphic designer (2 episodes, 2011)

Series Sound Department
Chris Devlin	....	sound assistant (2 episodes, 2011)
Gavin Dunn	....	sound maintentance (2 episodes, 2011)
Peter Gleaves	....	adr mixer (2 episodes, 2011)
John Hughes	....	sound recordist (2 episodes, 2011)

Series Visual Effects by
Tanvir Hanif	....	visual effects supervisor (2 episodes, 2011)
Ben Howarth	....	on-set supervisor (2 episodes, 2011)
Mark Pickles	....	digital effects artist (2 episodes, 2011)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Aidan Dungait	....	second assistant camera: b camera (2 episodes, 2011)
Roland Keane	....	camera facilities coordinator (2 episodes, 2011)
Kirstin McMahon	....	camera "b" operator; cinematographer second unit (2 episodes, 2011)
Danny Mendieta	....	second assistant camera: dailies (2 episodes, 2011)
Dylan Newton	....	assistant grip (2 episodes, 2011)
Amy Somers	....	second assistant camera: dailies (2 episodes, 2011)
Roger Tooley	....	steadicam operator (2 episodes, 2011)
Tony Wilcock	....	gaffer (2 episodes, 2011)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Louise Egan	....	set costumer (2 episodes, 2011)

Series Editorial Department
Mandy Miller	....	post production paperwork (2 episodes, 2011)
Barry Moen	....	first assistant editor (2 episodes, 2011)
Neil Parker	....	colorist (2 episodes, 2011)

Series Other crew
Deborah Coombes	....	production coordinator (2 episodes, 2011)
James Muirhead	....	location manager (2 episodes, 2011)
Jay Parsons	....	production accountant (2 episodes, 2011)
Paul Senior	....	graphic design (2 episodes, 2011)
Jemima Thomas	....	script supervisor (2 episodes, 2011)
James Youd	....	production secretary (2 episodes, 2011)

Production Companies

• ITV Studios

Distributors

• Cinemax (2012) (Hungary) (TV)
• ITV Studios (2011) (UK) (TV)
• Sundance Channel (2011) (USA) (all media)

Other Companies

• Aimimage / Ice Film  cameras supplied by
• Audiolink Radio Communications  walkie talkies
• EuroKids & Adults International Casting and Model Agency  extras casting
• Goldcrest Post Production London  sound post-production
• Soundcrews.co.uk  sound equipment supplied by

Also Known As:

Runtime:

180 min

Country:

UK

Color:

Color

Company:

ITV Studios

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Crime Connections: Episode #1.1" (2012)

Dominic West's best performance yet

Serial killers are thankfully rare, and almost by definition not normal. But Fred West was particularly peculiar, and is brilliantly captured here by Dominic West in the television drama 'Appropriate Adult'. The drama tells the story from the perspective of a woman (Janet Leach) who acted as a lay adviser to West during his interrogations; it's a way of avoiding the grizzly schlock inherent in the subject matter, although it also removes much of the dramatic potential - Leach had an ordeal in the witness box, owing to her contact with a national newspaper, but fundamentally did not have so much at stake as the Wests themselves, or the families of their victims. But if not that dramatic, the story is certainly compelling. Gordon Burn wrote a book on the case called 'Happy Like Murderers'; the appropriateness of this bizarre title is conveyed here as well. If it hadn't really happened, you couldn't have made it up. The grimmest truth is that there may still be further bodies out there