A British Made-for-TV Movie directed by Harry Bradbeer based on serial killer John Haigh (Martin Clunes) in 1940s London.
The movie also stars Keeley Hawes, Richard Hope, Celia Imrie, Rowena Cooper, Terence Bessley, Barbara Marten, Sally Carman, and Claire Nielson.
It aired on ITV on September 9, 2002.
Tropes for the film:
- Historical Domain Character: John Haigh, serial killer that terrorized London in the 1940s.
- Hollywood Acid: Subverted, based on the life of serial killer John George Haigh who dissolved his victims' bodies in acid. The process of destroying the bodies is shown to take a long period of time with Haigh checking back on the acid's progress until the bodies are completely destroyed. A number of miscellaneous body parts are later discovered to have not been completely destroyed, leading to Haigh's arrest. Also, as the movie progresses and Haigh becomes more confident in what he is doing, he is shown to take further precautions such as wearing a gas mask.
- Period Piece: Takes place in the 1940s.
- Pet the Dog: John Haigh is featured adopting a dog, taking good care of it, and breaking down into tears when it finally died. The reason the dog needed adopting in the first place was that he killed its owners and dumped them in a vat of acid to cover it up.
