The Sixth Commandment
Season 1
Created by: Sarah Phelps
Network: BBC One
Season aired: 2023-07-17
Overview
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.
Episodes · 4
Episode 1
A meeting between an inspirational teacher and a charismatic student in Buckinghamshire ends up setting the stage for one of the most complex criminal cases in recent memory.
Episode 2
As a community mourns, Ben begins a relationship with Peter’s neighbour, Ann Moore-Martin, to the increasing concern of her niece Ann-Marie.
Episode 3
The true picture comes to light when Thames Valley Police open an investigation and close in on their prime suspect, making some alarming discoveries along the way.
Episode 4
The case comes to court, and the victims’ families discover the truth of what happened to their loved ones as new revelations emerge.
