Martin Clunes plays with relish the real life Acid Bath murderer, John George Haigh in made for television film.
Haigh was a fraudster who came from a strict religious upbringing. He turned to murder supposedly on the premise that if they cannot find a body you cannot be charged for murder. Something he was wrong about.
Presumably his motive was money because as an inventor and gamble he was not much cop. He did well with fast cars, women and being charming. He was also handy with an acid bath where he would dump the murdered corpses which in time would dissolve.
The film looks very nice but its ultimately shallow like a lot of ITV drama films that rely on its star and the production design rather than depth in its screenplay.
We know very little why he killed. Was it an addiction? Haigh also killed several strangers a crime he confessed to after his arrest.
A decent enough drama but it amounts to being just average.
Haigh was a fraudster who came from a strict religious upbringing. He turned to murder supposedly on the premise that if they cannot find a body you cannot be charged for murder. Something he was wrong about.
Presumably his motive was money because as an inventor and gamble he was not much cop. He did well with fast cars, women and being charming. He was also handy with an acid bath where he would dump the murdered corpses which in time would dissolve.
The film looks very nice but its ultimately shallow like a lot of ITV drama films that rely on its star and the production design rather than depth in its screenplay.
We know very little why he killed. Was it an addiction? Haigh also killed several strangers a crime he confessed to after his arrest.
A decent enough drama but it amounts to being just average.