The story about the murder of a 11-year-old boy, Rhys Jones in Croxteth, Liverpool, in 2007 and his parents, Melanie's and Steve's ordeal, and how Rhys's murderer and associates were eventually brought to justice.
The central premise of Being Human is that various types of supernatural beings exist alongside human beings, with varying degrees of menace; that three of these supernatural beings are opting to live amongst human beings rather than apart from them; and that these three characters are attempting (as much as is possible) to live ordinary human lives despite the pressures and dangers of their situations. They are constantly threatened with exposure or persecution, with pressure from other supernatural creatures, and with problems caused by their attempts to deal with their own natures.
Jenny, a single mother raising two daughters after her husband leaves, is aided by her widowed mother, Mary. But Jenny struggles to stay afloat after Mary suffers a devastating stroke and develops dementia. Finding herself torn between her own life and the wellbeing of her mother, Jenny soon discovers that another way could be possible - but she’ll have to fight for it.
Innovative audio/visual documentary/drama using real-life audio interviews recorded over the course of a year with families after a member of the family has been charged with possessing indecent images of children. Unsurprisingly, the interviewees (who include wives, children and the offenders themselves) are reluctant to appear on camera for fear of reprisals so their words are lip-synched to by a cast of actors. Due to advances in detection, the police are charging more people than ever before for possessing images of child sexual abuse and many of these turn out to be family men with children of their own. Some of the women married to these paedophiles are completely unaware of what their partner has been secretly doing and the first they know about their husbands vile crimes is when the police turn up at their front door. This documentary follows two families as they navigate the fraught relationships, deal with the stigma and shame of the offence and make difficult decisions ... Written by Mark_a_Wood markawood@hotmail.co.uk