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  • BBC One
  • Jul 17, 2023
  • BBC One
  • Jul 17, 2023
The Sixth Commandment

Summary Ben Field (Éanna Hardwicke) forges a relationship with his former teacher Peter Farquhar (Timothy Spall) and later with Peter's neighbor, Ann Moore-Martin (Anne Reid) in this four-part limited series written by Sarah Phelps and inspired by the 2020 documentary Catching A Killer: A Diary From The Grave. [Premiered originally in the UK...

Created By: Sarah Phelps

  • BBC One
  • Jul 17, 2023
  • BBC One
  • Jul 17, 2023
The Sixth Commandment
Season 1
Season Premiere: Jul 17, 2023
Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 6 Critic Reviews
80
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Summary Ben Field (Éanna Hardwicke) forges a relationship with his former teacher Peter Farquhar (Timothy Spall) and later with Peter's neighbor, Ann Moore-Martin (Anne Reid) in this four-part limited series written by Sarah Phelps and inspired by the 2020 documentary Catching A Killer: A Diary From The Grave. [Premiered originally in the UK...

Created By: Sarah Phelps

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Episode 1 • Jul 17, 2023 • 58 m
Episode #1.1
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.
Episode 2 • Jul 17, 2023 • 58 m
Episode #1.2
As a community mourns, Ben begins a relationship with Peter's neighbour, Ann Moore-Martin, to the increasing concern of her niece Ann-Marie.
Episode 3 • Jul 17, 2023 • 57 m
Episode #1.3
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.
Episode 4 • Jul 17, 2023 • 58 m
Episode #1.4
When the case comes to court the victims' families discover the true horror of what has happened to their loved ones as new revelations emerge.

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Generally Favorable Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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100
Sep 11, 2023
Altogether it is as fine a piece of television as you will ever see. Clearly intensely researched and forged with love and respect.
By Lucy Mangan FULL REVIEW
80
Oct 4, 2023
The Sixth Commandment lays out the true story of the Ben Field case in a deliberate but effective manner, punctuated by some fine lead performances.
By Joel Keller FULL REVIEW
80
Sep 11, 2023
Heartbreaking, compelling drama.
By Carol Midgley FULL REVIEW
80
Sep 11, 2023
The Sixth Commandment refuses to be dazzled by the gaslighting Field, a small, banal man capable of unspeakable evil. The tale is told at pace, with little verve. But Phelps never forgets Field’s victims were real and suffered horribly.
By Ed Power FULL REVIEW
80
Sep 11, 2023
These true-crime dramas may be 10-a-penny nowadays, but this was a well cast, unexploitative and yet chilling addition to the genre.
By Gerard Gilbert FULL REVIEW
40
Sep 11, 2023
The writing, while always sharp, becomes more generic. All the cliches of cop thrillers are here (a dawn raid that involves a perp fleeing in their undies, a detective on the brink of retirement roped in for “one last case”) and courtroom proceedings grind the emotional narrative to a halt.
By Nick Hilton FULL REVIEW

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