Myra Hindley and Ian Brady Drama by ITV (See no Evil)
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Maxine Peake (who plays Veronica in shameless and Twinkle in Dinnerladies) has signed to play Myra Hindley for the upcoming ITV drma See No evil, which will be shown next april to mark the 40th annervisery of the trial. Ian Brady detests the plans, but the familys of the victims have given the ITV there blessings. What do you think?
Maxine Peake (who plays Veronica in shameless and Twinkle in Dinnerladies) has signed to play Myra Hindley for the upcoming ITV drma See No evil, which will be shown next april to mark the 40th annervisery of the trial. Ian Brady detests the plans, but the familys of the victims have given the ITV there blessings. What do you think?
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I bet they wouldn't do one on Fred and Rose - now THAT would be grim and gruesome...
nor will I
there are some crimes that are just too horrendous to dramatise - and this is something that should never be considered......
what next - "Maxine & Ian - The TRUE story"?? :mad::mad:
Like SULLA says, it would be a good programme if they concentrated on the minds of the killers and their relationship and why (if we will ever know) they did what they did.
I'm not doubting Maxine Peake's abilities, and as the original message states, the familes of the victims have given their permission.
However, I doubt the programme will come up with anything new regarding the state of mind of the perpetrators, so what is the point.
These were heinous crimes and although should never be forgotten, I don't feel they should be highlighted in the genre of drama either.
I still feel the need to 'cross myself' in a blessing, for the victims and their families whenever I see or hear anything relating to these murderers. This need started when I was a child of 12 and I have never grown out of it. Does anyone find that weird?
No, it's not weird, but it can become a little compulsive if you're not careful. The crossing is like a talisman against the evil, a sort of hoping nothing like it ever happens again.
This is one of several crimes for which I do this, however I wouldn't say I'm obsessional about it, although I do ask God to bless people fairly regularly. I think I must have been deeply affected by these murders in particular; I was around five when the murders happened, although I doubt I understood anything I might have overheard on the radio or TV. I've been to church all my life, so genuflecting is more than a talisman to me, but also, I am a very sensitive person.
If done well, it could be enlightening.
I read the book about the horrific murders many years ago and i couldnt put it down. How anyone is born / bred that evil is anyones guess.
So, as with the book im sure i will find this thoroughly engaging.
Do you think it will be done well though? Unless we can be sure, shouldn't it be left alone? Is there really anymore to learn? With one of the murderers dead and the other institutionalised for almost forty years, neither of whom have ever given further details as to the whereabouts of missing bodies, therefore denying those families a Christian burial for their children. I really feel it is a step too far.
I'm not suggesting it would be ok to dramatise the actual murders, or to use sensationalism in any form - we have to trust the producers on this.
You say we know all we need to - I don't agree. In my experience, most ppl think that Hindley was 'more evil' then Brady. They don't realise she didn't participate in the first murders, or that she was being influenced by him.
Brady has been left to rot in Broadmoor and to many people, he has been erased from the memory. Yet for some reason the hatred for Hindley is alive and well.
I'm not saying the programme would be easy viewing for the bereaved families - clearly it wouldn't. But i don't see why these bereaved families deserve more protection somehow than the many other families who lose loved ones in horrible circumstances and then have their lives opened up to the public.
It would need to be done seriously and with dignity - obviously a tacky gorefest would be vile.
This story is best left alone until the parents of the victims are all deceased.
The last thing Hindley and Brady deserve is an outlet for their warped viewpoint.
Like the 10 Rillington Place murders,the crimes should be shown to demonstrate how despicable these people are/were.
Just talking about the crime without showing the killing will make it difficult for the programme makers to put across the sheer horror of the saga.
And may Brady not be around for much longer and join Myra Hindley rotting in hell.
I'm not religious,but if there's one good reason to hope there really is a "hell",these crimes are it.
Surely any dramatision is best done when the parents are alive, so that they can at least have some input about their feelings/thoughts or so that they can be critical of the programme if doesn't bear any resemblance to the truth.
There was a drama about the Yorshire Ripper as well.
The actual details of what they did and how they did it is beyond belief.
To not show it in gruesome detail would be a disservice to the kids who died,and not horrific enough to work.Simply to have cop reading out what they found would be poor.
But to show it as realistically as needed would be unwatchable for the parents .
Remember these scum raped ,tortured and murdered a 10 year old girl while making an audio recording of her terror for their later enjoyment.
While Dunblane and other crimes make for bigger numbers,the Brady/Hindly crimes must rank the worst in British history for their premeditation and sick methods
I would also just like to add that the film crew did get full permission of all the families of the murdered children.
Well Done Itv.