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03/02/2016

New Drama Announced For BBC One

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A new drama, based on real life murders that took place in Notting Hill in the late 1940s/early 1950s, has been announced for BBC One.

'Rillington Place' is made by BBC Drama Production in association with Bandit Television, for BBC One, and is directed by Craig Viveiros, and is written by Ed Whitmore and Tracey Malone.

Filming is due to begin at the end of March at the BBC Scotland drama studios in Dumbarton.

The 3x60' series focuses on the true stories of murderer John Christie, his wife Ethel, and their neighbour Timothy Evans, who all lived at the address. It will be told from each of their viewpoints, and explores the relationships and actions that led to a miscarriage of justice, which contributed to the abolition of capital punishment in Britain.

Phillippa Giles, Managing Director of Bandit, said: "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, added: "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."

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.

www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre

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