Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
I usually tend to avoid ITV’s cosy Sunday night drama – but last night’s Appropriate Adult looked to be something of a departure. This wasn’t a neatly constructed regional detective drama, plus there was no sign of Martin Clunes or Robson Green. Instead, ITV have produced a complex and disturbing two-part film, based on serial killer Fred West. It wasn’t so much the controversial subject matter which attracted me, but rather its intriguing line up of quality actors – being well above what you’d expect from the usual fare.
The casting of Dominic West as Fred West – known by many for his portrayal of Baltimore cop Jimmy McNulty in HBO’s The Wire – was simply genius. Sporting a pair of crooked fake teeth, curly hair and a West Country accent, Dominic West’s performance is frighteningly close to the actual recordings of Fred West.
I usually tend to avoid ITV’s cosy Sunday night drama – but last night’s Appropriate Adult looked to be something of a departure. This wasn’t a neatly constructed regional detective drama, plus there was no sign of Martin Clunes or Robson Green. Instead, ITV have produced a complex and disturbing two-part film, based on serial killer Fred West. It wasn’t so much the controversial subject matter which attracted me, but rather its intriguing line up of quality actors – being well above what you’d expect from the usual fare.
The casting of Dominic West as Fred West – known by many for his portrayal of Baltimore cop Jimmy McNulty in HBO’s The Wire – was simply genius. Sporting a pair of crooked fake teeth, curly hair and a West Country accent, Dominic West’s performance is frighteningly close to the actual recordings of Fred West.
- 9/5/2011
- by Stephen Leigh
- Obsessed with Film
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