The Sixth Commandment

20231 seriesEntertainment / Detective
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BBC One

Exploring the deaths of Peter Farquhar and Ann Moore-Martin in Maids Moreton, Buckinghamshire, and the events that unfolded afterwards. Featuring a distinguished cast and crew, `The Sixth Commandment' follows the meeting between an inspirational teacher and a charismatic student that led to one of the most complex and confounding criminal cases in recent memory, focusing on the suspicions that arise through inappriopriate teacher-student relationships, unlocked through a series of chilling revelations.

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A meeting between a teacher and a student sets the stage for a complex criminal case. Contains some upsetting scenes.

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As a community mourns, Ben begins a relationship with Peter’s neighbour, Ann. Contains some upsetting scenes.

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An investigation begins, and the true picture starts to emerge as the police close in. Contains some upsetting scenes.

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The case comes to court, and the victims’ families discover the truth of what happened. Contains some upsetting scenes.

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