BossaNova is handling the international distribution of Surviving Fred and Rose West: Inside Cromwell Street, a two-part true-crime doc for UKTV that has also been pre-bought by Virgin Media Television for Ireland.

The U&Original series, produced by Red Sauce for streamer U and U&W and airing later this year, features Kathleen Richards, one of the last surviving victims of Fred and Rose West, along with personal archives, photographs, family testimony, police material, and news footage. In the doc, Richards reunites with her childhood friend and fellow witness Karen Hamilton as they return to Cromwell Street for the first time in almost 50 years.

Helen Nightingale, head of factual and factual entertainment commissioning at UKTV, commented, “This documentary places women’s stories at the center of the Cromwell Street narrative. Through Kathleen’s extraordinary survivor testimony, we are able to hear first-hand what it was like to live in that house with the Wests, and Kathleen and Karen can honor all the young women who lost their lives. More than a true crime documentary, Surviving Fred and Rose West: Inside Cromwell Street is a powerful testament to resilience, survival and bravery.”

Tom Edwards at Red Sauce added, “The story of Fred and Rose West has often been told through the lens of their crimes and their victims. Kathleen’s testimony also gives us an exceptionally rare opportunity to understand the lived reality of someone who survived such devastating abuse, but also to explore the strength, determination and resilience that enabled her to reclaim her life afterward.”