Tim Roth recreates moment serial killer John Christie was arrested in conclusion to BBC drama | Daily Mail Online
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It's hotly-tipped to be one of the most gripping dramas of the year.
And Tim Roth was seen filming upcoming BBC crime series 10 Rillington Place in Glasgow, Scotland on Thursday, recreating the moment when notorious serial killer John Christie was captured by police.
The 54-year-old actor - who plays the twisted Notting Hill murderer of the 1940s and 50s - was pictured being handcuffed by a uniformed officer as part of the dramatic conclusion to the three-part programme.
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Caught red handed: Tim Roth was seen filming the dramatic moment serial killer John Christie was captured as filming continued for 10 Rillington Place in Glasgow, Scotland on Thursday
The three-part drama is based on the real-life multiple murders undertaken by John Christie in London's Notting Hill. 
Christie killed at least eight women – including his wife Ethel – by strangling them in his flat at 10 Rillington Place.
His neighbour Timothy Evans was hanged in 1950 for one of Christie's crimes, and the miscarriage of justice eventually contributed towards the abolition of capital punishment in Britain in 1965.
Welshman Timothy was falsely charged with the murder of his infant daughter Geraldine and wife Beryl, but only went to trial over the baby's death. 
True story: On 31 March 1953, Christie was arrested near Putney Bridge after being questioned by a police officer. The killer murdered at least eight women – including his wife Ethel – by strangling them in his flat at 10 Rillington Place
Cold blooded killer: Christie was caught when he moved out of 10 Rillington Place after fraudulently sub-letting his flat, prompting his landlord to investigate. The bodies of three of his victims were found in a kitchen alcove
Transformation: This marks the second time Tim has been spotted filming the drama, looking virtually unrecognisable thanks to a dramatic makeunder as he got to work on location in Glasgow
Touch up: The Hateful Eight actor was being tended to by a make-up artist as he waited around on set 
Christie was caught when he moved out of 10 Rillington Place after fraudulently sub-letting his flat, prompting his landlord to investigate.
The bodies of three of his victims - Maloney, Nelson and MacLennan - were subsequently found hidden in a kitchen alcove, and a nation-wide police hunt was launched.
On 31 March 1953, Christie was arrested near Putney Bridge after being questioned by a police officer.
Cunning: Christie let his neighbour Timothy Evans take the fall for two of his murders - Timothy's wife Beryl Evans and their infant daughter Geraldine. He was hanged in 1950 for crimes he didn't commit 
Miscarriage of justice: Evans' death  contributed towards the abolition of capital punishment in Britain in 1965
On location: The West End of Glasgow was transformed into London's Notting Hill circa 1950
Big screen adaptation: Richard Attenborough played the killer in 1971 adaptation 10 Rillington Place, directed by Richard Fleischer
Christie confessed to seven murders: the three women found in the kitchen alcove, his wife, and the two women buried in the back garden, pleading insanity and poor memory of the events.
The jury rejected his plea and Christie was hanged on 15 July at Pentonville Prison. Meanwhile, Evans was granted a posthumous pardon.
This marks the second time Tim has been spotted filming the drama, looking virtually unrecognisable thanks to a dramatic makeunder as he got to work on location in Glasgow. 
Miscarriage of justice: Actor Nico Mirallegro (pictured in the BBC's Upstairs Downstairs) will play Welshman Timothy, who was wrongly accused of murdering his wife and infant daughter, despite accusing downstairs neighbour Christie of the crimes during the trial, and was hanged in 1950
Victim: Award-winning actress Samantha Morton (left) will play Ethel Christie (right) was murdered by her own husband on 12 December 1952, aged 54
Tragic: Thirteen star Jodie Comer (left) will be portraying Beryl Evans, 20, pictured with her infant daughter Geraldine (right)
Scene of the crime: The three-part drama is based on the real-life multiple murders undertaken by John Christie at 10 Rillington Place in Notting Hill, London, which no longer exists as a road
The series begins as Timothy and Beryl Evans, played by Nico Mirallegro and Jodie Comer, move in next door to Christie and Ethel (played by Samantha Morton) and fall prey to the killer's evil ways. 
Show writers Ed Whitmore and Tracey Malone commented: 'This is a story you just can't look away from: an unlikely serial killer who orchestrated a devastating miscarriage of justice.
'It has drawn us in at every turn and has attracted an incredibly exciting level of talent who are as committed as we are to bringing it to life.'
The true crime story was previously adapted for the big screen in 10 Rillington Place in 1971, starring the late Sir Richard Attenborough, Sir John Hurt, Pat Heywood and Judy Geeson. 
A policeman stands guard outside 10 Rillington Place in Notting Hill in 1966, which was demolished in 1970
1971 adaptation: Richard Attenborough (John Christie) and Pat Heywood (Ethel Christie) appeared in the film, adapted by Clive Exton from the book Ten Rillington Place by Ludovic Kennedy
Powerful performance: John Hurt (right) received a BAFTA Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Evans alongside Judy Geeson as Beryl (centre)
Christie's victims: The first person Christie confessed to killing was Ruth Fuerst, 21, (left) an Austrian munitions worker and prostitute. In October 1944, he coerced his co-worker Muriel Amelia Eady, 32, (right), back to his house, where he strangled her and buried her next to Ruth in the back garden
Murdered: The bodies of baby Geraldine and Beryl Evans (left) were discovered in an outdoor wash-house in late 1949. Timothy Evans at first insisted that Christie had killed his wife Beryl  in a botched abortion operation, but under forceful police questioning he eventually confessed to the murder himself. Christie later killed his own wife Ethel (right) on 14 December 1952, strangling her in bed.
Final victims: Christie killed a further three women before he was caught, including Rita Nelson (left), who was visiting her sister in Ladbroke Grove from Belfast, and local prostitute Katheen Maloney (right)