A Gripping new TV drama based on the real life multiple murders that took place around the late 1940s/early 1950s at the notorious address in Notting Hill.has been announced by the BBC.
This exceptional case and its colossal repercussions helped change British society forever.
The three hour long episodes will be made by BBC Drama Production in association with Bandit Television, for BBC One. It is directed by Craig Viveiros (And Then There Were None) and written by Ed Whitmore (He Kills Coppers) and Tracey Malone (Born To Kill).
Rillington Place focuses on the true stories of murderer John Christie, his wife Ethel, and their neighbour Timothy Evans, who all lived at the infamous address. Told from each of their viewpoints, this compelling drama explores the relationships and individual actions that led to this tragic miscarriage of justice, which contributed towards the abolition of capital punishment in Britain.
Commissioned by Charlotte Moore, Controller of BBC TV Channels and iPlayer, and Polly Hill, Controller of BBC Drama Commissioning, the executive producers are Phillippa Giles for Bandit Television, part of Endemol Shine Group, and Hilary Salmon for BBC Drama Production. It is produced by Sharon Bloom (Silent Witness). Filming will begin at the end of March at the BBC Scotland drama studios in Dumbarton.
Phillippa Giles, Managing Director of Bandit, says: “This has been a passion piece involving close relationships with the surviving family members, which we have developed over several years – it will be hugely emotional to start filming this painful story and finally bring it to screen.”
Hilary Salmon, Head of BBC Drama Production England, adds: “We are thrilled to be bringing this iconic story to BBC One. Ed Whitmore and Tracey Malone have written three brilliant scripts which really crack open the mysteries and motivations of the Christie case.”
