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The film, '10 Rillington Place' with dear Dickie Attenborough as Christie and excellent John Hurt as Evans was a great film. Telling of John Christie who murdered many at his house, some were prostitutes, neighbour Timothy Evans' wife and child after she wanted an abortion and also his own wife. Which, investigation fucked up resulted in the ill-educated Evans meeting the noose.

BBC1 Tuesday at 9pm has a three part dramatisation. Usually great Tim Roth as Christie and Samantha Morton as Beryl Evans. the super soaraway Sun has a decent article on it: https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/2 ... our-spine/

How the three episodes pan out from the Indie: http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-enter ... 43151.html

Indeed Rillington Place is interestingly structured, with its three episodes showing the crimes from the differing perspectives of (first) Christie’s wife Ethel (played by Samantha Morton), then of Timothy Evans, and finally of Christie himself – played with a soft Yorkshire accent and bald pate by Tim Roth, who manages to be chilling while suggesting the shambling gait of Woody Allen.

I'll watch, though first episode later as out tomorrow.

Carlos J wrote:The film, '10 Rillington Place' with dear Dickie Attenborough as Christie and excellent John Hurt as Evans was a great film. Telling of John Christie who murdered many at his house, some were prostitutes, neighbour Timothy Evans' wife and child after she wanted an abortion and also his own wife. Which, investigation fucked up resulted in the ill-educated Evans meeting the noose.

BBC1 Tuesday at 9pm has a three part dramatisation. Usually great Tim Roth as Christie and Samantha Morton as Beryl Evans. the super soaraway Sun has a decent article on it: https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/2 ... our-spine/

How the three episodes pan out from the Indie: http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-enter ... 43151.html

Indeed Rillington Place is interestingly structured, with its three episodes showing the crimes from the differing perspectives of (first) Christie’s wife Ethel (played by Samantha Morton), then of Timothy Evans, and finally of Christie himself – played with a soft Yorkshire accent and bald pate by Tim Roth, who manages to be chilling while suggesting the shambling gait of Woody Allen.

I'll watch, though first episode later as out tomorrow.

Looking forward to this Carlos. The film is a truly chilling watch and always worth seeing again. Not sure how the series will compare, but will watch for sure.

Indeed, Darky.

One note for completeness that I got wrong, maybe thinking agewise and not reading properly. Samantha Morton (playing older) is Christie's wife, Edith. Jodie Comer is playing Evans' wife, Beryl.

Apologies all for incorrect information.

No worries. I was surprised that Samantha Morton is playing Edith, but she is a fine actress. It will be interesting to see what the conclusions are re: Timothy Evans conviction.

Yet another BBC programme dishonouring the memory of a former war hero and police officer.

Indeed, Reg.

Didn't they shoot the film in Christie's actual house? I'm sure I read somewhere they did

An English girl I knew claimed her mother used to work with Christie at the post office or something.

genehunt1973 wrote:Didn't they shoot the film in Christie's actual house? I'm sure I read somewhere they did

They certainly film outside the house itself, but I think the interiors were at another house.

"Virtually bald pate" as Beeky once said.

Not sure if enjoyed is the word, but I'm glad I watched all three episodes. Interesting that when Reg finally gets his leg over, it's to strangle his wife. Do not be fooled by the shambling gait; Reg could be agile when he needed to be.

ps. this post does not refer to the poster named Reg on the forum. Any similarity is purely coincidental.

Darkyboy wrote:Not sure if enjoyed is the word, but I'm glad I watched all three episodes. Interesting that when Reg finally gets his leg over, it's to strangle his wife. Do not be fooled by the shambling gait; Reg could be agile when he needed to be.

ps. this post does not refer to the poster named Reg on the forum. Any similarity is purely coincidental.

Thought it was excellent albeit being the grimmest and bleakest thing I've seen in ages.

He planned and executed (literally) each murder carefully, cleverly and efficiently and then simply threw the bodies into cupboards, outside sheds and the garden!

Seconds before the drop he said, 'My nose is itching' to which Pierrepoint responded, 'Don't worry, it won't irritate for long'.

Tim Roth was brilliant.

I still havent seen the original movie made in 1970 or 1971 (cant remember which year)but read about it on crimelibrary and watched a 30 minute programme well over a decade back o0n History channel (i think) as part of the Great British Crimes drama or something like that. Fascinating!

There is a documentary on Real Lives (Sky 172) at 9pm tonight on Christie. Not sure if this is the one Fred Dineage presented.