Steeltown Murders: Season 1

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Acorn TV | BBC One | Season Premiere Date: November 27, 2023

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]

Genre(s): Drama, Movie/Mini-Series

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S1:E4. Episode 4
Air Date: May 15, 2023
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S1:E3. Episode 3
Air Date: May 15, 2023
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S1:E2. Episode 2
Air Date: May 22, 2023

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John Anderson

Nov 27, 2023

A slow-to-accelerate but ultimately absorbing dramatic series about the virtual haunting of a small town—not in rural Mississippi, but industrial Wales. Read full review

i Gerard Gilbert

Oct 24, 2023

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. Read full review

The Guardian Lucy Mangan

Oct 24, 2023

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. Read full review

Joel Keller

Nov 27, 2023

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. Read full review

The Telegraph Anita Singh

Oct 24, 2023

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. Read full review

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Series Overview
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: November 27, 2023
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  S1:E4. Episode 4
  Air Date: May 15, 2023
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  S1:E3. Episode 3
  Air Date: May 15, 2023
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  S1:E2. Episode 2
  Air Date: May 22, 2023
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  S1:E1. Episode 1
  Air Date: May 15, 2023