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The Sixth Commandment (2023)

6.80h 57mCrime — Drama

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.

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A high-signal pick with 54 votes.

True Vision Productions / Wild Mercury Productions

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Director: Saul Dibb

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Cast & crew

Timothy Spall as Peter Farquhar

Timothy Spall

Peter Farquhar

Anne Reid as Ann Moore-Martin

Anne Reid

Ann Moore-Martin

Éanna Hardwicke as Ben Field

Éanna Hardwicke

Ben Field

Annabel Scholey as Ann-Marie Blake

Annabel Scholey

Ann-Marie Blake

Anna Crilly as Natalie Golding

Anna Crilly

Natalie Golding

Jonathan Aris as DCI Mark Glover

Jonathan Aris

DCI Mark Glover

Peter Sullivan as David Jeremy

Peter Sullivan

David Jeremy

Ben Bailey Smith as Simon Blake

Ben Bailey Smith

Simon Blake

Sheila Hancock as Elizabeth Zettl

Sheila Hancock

Elizabeth Zettl

Adrian Rawlins as Ian Farquhar

Adrian Rawlins

Ian Farquhar

Amanda Root as Sue Farquhar

Amanda Root

Sue Farquhar

Conor MacNeill as Martyn Smith

Conor MacNeill

Martyn Smith