{{short description|2016 BBC television miniseries}} {{for|the 1971 film that dealt with the case|10 Rillington Place}} {{Infobox television | image = | caption = | alt_name = | genre = [[Biographical film|Biographical]]<br />[[Crime film|crime drama]] | creator = | based_on = | developer = | writer = | director = [[Craig Viveiros]] | starring = [[Tim Roth]]<br />[[Samantha Morton]]<br />[[Nico Mirallegro]]<br />[[Jodie Comer]] | country = United Kingdom | language = English | num_series = 1 | num_episodes = 3 | list_episodes = | executive_producer = | producer = | editor = | location = London, England<br />[[Glasgow]], Scotland<br />[[Paisley, Renfrewshire|Paisley]], Scotland<br>[[Dumbarton]], Scotland | cinematography = [[James Friend]] | camera = | runtime = 58 minutes | company = [[BBC]]<br>Bandit Television | channel = [[BBC One]] | first_aired = {{Start date|2016|11|29|df=yes}} | last_aired = {{End date|2016|12|13|df=yes}} | related = }}
'''''Rillington Place''''' is a three-part biographical crime drama about the real life case of [[serial killer]] [[John Christie (murderer)|John Christie]], and the subsequent wrongful execution of [[Timothy Evans]]. It premiered on 29 November 2016 on [[BBC One]].<ref name="Dickson">{{cite news|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-11-29/rillington-places-tim-roth-on-playing-serial-killer-john-christie-i-thought-my-god-what-have-i-got-into|title=Rillington Place actor Tim Roth on playing serial killer John Christie: "I Thought, 'My God, What Have I Got Into?'"|last=Dickson|first=E. Jane|work=[[Radio Times]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|location=London, England|date=29 November 2016|accessdate=29 November 2016}}</ref>
==Premise== The miniseries revolves around the home life of John Christie<ref name="Dickson" /> and his wife, Ethel, as he commits a string of murders during the 1940s and early 1950s. Each of the three episodes tells the story as seen from the respective point of view of the three main characters: Ethel Christie, Timothy Evans and John Christie.
==Cast== * [[Tim Roth]] as John Christie * [[Samantha Morton]] as Ethel Christie * [[Nico Mirallegro]] as Timothy Evans * [[Jodie Comer]] as Beryl Evans
==Production== As Rillington Place no longer exists (it was demolished in the early 1970s<ref>{{cite web |title=Tag Archives: Rillington Place |url=https://rbkclocalstudies.wordpress.com/tag/rillington-place |website=The Library Time Machine, RBKC |accessdate=25 August 2020}}</ref>) the interiors of 10 Rillington Place were recreated at [[BBC Scotland]]’s [[Dumbarton]] Studios near Glasgow, whilst the exteriors of the street were shot on a set created in a parking lot at the same studio, though the exterior set of Rillington Place is scaled down with just eight houses recreated, (four on one side of the street and four on the other).<ref>{{cite news |first=Susan|last=Swarbrick |newspaper=[[The Herald (Glasgow)|The Herald]] |url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/arts_ents/14929096.the-horrors-of-rillington-place-behind-the-scenes-of-a-new-bbc-serial-killer-drama-filmed-in-scotland/ |accessdate=25 August 2020 |date=26 November 2016 |title=The Horrors of Rillington Place}}</ref>
Other locations across Scotland were used to represent London. The [[Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway]] for the railway station and train,<ref>{{cite web |title=The Bo'ness & Kinneil Railway |url=http://www.visitfalkirk.com/media/132279/filming-at-bkr-2020.pdf |website=Visit Falkirk |accessdate=25 August 2020 }}{{Dead link|date=January 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref> New Street in [[Paisley, Renfrewshire|Paisley]],<ref>{{cite news |first=Kenneth|last=Speirs |newspaper=[[Daily Record (Scotland)|Daily Record]] |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/its-lights-camera-action-serial-7805758 |accessdate=25 August 2020 |date=22 April 2016 |title=It's lights, camera, action as serial killer drama unfolds in Paisley}}</ref> West Princes Street and West Street in Glasgow, representing the link between Rillington Place and the rest of [[Ladbroke Grove]] in London. Filming also made use of the Western Baths Club. The Ballantine Castings Factory in [[Bo'ness]]<ref>{{cite web |title=celebrities-and-castings |url=http://ballantinecastings.co.uk/celebrities-and-castings/ |website=Ballantine Castings Ltd |date=13 May 2016 |accessdate=25 August 2020}}</ref> was used for the bombed-out section of the factory at the end of Rillington Place.
==Broadcast and reception== On 29 November 2016, the first episode premiered on BBC One, to largely positive reviews from critics, who applauded the performances and the storytelling.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}} However, it also attracted mixed reactions from some viewers who complained about the "mumbling" and the "inaudible dialogue" of the actors.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://metro.co.uk/2016/11/30/rillington-place-gets-rave-reviews-despite-complaints-about-tim-roths-mumbling-6291972/|title=Rillington Place gets rave reviews despite Tim Roth's 'mumbling'|first=Amy|last=Duncan for|newspaper=[[Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]]|publisher=[[DMG Media]]|location=London, England|date=30 November 2016}}</ref>
Following the second episode on 6 December, Sarah Doran of ''[[RadioTimes.com]]'' noted that several viewers had been confused by Mirallegro's use of two different accents while portraying Evans, as the actor switched between [[Cockney accent|Cockney]] and [[Welsh accent|Welsh]] accents.<ref>{{cite news|first=Sarah |last=Doran |url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-12-07/rillington-place-viewers-were-very-confused-by-timothy-evans-accent--but-theres-an-explanation |title=Timothy Evans' Rillington Place accent confuses viewers — but there's an explanation for the Cockney and Welsh switch|newspaper=[[Radio Times]] |publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|location=London, England|date=6 December 2016 |accessdate=9 December 2016}}</ref> However, writers Ed Whitmore and Tracey Malon told the website this had been deliberate, since it was a trait adopted by Evans himself in an attempt to fit into his surroundings: "Tim moved to London from Wales around the age of eleven, his half-sister told us he was very keen to fit in and soon adopted a London 'barrow-boy' accent, but that he could slip back into his childhood accent when around members of his Welsh family. Nico [Mirallegro] wanted to reflect Tim's malleability and that desire to fit in by using different accents according to who he was talking to."<ref>{{cite news|first=Ellie |last=Harrison |url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-12-07/why-does-timothy-evans-accent-keep-changing-from-cockney-to-welsh-in-rillington-place |title=Why does Tim Evans' accent keep changing from cockney to Welsh in Rillington Place? And why did he confess? |work=[[Radio Times]]|publisher=[[Immediate Media Company]]|location=London, England|date=6 December 2016 |accessdate=9 December 2016}}</ref>
Internationally, the series premiered on [[BBC First (Australia)|BBC First]] on 8 February 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://community.foxtel.com.au/t5/Foxtel-Blog/New-This-Week-Feb-6-Legion-Nashville-Black-Sails-Big-Cat-Week/ba-p/177759|title=New This Week (Feb 6): Legion, Nashville, Black Sails, Big Cat Week, Super Bowl and live sport|date=2 February 2017|first=Charles|last=Purcell|work=The Green Room|publisher=Foxtel|accessdate=3 February 2017}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist|2}}
==External links== * {{BBC programme}} * {{IMDb title|id=5568438|title=Rillington Place}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}} {{Use British English|date=September 2020}}
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