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The Sixth Commandment

★ 6.8 TMDB Rating · 54 votes

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.

Created by
Sarah Phelps
Seasons
1
Episodes
4
Episode length
~57m
First aired
Jul 17, 2023
Networks
BBC One
Original language
English
Origin
United Kingdom

Cast of The Sixth Commandment

  • Portrait of Timothy Spall

    Timothy Spall

    Peter Farquhar

  • Portrait of Anne Reid

    Anne Reid

    Ann Moore-Martin

  • Portrait of Éanna Hardwicke

    Éanna Hardwicke

    Ben Field

  • Portrait of Annabel Scholey

    Annabel Scholey

    Ann-Marie Blake

  • Portrait of Anna Crilly

    Anna Crilly

    Natalie Golding

  • Portrait of Jonathan Aris

    Jonathan Aris

    DCI Mark Glover

  • Portrait of Peter Sullivan

    Peter Sullivan

    David Jeremy

  • Portrait of Ben Bailey Smith

    Ben Bailey Smith

    Simon Blake

  • Sheila Hancock

    Elizabeth Zettl

  • Portrait of Adrian Rawlins

    Adrian Rawlins

    Ian Farquhar

  • Portrait of Amanda Root

    Amanda Root

    Sue Farquhar

  • Portrait of Conor MacNeill

    Conor MacNeill

    Martyn Smith

Where to Stream The Sixth Commandment by Country

United States
Streaming on BritBox, Max
United Kingdom
Streaming on Sky Go, BBC iPlayerRent or buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store
India
No streaming offers listed right now
Canada
Streaming on BritBox
Australia
Streaming on Prime Video, BritBox

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Seasons

  • Poster for Season 1 of The Sixth Commandment

    Season 1

    Jul 17, 2023

    4 episodes

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