Steeltown Murders

20231 seriesEntertainment / Detective
Available on
BBC One

Set in both 1973 and the early 2000s, `Steeltown Murders' follows the hunt for a killer in the Port Talbot area of Wales, and how in the first case of its kind, the mystery was solved nearly 30 years after the crime, using modern DNA analysis. `Steeltown Murders' contrasts police methods of the 1970s with the forensic breakthroughs of the 2000s and functions as a portrait of a town dealing with the repercussions of an unsolved case three decades later, and asks if justice can ever truly be found.

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DCI Paul Bethell reinvestigates three murders from 1973. Contains some upsetting scenes.

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Paul begins the swabbing operation, but it may not be as straightforward as he had hoped. Contains some upsetting scenes.

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The 1973 team clutch at straws, while in 2002 the killer is found through DNA technology. Contains some strong language.

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The team are concerned that Paul's tunnel vision could leave them in a worse situation. Contains some strong language.

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