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2shoes · 10/05/2006 18:33

just seen that there will be a 2 part drama next week how sick is that. drama about children being tortured and murdered....lovely NOT

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CountessDracula · 10/05/2006 18:33

At least it isn't Big Brother

puff · 10/05/2006 18:37

yes, crap, crap, crap - how about more original drama on tv, oh no I forgot, there have been some excellent series starring the likes of Tamsin Outhwaite. Not.

CountessDracula · 10/05/2006 18:38

wrong thread puff!

puff · 10/05/2006 18:39

eh?

I'm ranting on both CD Grin

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2shoes · 10/05/2006 18:39

no agree crap crap crap

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2shoes · 10/05/2006 18:40

Tamsin Outhwaite can't stand her

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JoolsToo · 10/05/2006 18:41

Its the 40th anniversary isn't it?

I was thinking how Hindley and Brady were put away for life, meaning life (quite rightly imho) but subsequent and equally viscious child murderers weren't?

There was one - forget his name - who came out and murdered again!

niceglasses · 10/05/2006 18:42

I find those 2 images using Kate Moss and Pete Doherty a bit disturbing...can't quite make me mind up, but I bet some of the living relatives can.

Those images have become so Warhol-esque......

shellybelly · 10/05/2006 18:44

wouldn't watch the beverley allit one and won't be watching this one, sometimes i think its these type of things and movies that plant the tiny little seeds into the minds of potentially sick people (going off on one now sorry, will stop)

on a slightly different note there is a documentary about the survivors of jack the ripper telling their story

bring back dynasty or dallas Grin

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2shoes · 10/05/2006 18:47

maybe they can't find decent writers to write "made up" dramas. I hate all these ones that have been on of late except Krakatoa(can't spell it) last Sunday that was amazing... but didn't involve child murder.

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shellybelly · 10/05/2006 18:50

i've just started watching SATC again Grin, utter shite on TV at the moment apart from benders and corrie and in desperate need of light relief!

foxinsocks · 10/05/2006 21:32

I would rather these sort of things were dealt with in a documentary format rather than a 'drama' (same with the Beverley Allit thing). I don't particularly want to see actors acting the whole thing out but a proper, factual documentary is far more informative and IMO deals with it in a better way.

TV is always crap over the summer and then all the new series start again in the autumn.

MadamePlatypus · 10/05/2006 23:53

How awful! I sympathise with the parents who still want information and want to keep it in the public eye, but why do they (the programme makers) need to dramatise it?

MamaMaiasaura · 11/05/2006 00:04

This is awful - think it is completely unessecary and cannot think of a more stupid idea for a programme. Could we not make this point to the tv company (dont know who is showing it) and with the backing of MN Towers? Surely this site alone has a huge amount of mums who use it?

foxinsocks · 11/05/2006 09:23

I bet loads of people watch it though and the viewing figures will be mainly what ITV is interested in.

edam · 11/05/2006 09:33

My initial instinct was also against this. But apparently the families were consulted and gave it the go-ahead. They've seen the final programme and approved it. Think they wanted to make sure their children weren't forgotten. The programme doesn't recreate what happened to the children - the Lesley Ann Downey tape or any of that. Hindley's sister and BIL - who reported them to the police - were also consulted.

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