The Sixth Commandment
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.
Episodes
Episode 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.
58 min
Episode 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.
57 min
Episode 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.
58 min
Episode 4
The case comes to court, and the victims’ families discover the truth of what happened to their loved ones as new revelations emerge.
58 minVideos
Cast and Crew
Timothy Spall
Peter Farquhar
Anne Reid
Ann Moore-Martin
Éanna Hardwicke
Ben Field
Annabel Scholey
Ann-Marie Blake
Anna Crilly
Natalie Golding
Jonathan Aris
DCI Mark Glover
Peter Sullivan
David Jeremy
Ben Bailey Smith
Simon Blake
Sheila Hancock
Elizabeth Zettl
Adrian Rawlins
Ian Farquhar
Saul Dibb
Director
Frances du Pille
Producer
Brian Woods
Executive Producer
Sarah Phelps
Executive Producer
Lucy Richer
Executive Producer
Derek Wax
Executive Producer
Gemma Randall
Production Design
Nathan Toth
Casting
Rik Zang
Director of Photography
Julie Harkin
Casting
The Sixth Commandment
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.
Orignal Language
en
Seasons
1
Genre
Crime, Drama
Status
Ended
Release Data
2023-07-17
Production Companies
True Vision Productions, Wild Mercury Productions
Streaming Network
BBC One
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