What Makes 10 Rillington Place a British Horror

The first and most obvious thing in my opinion that makes 10 Rillington Place a British horror film is the setting. It is set in classic small and damp Victorian terraces house in Notting Hill, London. This makes the film British as it is authentically British and is most likely to be obviously British to most people. This setting also makes the film more of a classic horror asa the inside of the house is dark and damp with steep possibly dangerous staircases and narrow hall ways. The beginning of this film is also set during a blackout of world war two. This makes the film classically British as it was very common accurance in British cities during world war two. the darkness due to this makes the film more classically horror as it suggest the unknown situations these women are getting them selves into by going to see Mr Christie and how they are 'blind' to his ways.

Another thing that makes this film classically British is the actors/ characters. The mains character John Chrisie, played by Richard Attenborough, has a classically British 'posh' accent and wears smart 'British style' clothing. The character Tim Evans, played by John Hurt also has a highly distinctive welsh accent which also makes the film British. The  character Beryl, played by Judy Geeson, is portrayed as the classic English rose, although she is not very smart, she is classically British with her fair skin and hair, and simple floral dresses and cardigans. this makes her stereo-typically British and magnifies the 'britishness' of this whole film.