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The Sixth Commandment

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The Sixth Commandment

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The Sixth Commandment

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BBC One | BritBox | Release Date: July 17, 2023

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 onBen 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 on BBC One on 17 Jul 2023 and in the US on 4 Oct 2023 on BritBox]… Expand

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

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S1:E4. Episode 4
Air Date: July 24, 2023
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S1:E2. Episode 2
Air Date: July 18, 2023

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Critic Reviews

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The Guardian Lucy Mangan

Sep 11, 2023

Season 1 Review: Altogether it is as fine a piece of television as you will ever see. Clearly intensely researched and forged with love and respect. Read full review

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The Times Carol Midgley

Sep 11, 2023

Season 1 Review: Heartbreaking, compelling drama. Read full review

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i Gerard Gilbert

Sep 11, 2023

Season 1 Review: These true-crime dramas may be 10-a-penny nowadays, but this was a well cast, unexploitative and yet chilling addition to the genre. Read full review

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The Telegraph Ed Power

Sep 11, 2023

Season 1 Review: 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. Read full review

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Joel Keller

Oct 4, 2023

Season 1 Review: 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. Read full review

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The Observer (UK) Barbara Ellen

Sep 10, 2024

Season 1 Review: There’s true crime as it too often is (base, grubby, sensationalist, focused on the perpetrator), then there are dramas like this, which give victims their humanity and dignity. Read full review

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The Independent Nick Hilton

Sep 11, 2023

Season 1 Review: 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. Read full review

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