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The Sixth Commandment

2023-07-17 Crime 16

A series that dramatises the shocking story of the true-life murder of former Stowe schoolmaster and deeply closeted evangelical Christian, 69-year-old Peter Farquhar by his 28-year-old student and young churchwarden Ben Field in October 2015.

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A series that dramatises the shocking story of the true-life murder of former Stowe schoolmaster and deeply closeted evangelical Christian, 69-year-old Peter Farquhar by his 28-year-old student and young churchwarden Ben Field in October 2015.

  • First Aired
    2023-07-17
  • Last Aired
    2023-07-25
  • Creator
    Sarah Phelps
  • Genre
    Crime, Drama
  • Seasons
    1
  • Episodes
    4
  • Status
    Ended
  • Language
    English
  • Network
    BBC One
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  • Season 1
Episode 1

1. Episode 1

A meeting between an inspirational teacher and a charismatic student in Buckinghamshire ends up settin...More
A meeting between an inspirational teacher and a charismatic student in Buckinghamshire ends up setting the stage for one of the most complex criminal cases in recent memory.Less
58mins 2023-07-17
Episode 2

2. Episode 2

As a community mourns, Ben begins a relationship with Peter’s neighbour, Ann Moore-Martin, to the incr...More
As a community mourns, Ben begins a relationship with Peter’s neighbour, Ann Moore-Martin, to the increasing concern of her niece Ann-Marie.Less
57mins 2023-07-18
Episode 3

3. Episode 3

The true picture comes to light when Thames Valley Police open an investigation and close in on their ...More
The true picture comes to light when Thames Valley Police open an investigation and close in on their prime suspect, making some alarming discoveries along the way.Less
58mins 2023-07-24
Episode 4

4. Episode 4

The case comes to court, and the victims’ families discover the truth of what happened to their loved ...More
The case comes to court, and the victims’ families discover the truth of what happened to their loved ones as new revelations emerge.Less
58mins 2023-07-25

Cast

Timothy Spall

Timothy Spall
Peter Farquhar
Anne Reid

Anne Reid
Ann Moore-Martin
Éanna Hardwicke

Éanna Hardwicke
Ben Field
Annabel Scholey

Annabel Scholey
Ann-Marie Blake
Anna Crilly

Anna Crilly
Natalie Golding
Jonathan Aris

Jonathan Aris
DCI Mark Glover
Peter Sullivan

Peter Sullivan
David Jeremy
Ben Bailey Smith

Ben Bailey Smith
Simon Blake
Sheila Hancock

Sheila Hancock
Elizabeth Zettl
Adrian Rawlins

Adrian Rawlins
Ian Farquhar
Amanda Root

Amanda Root
Sue Farquhar
Conor MacNeill

Conor MacNeill
Martyn Smith

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A Review by narrator56 8

Written by narrator56 on 2023-07-30

I have pretty much stopped watching these British dramas based on real murder cases because, even though they are all separate cases, these ... read more

I have pretty much stopped watching these British dramas based on real murder cases because, even though they are all separate cases, these investigations seem to often cover the same story arc. So they have little room for imaginative storytelling or structure. I decided to watch this show, however, because I really like Timothy Spall and Anne Reid, him all the way from his Mike Leigh films and her from her Coronation Street role decades ago. They also seem to only pick good productions to appear in. They were both excellent in this miniseries, Spall perhaps award-worthy in fact. Their and other performances in the cast covered up what indeed did strike me as the usual story arc I mentioned above. The detective inspective shone while not showing anger, violent tendencies, or other outbursts that afflict many tv mystery dectectives.

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A Review by Peter McGinn

I have pretty much stopped watching these British dramas based on real murder cases because, even though they are all separate cases, these investigations seem to often cover the same story arc. So they have little room for imaginative stor...

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A Review by narrator56 8

Written by narrator56 on 2023-07-30

I have pretty much stopped watching these British dramas based on real murder cases because, even though they are all separate cases, these investigations seem to often cover the same story arc. So th...

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