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- 2023
- TV-MA
- Acorn TV
- 2023
- TV-MA
- Acorn TV
Summary 25 years later, DCI Paul Bethell (Philip Glenister) and DC Phil "Bach" Rees (Steffan Rhodri) use DNA to discover the identity of killer of three Welsh girl in 1973 in the four-part true-crime miniseries written by Ed Whitmore. [Premiered originally in the UK on BBC One on 15 May 2023 and in the US on Acorn TV on 27 Nov 2023]
- 2023
- TV-MA
- Acorn TV
- 2023
- TV-MA
- Acorn TV
Steeltown Murders
Season 1 Premiere: May 15, 2023
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Summary 25 years later, DCI Paul Bethell (Philip Glenister) and DC Phil "Bach" Rees (Steffan Rhodri) use DNA to discover the identity of killer of three Welsh girl in 1973 in the four-part true-crime miniseries written by Ed Whitmore. [Premiered originally in the UK on BBC One on 15 May 2023 and in the US on Acorn TV on 27 Nov 2023]
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 5 Critic Reviews
69
80% Positive
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20% Mixed
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A slow-to-accelerate but ultimately absorbing dramatic series about the virtual haunting of a small town—not in rural Mississippi, but industrial Wales.
Solidly crafted by writer Ed Whitmore, a veteran of nearly 30 Silent Witness scripts as well as the 2022 Bafta-nominated Manhunt: The Night Stalker, Steeltown Murders justified its existence in an overcrowded true crime landscape.
It takes its time but never flags or becomes ponderous (thanks to Marc Evans’ directorial talents, as well as the dense script, and it takes its responsibilities to the living and to the dead seriously.
Steeltown Murders has the potential to be a really intriguing mystery that spans 30 years, as long as the scenes from the Seventies flow well into the scenes from the Aughties and vice versa.
Writer Ed Whitmore and director Marc Evans are clearly trying to handle this story with care and an absence of sensationalism, but have ended up with four turgid hours of television.
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Production Company:
- Severn Screen
- BBC Cymru Wales
- Welsh Government
- Cymru Greadigol Creative Wales
Initial Release Date: May 15, 2023
Number of seasons: 1 Season
Rating: TV-MA
