Rent Rillington Place (2016)
3.9 of 5 from 84 ratings
2h 50min
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- Synopsis:
In 1950, Timothy Evans was hanged for the murder of his baby daughter Geraldine. The police also believed that he had killed his wife Beryl. But to his final moments Evans protested his innocence. Three years later, a gruesome discovery at 10 Rillington Place revealed that his neighbour - star prosecution witness John Reginald Christie (Tim Roth) knew much more about the sinister goings on in the house. Set in the dark confines of Christie's home, this powerful drama imagines the relationships between Christie, his wife Ethel (Samantha Morton) and the innocent young Evans couple. What twisted influence did Christie hold over the young newly-weds Timothy (Nico Mirallegro) and Beryl (Jodie Comer)? And how was he able to trick both judge and jury into sending an innocent man to the executioner? - Actors:
- Jodie Comer, Tim Roth, Nico Mirallegro, Samantha Morton, Bryan Parry, John-Paul Hurley, Christopher Hatherall, Chris Reilly, Rhys Ap William, Pearl Appleby, Tim Bentinck, Sonya Cassidy, Steven Elder, Gilly Gilchrist, GillyGilchrist, Glyn Grimstead, Cara Kelly, Kitty Lovett, Helen Mallon, Kevin Mathurin
- Directors:
- Craig Viveiros
- Producers:
- Sharon Bloom
- Writers:
- Tracey Malone, Ed Whitmore
- Studio:
- BBC
- Genres:
- British TV, TV Crimes, TV Dramas
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 16/01/2017
- Run Time:
- 170 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Hearts in Darkness (Behind the Scenes)
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Reviews (3) of Rillington Place
Excellent and very creepy - Rillington Place review by CP Customer
I thoroughly enjoyed this solid, well acted and very creepy tale of John 'Reginald Christie. It showed London at it's squalid worst just after World War 2, at least the part where the Christie's lived. London is another grim character in a grim tale. Tim Roth as Christie gaslit his poor wife, who showed only brief flashes of spirit. Well worth seeing.
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Atmospheric imagining of infamous murders - Rillington Place review by CM
Solid performances from Morton, Roth, & all, but the work is spoiled by hideous sound effects, especially the slowed-down raspberry one used to convey an ominous feeling.
It's hard to find out how accurate the portrayals are - was Ethel actually complicit in Christie's crimes? Was she racist? Not knowing makes me wonder whether it's valid to attribute faults or virtues to deceased people in order to flesh them out.
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Turgid BBC drama. - Rillington Place review by DW
Only the BBC drama department can take a fascinating true crime scenario & turn into unwatchable rubbish.
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