The factual drama, which is written by Ed Whitmore (Manhunt, Safe House) and made by Severn Screen (The Pembrokeshire Murders<\/a>, Hidden\/Craith), will be coming to BBC One and iPlayer on Monday 15th May<\/strong>.<\/p>\n The new series will air at 9pm on BBC One, with all episodes then available to stream to your heart\u2019s content over on BBC iPlayer.<\/p> After the first-look images were released last month, it\u2019s safe to say that we\u2019re all suitably intrigued by the series which is based on a true story.<\/p>\n As per the synopsis for the upcoming drama, the show centres \u201con the hunt to catch the killer of three young women in the Port Talbot area and the remarkable story of how \u2013 in the first case of its kind \u2013 the mystery was solved almost 30 years later using pioneering DNA evidence\u201d.<\/p>\n Along with the release date announcement, the BBC also released artwork for the series which can be viewed below and gives a grisly taste of what\u2019s to come.<\/p>\n The Steeltown Murders cast includes Philip Glenister (Life on Mars<\/a>) and Steffan Rhodri (Gavin & Stacey<\/a>) as DCI Paul Bethell and Phil \u2018Bach\u2019 Rees respectively, whose younger selves will be played by Scott Arthur (Good Omens<\/a>) and Si\u00f4n Alun Davies (The Sandman<\/a>).<\/p>\n The series will follow two timelines, one in 1973 and the other in the early 2000s. The contrast in policing methods will be explored as well as chronicling the \u201cforensic breakthroughs of the early noughties\u201d.<\/p>\n As the synopsis states: \u201cSteeltown Murders is a portrait of a town dealing with the repercussions of an unsolved case three decades on, and asks if justice can ever truly be found.\u201d<\/p>\n Read more:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n The rest of the star-studded cast for the drama includes Keith Allen (The Pembrokeshire Murders, Marcella), Priyanga Burford (Industry, No Time To Die), Sharon Morgan (Yr Amgueddfa, Gangs Of London<\/a>) and Nia Roberts (Red Rose, Yr Amgueddfa).<\/p>\n Elinor Crawley (Vikings, Ordinary Lies) and Gareth John Bale (35 Awr, Y Pris) will also be joining the series, which has been co-commissioned with BBC Wales, as well as Kriss Dosanjh (The Larkins, Casualty), Matthew Gravelle (Silent Witness, Broadchurch), Amy Morgan (Mr Selfridge, Showtrial), Dyfan Dwyfor (A Very English Scandal, Bang) and more.<\/p> ![\"""\"](\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/05\/SteeltownMurders-BBC-artwork-7997400.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C413"\" "\\"\"\"\\"\/")
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