Miniseries · BBC One
The Sixth Commandment
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Timothy Spall
Peter Farquhar
4 eps
Anne Reid
Ann Moore-Martin
4 eps
Éanna Hardwicke
Ben Field
4 eps
Annabel Scholey
Ann-Marie Blake
4 eps
Anna Crilly
Natalie Golding
4 eps
Jonathan Aris
DCI Mark Glover
4 eps
Peter Sullivan
David Jeremy
4 eps
Ben Bailey Smith
Simon Blake
4 eps
Sheila Hancock
Elizabeth Zettl
4 eps
Adrian Rawlins
Ian Farquhar
4 eps
Amanda Root
Sue Farquhar
4 eps
Conor MacNeill
Martyn Smith
4 eps
Tom Swale
Ben's Brief
1 eps
The story
What it's about
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.
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Lucy RicherExecutive Producer
- Derek WaxExecutive Producer
- Sarah PhelpsExecutive Producer
- Frances du PilleProducer
Writing
- Sarah PhelpsWriter
Direction
- Saul DibbDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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