How Fred West film led actor Dominic West to child protection

8 September 2012 Last updated at 06:08 ET Help

Actor Dominic West describes how his role as serial killer and rapist Fred West in TV drama Appropriate Adult, led to a deeper involvement into the issue of child protection.

Dominic West told the BBC's Newsnight that the issue of child sexual exploitation was one of the most ''appalling'' elements of the Fred West case.

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