{"id":45809,"date":"2024-02-13T16:38:19","date_gmt":"2024-02-13T15:38:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=696530"},"modified":"2024-02-13T17:14:32","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T16:14:32","slug":"is-deadwater-fell-based-on-a-true-story-netflix-true-crime-inspiration","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/is-deadwater-fell-based-on-a-true-story-netflix-true-crime-inspiration\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Deadwater Fell based on a true story? Netflix true crime inspiration"},"content":{"rendered":"

The new Channel 4 series is a work of fiction, but has a connection to Netflix’s thrilling documentary series The Staircase <\/p>

By David Craig\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 13 February 2024 at 15:38 PM<\/p>

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Channel 4\u2019s dark new crime drama Deadwater Fell<\/a> has been given a new lease of life on Netflix, and is now available to stream on full on the streaming platform.<\/p>\n

The suspenseful drama<\/a> revolves around Tom Kendrick, a GP in a rural Scottish village and a pillar of the local community.<\/p>\n

But when Tom\u2019s wife and young children perish in a blaze at their family home, he soon comes under suspicion as the only survivor, leaving friends Jess (Cush Jumbo) and Steve (Matthew McNulty) to question everything they thought they knew about him.<\/p>\n

Naturally, fans who\u2019ve watched the series are wondering whether Deadwater Fell<\/a> is inspired by a true story. Read on for everything you need to know.<\/p>

Is Deadwater Fell based on a story?<\/h2>\n
No, Deadwater Fell<\/a> isn\u2019t directly based on a true story,<\/strong> but writer Daisy Coulam (Grantchester<\/a>) did consult with a forensic psychologist and examine several real crimes.<\/p>\n
Speaking at a Q&A session, Deadwater Fell producer Emma Kingsman-Lloyd said: \u201cWe\u2019re both a little bit obsessed with true crime shows which is where the initial thought came from, because Daisy [Coulam] said that she wanted to write something that had the forensic detail of a true crime documentary show.\u201d<\/p>\n
One such programme that proved to be a particularly big influence on their series was Netflix\u2019s The Staircase<\/a>, which explores the story of novelist Michael Peterson whose wife died after falling down a flight of stairs.<\/p>\n
When an autopsy found signs that she had been beaten which were inconsistent with her fall, Peterson was tried for murder but he and his daughters maintained his innocence throughout.<\/p>\n
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