Appropriate adult, writer and executive producer Neil McKay ; executive producer Jeff Pope and produced by Lisa Gilchrist
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Label
Appropriate adult, writer and executive producer Neil McKay ; executive producer Jeff Pope and produced by Lisa Gilchrist
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Main title
Appropriate adult
Responsibility statement
writer and executive producer Neil McKay ; executive producer Jeff Pope and produced by Lisa Gilchrist
Runtime
133
Summary
Emily Watson plays the role of Janet Leach; Dominic West portrays Fred WestAppropriate Adult tells the extraordinary story of Gloucester housewife Janet Leach who played a key role in the uncovering of the crimes of Fred and Rosemary West. This factual drama centres on the period of time between Fred West's arrest, his suicide in 1995 and the conviction of Rosemary West, and how Fred confided in Janet Leach who took the role of the 'appropriate adult' during his police interviews. 'Appropriate adults' are 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
Technique
live action
Classification
Incoming Resources
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