{"id":34934,"date":"2023-07-17T10:02:36","date_gmt":"2023-07-17T08:02:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1858578"},"modified":"2023-07-17T15:22:29","modified_gmt":"2023-07-17T13:22:29","slug":"the-sixth-commandment-cast-who-stars-in-the-bbc-drama","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/the-sixth-commandment-cast-who-stars-in-the-bbc-drama\/","title":{"rendered":"The Sixth Commandment cast: Who stars in the BBC drama?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The true crime series boasts a wealth of British talent. <\/p>

By Abby Robinson\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Monday, 17 July 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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The Sixth Commandment is a four-part BBC true crime series about Peter Farquhar and Ann Moore-Martin, two beloved and highly respected individuals who were preyed upon by PhD student and Baptist minister\u2019s son Ben Field \u2013 with fatal consequences<\/span><\/p>\n

Sarah Phelps (A Very British Scandal, Dublin Murders, The Pale Horse), who wrote the drama, has spoken extensively about the importance of placing the victims front and centre, rather than the perpetrator.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne thing I didn\u2019t want to do was to glamourise the killer,\u201d she said. \u201cA lot of TV programmes give you the sense that you\u2019re falling under the spell of the killer, who\u2019s incredibly intelligent, with some grand plan, but I wanted to understand and honour the victims, to give them life and dignity. They were more than just Ben Field\u2019s victims.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat backstory was really important for me. Peter and Ann led full, vibrant, intelligent, educated, lives full of curiosity with families, friends, social lives, their love of poetry and theatre and their devout faiths.\u201d<\/p>\n

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