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The Sixth Commandment (TV Series)
''The Sixth Commandment'' is a four-part British true crime television drama series, written by Sarah Phelps and directed by Saul Dibb. Based on the deaths of Peter Farquhar and Ann Moore-Martin, it stars Timothy Spall, Anne Reid, Sheila Hancock, Éanna Hardwicke, Annabel Scholey and Ben Bailey Smith. Produced by Wild Mercury Productions and True Vision Productions, the series began to air on BBC One on 17 July 2023. Synopsis The story explores the narcissistic manipulation and murder of Peter Farquhar and the death of his neighbour Ann Moore-Martin in the Buckinghamshire village of Maids Moreton in 2015 and 2017, and the fall out from these events including the police investigation and 2019 criminal trial of Ben Field (murderer), Ben Field and Martyn Smith. Cast *Timothy Spall as Peter Farquhar *Anne Reid as Ann Moore-Martin *Éanna Hardwicke as Ben Field (murderer), Ben Field *Annabel Scholey as Ann-Marie Blake *Sheila Hancock as Elizabeth Zettl *Ben Bailey Smith as Simon Bla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Phelps
Sarah Phelps is a British television screenwriter, radio writer, playwright and television producer. She is best known for her work on ''EastEnders'', a number of BBC serial adaptations including Agatha Christie's ''The Witness For the Prosecution'', ''And Then There Were None'', ''Ordeal by Innocence'', '' The ABC Murders'' and ''The Pale Horse''; Charles Dickens's ''Great Expectations'' and '' Oliver Twist''; and J. K. Rowling's ''The Casual Vacancy'', and work with the Royal Shakespeare Company. Career Phelps has written over 90 episodes of ''EastEnders'', including the return of Den Watts and his final demise, less than two years later. She wrote the screenplay for the BBC's 2011 Christmas costume drama adaptation ''Great Expectations'' and the World War One drama series ''The Crimson Field''. The show was cancelled after one series due to middling ratings. In 2015, she wrote a television adaptation of J. K. Rowling's ''The Casual Vacancy''. In 2020, BBC One commissioned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |