Fred and Rose West: A British Horror Story
Netflix | Release Date: May 14, 2025
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
49
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
5
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
70
DeciderJoel KellerMay 14, 2025
Season 1 Review: Fred And Rose West: A British Horror Story does a good job of utilizing the audio and video recordings that are the docuseries’ centerpiece, while not getting in the weeds of what is a very complex story about the Wests and their victims. Read full review
60
The TelegraphBenji WilsonMay 14, 2025
Season 1 Review: At times, you can almost see the joins where they bolted the thing together – some of the interview footage is evidently old and grainy, much more of it new and taken for this series. Yet none of the old footage is labelled as such. Read full review
60
The TimesJames JacksonMay 14, 2025
Season 1 Review: By the end, I could only feel that I’d rubbernecked at this grotesquely inhuman crime story all over again — not an altogether appealing feeling — but I sincerely hope the series gives the families some of that closure. Read full review
40
The IndependentCharlotte O'SullivanMay 14, 2025
Season 1 Review: Lazy, misleading and cynical Netflix package. Read full review
40
The GuardianLucy ManganMay 14, 2025
Season 1 Review: The best that can be said about the latest three-part testimony to human depravity is that it is superficial. Read full review
40
iEmily BakerMay 14, 2025
Season 1 Review: The minority unfamiliar with the Wests’ case might find Fred and Rose West: A British Horror Story interesting, but I felt grubby and prurient for once again delving into their “house of horrors”. The series’ saving grace is its attempts to do right by the victims’ loved ones. Read full review
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