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Brian Donaldson wonders if ' "3 l." ' '1
there's really anything to laugh at " " ' i "i ' ‘
on the box these days. "M ' j : ' ‘1
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CRIME” DRAMA SEE NO EVIL Scottish, Sun 14 May, 9.30pm; Mon 15 May, 9pm
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It’s over 40 years since Ian Brady and Myra Hindley committed the notorious crimes which would see them imprisoned for ever, but for some the pain will never heal. Ever mindful of this, TV dramatists have struggled to find a way to do the story justice, while the outside cultural world has utilised the powerful iconography of Hindley’s cold, staring face. Morrissey
of the nafro'. (;. 'yrtf-r r; r t"
(Lr'oxrther (M or. The Price is Right 'Sf,’,TIrf,t’ . Mat. 7", Mm, 'VI'
has sung about her, Gordon Burn has written about her, Marcus Harvey has {t'l’l that hart, dude Joutlv l «:e C .r '
painted her and Chris Morris has made comedy out of her. Serious drama keeps popprng up ll‘. dross Itke thus. as returns to hr. Bring Back 'Clirr’ '
has steered away; until now that is. Later on this year, Channel 4 will bring she plays a man-desperate ’l‘nu ta May, to liprrrr 'x r..
us Longford, which will focus more on the man who fought for years to twenlysornethrng whose brother rthe harassrnr; Mr l m rate; fo r:'
have Hindley freed but here, ITV give us one of their excellent few-holds vastly over—rated Rob Rouser needs a f.orne 1mm of Hill Pepparr: x". r3
barred factual dramas. roorn havrng been shown the door at reurtton, 0?. and Big Brother , While the Channel 4 production will have the Hollywood sheen of Andy long last by therr parents. Cue varrous back that same rrrqht lt”. I:' ' ‘:
King Kong Serkis and Samantha Minority Report Morton becoming the not-hrlarrous set-preees about how -‘. and 6: almost all the t.“ w 'r'lr'e”,
Moors murderers, here we get Maxine Peake (Veronica in Shameless) and dodgy sex would be between srblrngs. no need to spent, .-.'r en
Sean Harris (Ian Curtis in 24 Hour Party People) providing a Weatherfield Spot-on sooal commentary there.
grit to the horrible proceedings. The two-parter zooms in on the Still Game wrll be hrttrng the BBC
relationship between the killers and Myra’s sister Maureen (lTV's favourite sometrme th May and rt‘ll always
victim, the constantly weeping ex-Corrie star Joanne Froggatt) and her succeed tn rarsrng a whee/mg chuckle
husband David Smith (Michael McNulty) whom Brady attempts to lure into or two Over the course of 2:3 mrhutes.
his sick agenda, half-knowing that he would run to the police. After all, But It‘s only farr to applaud Greg and
Brady and Hindley would not have their eternal notoriety had they escaped Ford for decrdrng to get all euthanasra
justice. Brady’s Nietzschean worldview demanded he be elevated to some on therr tovral gertatrrcs' bony asses.
warped superhuman status, which burrowing away in the shadows forever Strll. there are two Beeb savrng
would not have granted him. Brutal and chilling but welcome for all that. graces. And surprrse Surprise. one rs
(Brian Donaldson) Amerrcan. the other rs a repeat. How I
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