The Sixth Commandment
BBC One | BritBox | Release Date: July 17, 2023
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
80
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
Positive:
6
Mixed:
1
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
The GuardianLucy ManganSep 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
80
The Observer (UK)Barbara EllenSep 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
80
DeciderJoel KellerOct 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
80
The TelegraphEd PowerSep 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
80
The TimesCarol MidgleySep 11, 2023
Season 1 Review: Heartbreaking, compelling drama. Read full review
80
iGerard GilbertSep 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
40
The IndependentNick HiltonSep 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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