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‘I had the profound conviction that Anthony would be so powerful and devastating in this part,’ Florian says. ‘He was at the beginning of my desire for my decision to do it in English.’

Clearly it was destined to be, as Hopkins leapt at the chance to be involved. The only thing that stood in his However, it wasn’t long before production For Hopkins, while he was written with him in had a profound impact on him.

‘I understood my character from playing my own father,’ he says.

‘I’m 82 now, and I’ve managed to survive past the age my father was when he died. The experience has certainly concentrated my mind on my own mortality.’ For Hopkins, Florian’s conversational style of dialogue made acting a breeze he didn’t feel he was having to act at all. Hopkins’ love for the role was infectious among the rest of the cast, especially Olivia Colman, who plays his doting daughter, Anne. ‘Anthony is such a joyful man,’ she reveals. ‘He’ll be chatting away, but the minute they call “action”, he is ready to work.’ She doesn’t hold back in her praise for Zeller’s writing, either: ‘I love this story. It’s one of the most beautifully written scripts about this subject. But for all the complexity, I think at its heart it’s very simple. ‘It’s about loss and love, and love no longer knows you. The script is beautifully written and very moving. To work on something like The Father has been a dream come true.’

It’s about loss and love, and the t way y you suffer when the person p you love no longer knows you

Channel 5, 9pm, Monday & Tuesday The crimes of Fred and Rose West (right) will forever haunt the nation, but recently they have once again been at the forefront of the news as police searched the possible location of the body of another suspected victim, Mary Bastholm, last seen aged 15 in 1968.

But what exactly went on behind the door of 25 Cromwell Street, Gloucester, and how were the Wests able to get away with their appalling killing spree for so long? This documentary, showing over two consecutive nights, looks at the murders of more than a dozen victims.

Interviews with police detectives, lawyers and journalists piece together the horrific saga in sobering detail, while new footage shows how the evil pair used their family to present a misleading image to the world.

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