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.
The Sixth Commandment (2023) is a crime and drama series that premiered on July 17, 2023, spanning 1 season and 4 episodes. It stars Timothy Spall, Anne Reid, Éanna Hardwicke and Annabel Scholey. Viewers rate it 6.8 out of 10 across 54 ratings.
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Timothy Spall
as Peter Farquhar
Anne Reid
as Ann Moore-Martin
Éanna Hardwicke
as Ben Field
Annabel Scholey
as Ann-Marie Blake
Anna Crilly
as Natalie Golding
Jonathan Aris
as DCI Mark Glover
Peter Sullivan
as David Jeremy
Ben Bailey Smith
as Simon Blake
Sheila Hancock
as Elizabeth Zettl
Adrian Rawlins
as Ian Farquhar
Amanda Root
as Sue Farquhar
Conor MacNeill
as Martyn Smith
Executive produced by Derek Wax, Sarah Phelps and Lucy Richer.
Average viewer score of 6.8/10 from 54 ratings.
I have pretty much stopped watching these British dramas based on real murder cases because, even though they are all separate cases, these investigations seem to often cover the same story arc. So they have little room for imaginative storytelling or structure. I decided to watch this show, however, because I really like Timothy Spall and Anne Reid, him all the way from his Mike Leigh films and her from her…
Reviewed on July 30, 2023
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The Sixth Commandment (2023) is available to stream on HBO Max Amazon Channel, Britbox Apple TV channel, BritBox, BritBox Amazon Channel and HBO Max. Availability comes from JustWatch data and varies by country.
The Sixth Commandment has 1 season and 4 episodes in total, starting from its premiere on July 17, 2023.
No. The Sixth Commandment is marked as ended, with the final episode airing on July 25, 2023.
The Sixth Commandment (2023) stars Timothy Spall, Anne Reid, Éanna Hardwicke, Annabel Scholey and Anna Crilly. The full cast list with character names is available in the cast section of this page.
The Sixth Commandment (2023) is rated 6.8 out of 10 from 54 viewer votes, and suits viewers who like crime and drama series. Reviews from viewers are collected further down this page.
The official The Sixth Commandment trailer is embedded in the trailer section of this page and plays instantly in your browser.
