The Sixth Commandment: Episode 1 (BBC One Monday 17 July 2023)

The Sixth Commandment: Episode 1 airs Monday 17 July 2023 on BBC One

What can we expect from this episode

In four part True Crime drama The Sixth Commandment, we learn how one of the most convoluted and mysterious criminal cases in recent history was set in motion by the chance encounter of an inspirational teacher named Peter Farquhar (Timothy Spall) and a charismatic student named Ben Field (Éanna Hardwicke). It also delves into how Peter’s deeply religious next-door neighbour Ann Moore-Martin (Anne Reid) became the key to a series of chilling revelations after suspicions about Field’s relationship with her surfaced.

Peter and Ann were both victims of Field’s manipulation, which is examined in The Sixth Commandment. The series captures Field’s extreme gaslighting, the riveting police investigation, and the high-profile trial, while also touchingly highlighting the devasting effect of isolation and loneliness as Field closed in on Peter and Ann.

With Timothy Spall (Peter Farquhar), Anna Crilly (Natalie Golding), Jonathan Aris (DCI Mark Glover), Anne Reid (Ann Moore-Martin), Peter Sullivan (David Jeremy), Ben Bailey Smith (Simon Blake), Sheila Hancock (Elizabeth Zettl), Annabel Scholey (Ann-Marie Blake), Éanna Hardwicke (Ben Field), Conor MacNeill (Martyn Smith), Adrian Rawlins (Ian Farquhar), Amanda Root (Sue Farquhar),

Season 1 Episode 1

When can we see the episode

The Sixth Commandment: Episode 1 airs Monday 17 July 2023 at 21:30 on BBC One

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