Appropriate Adult(TV show/series, 2011)

Name: Appropriate Adult
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Released: 2011
Rating: 3.4

1h 30min per episode | Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery

Mini series in 1 season with 2 episodes

Rating: 3.4/5 (with 17 votes)

Appropriate Adult is a British crime drama television film shown in two parts 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 February 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. It was well received critically and received eight BAFTA television award nominations, with West and Watson winning the best actor and actress awards respectively, Dolan the best supporting actress award and co-producer Kwadjo Dajan the breakthrough talent award. ()

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About Appropriate Adult

The extraordinary story of Gloucester housewife Janet Leach who played a key role in the uncovering of the crimes of Fred and Rosemary West.

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Trailer for Appropriate Adult + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

Appropriate Adult | Trailer | Encore | ITV(Trailer, 0:30)

Appropriate Adult Seasons and Episodes

09/04/2011Season 1 - 2 episodes

#1 | 09/04/2011Part One

4.3/5 (with 2 votes)

In February 1994 Janet Leach, a mother of five from Gloucestershire, was at home making her children’s tea when the phone rang. Janet was on an access course which when completed would enable her to train as a social worker. Janet was also on an approved list of ‘appropriate adults’, volunteers who can be asked by the police to sit in on interviews with minors or vulnerable adults in order to assist them and safeguard their rights.

#2 | 09/11/2011Part Two

4.3/5 (with 2 votes)

With Janet no longer involved in the police interviews, Fred becomes uncooperative, but he seems to open up when she is asked to return. As the police continue to search his home and remote country locations for missing victims, Fred becomes preoccupied with one victim in particular - and Janet realises that she is physically similar to the missing woman. Later, Janet visits Fred in prison, hoping to persuade him to reveal more about his crimes. As she tries to convince Fred to tell the whole truth, she becomes gradually more closely involved with him - a development which proves to have shattering consequences for her.

Additional Information

Production country: United Kingdom (UK)

Made by: ITV Studios

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 9 languages: Bulgarian (BG), German (DE), English (EN), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Swedish (SV), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Ended

First episode released on: 09/04/2011

Last episode released on: 09/11/2011

Cast: Selin Hizli

Director: Julian Jarrold

Keywords: serial killer, garden, england, murder, crime scene, true crime, social worker, basement, miniseries, police interrogation, prostitute, 1990s, based on true story, confession

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