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Appropriate Adult Premiered on ITV1 on September 04, 2011

Appropriate 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.

Double Oscar nominated actress Emily Watson (Oranges and Sunshine, Gosford Park) plays the role of Janet Leach; Dominic West (The Hour, The Wire), portrays Fred West.

The multi award-winning production team responsible for Mo, See No Evil: The Moors Murders, This Is Personal: The Hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper, The Murder of Stephen Lawrence and Wall of Silence, have produced the drama, written and executive produced by Neil McKay, executive produced by Jeff Pope and produced by Lisa Gilchrist.
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How unfortunate for Janet being called to be Fred's appropriate adult but what he said he did to his daughter Heather and her body was horrible and the way Janet got Fred to admit to another nine bodies was impressive considering what he told her that she cannot tell the police about because of her confidentiality to him but why he told her made no sense

codebreaker

Janet going to see him in prison and attempting him to confide in her information about other victims and the involvement of his wife in the crimes was strange but with Fred killing himself it allowed her to talk to the police about their private conversations but her deal with the paper almost ruined the evidence she gave at Rosemary's trial

shinny

Dominic West was amazing as Fred West. I read that when Fred and Rose West's children met Dominic they couldn't believe how alike their father he was.

It was quite harrowing but I think ITV did a really good job on it.