Netflix readies Fred and Rose West docuseries for next British Horror Story

Fred and Rose West were arrested and charged in 1994

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Netflix has commissioned a new instalment of documentary series A British Horror Story, this time focusing on serial killers Fred and Rose West.

Fred & Rose West: A British Horror Story will launch on May 14 and is described as a definitive docuseries revealing the lives and crimes of Britain’s most notorious and prolific husband-and-wife serial killers.

With exclusive access to previously unseen police video and unheard audio recordings, the three-part series will show how the Gloucestershire police were able to unearth the remains of the Wests’ victims to build a case against them that would bring closure for the families of the victims.

The doc features family members of some of the victims, several speaking publicly for the first time.

It is directed by Dan Dewsbury (Hatton, Louis Theroux’s Forbidden America) and executive produced by Dan Chambers, David Herman and Fiona Stourton. The production company is Blink Films.

The British Horror Story strand previously previously shone a light on the sex crimes of former BBC presenter Jimmy Savile, the true extent of which only came to light after his death.