You have to give credit to the BBC when it comes to making quality mini-series. In this case, we have to talk about “The Sixth Commandment”, an upcoming four-part miniseries developed by Sarah Phelps under the direction of Saul Dibb with Timothy Spall in the lead.
The series —based on a true story— covers the deaths of two people back in 2014 and the trial and police investigation of Ben Field, the culprit for the deaths of these people. The series, produced by BBC One with the collaboration of Wild Mercury Productions, and True Vision Productions, aims to be a tear-jerker, true crime thriller, and today we’re going to share with you all the details about it.
What Is The Sixth Commandment About?
Peter Farquhar, a retired teacher and novelist, died in Maids Moreton, Buckinghamshire, on October 26, 2015. Initially, his death was recorded as accidental due to acute alcohol intoxication. However, suspicions arose when Ann Moore-Martin, his 83-year-old neighbor, died under similar mysterious circumstances.
The deaths led to an investigation into Benjamin Field, a churchwarden and the son of a Baptist minister. Ben Field had formed “gaslighting” relationships with both Farquhar and Moore-Martin. He was later found guilty of murdering Peter Farquhar by poisoning and suffocating him.
Benjamin Field was jailed for life with a minimum term of 36 years after being found guilty of murder at Oxford Crown Court in 2019. His co-accused, Martyn Smith, who had received £10,000 from Peter’s will, was cleared of murdering Farquhar.
A BBC drama titled “The Sixth Commandment” is set to depict the events surrounding the murders, featuring Timothy Spall and Anne Reid as Peter Farquhar and Ann Moore-Martin, respectively. As of 2023, Ben Field is still serving his sentence in prison.
The Sixth Commandment Cast
The cast of this four-part miniseries consists of Timothy Spall as Peter Farquhar, Anne Reid plays Ann Moore-Martin, Eanna Hardwicke plays Ben Field, Annabel Scholey plays Ann-Marie Blake, Sheila Hancock plays Liz Zetti and Ben Bailey Smith plays Simon Blake.
The Sixth Commandment Episode 1 Release Date
The Sixth Commandment Episode 1 will be broadcast by BBC One and streamed on iPlayer on 17 July 2023 at 16:00 hrs EDT. Each episode will run for about one hour. Consult our list below for the regional time release schedules.
- Pacific Daylight Time (PDT): Monday, July 17, 2023, at 13:00 hrs
- Central Daylight Time (CDT): Monday, July 17, 2023, at 15:00 hrs
- Mountain Daylight Time (MDT): Monday, July 17, 2023, at 14:00 hrs
- Alaska Daylight Time (AKDT): Monday, July 17, 2023, at 12:00 hrs
- Hawaii-Aleutian Standard Time (HAST): Monday, July 17, 2023, at 11:00 hrs
- British Summer Time (BST): Monday, July 17, 2023, at 21:00 hrs
- Central European Summer Time (CEST): Monday, July 17, 2023, at 22:00 hrs
- Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST): Tuesday, July 18, 2023, at 06:00 hrs
- Sydney Time: Tuesday, July 18, 2023, at 06:00 hrs
- Melbourne Time: Tuesday, July 18, 2023, at 06:00 hrs
- Singapore Time (SGT): Tuesday, July 18, 2023, at 04:00 hrs
- India Standard Time (IST): Tuesday, July 18, 2023, at 09:30 hrs
- Japan Standard Time (JST): Tuesday, July 18, 2023, at 13:00 hrs
The Sixth Commandment Official Trailer
The Sixth Commandment Episode Guide
The Sixth Commandment is a four-part miniseries that will begin airing in mid-July on BBC One. Consult our episode guide, mark your calendar, and don’t miss a single episode.
- Episode 1: 17 July 2023
- Episode 2: 18 July 2023
- Episode 3: 24 July 2023
- Episode 4: 25 July 2023
How To Watch The Sixth Commandment Episodes?
The Sixth Commandment is a BBC One series and is distributed by the BBC in exclusivity. If you reside in the United Kingdom, you can watch the show at the times and dates described above. If you wish to watch it online and reside in the United Kingdom, use BBC’s native content distribution platform iPlayer. If you don’t have iPlayer, all you need to do is provide your email and television license, and you’re set.
For viewers outside the United Kingdom, you’ll have to wait for the show to finish its run on the BBC and see if it gets picked up by any streaming platform. Conversely, if you don’t wish to wait, you can get a VPN, circumvent the regional block, and log in to iPlayer to watch the show.
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