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The 50 best TV shows of 2023: No 9 – The Sixth Commandment

This flawless drama sees Timothy Spall put in the best performance of his career. It is a masterclass in respectful true-crime TV that rewrites the rules of the entire genre

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The Sixth Commandment writer Sarah Phelps reacts to horrifying Ben Field detail

Extent of Field’s horrible crimes came to light in finale of BBC’s true-crime drama

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The week in TV: The Bear; The Sixth Commandment; Rosie Jones: Am I a R*tard?; University Challenge – review

The Chicago kitchen drama returns for a slow-burn second helping; Timothy Spall astounds in Sarah Phelps’s true crime drama; Rosie Jones confronts hate speech; and fingers on buzzers…

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‘Unbeknown to him, he was narrating what was being done to him’: How The Sixth Commandment brought a harrowing British case to the screen

The BBC One series studies the gaslighting and abuse of two lonely neighbours by murderer Ben Field. Ellie Harrison hears from actors Timothy Spall and Anne Reid, and the show’s creators, about making the chilling true-crime drama

The Independent UK

‘Timothy Spall gives the performance of his life’: The Sixth Commandment viewers pour praise on star

‘Timothy Spall in particular delivers a performance of exquisite, agonising tenderness,’ posted one fan

The Independent UK

The Sixth Commandment review: What starts with so much promise descends into tawdry true crime

Timothy Spall, Anne Reid and Éanna Hardwicke star in this rare portrait of later-life isolation that turns into a cliche-filled cop thriller

The Independent UK

The Sixth Commandment review – as immaculate a piece of TV as you will ever see

This true-crime tale of a predator poisoning two vulnerable victims is harrowing and intense – but it is impossible to look away

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Is The Sixth Commandment a true story? The real-life case behind the BBC drama

BBC viewers want to know if the Sixth Commandment is based on a true story as the BBC drama arrives on our screens.

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The Sixth Commandment: release date, cast, plot, trailer, interviews, first looks and all about the true-crime drama

The Sixth Commandment on BBC1 stars Timothy Spall, Anne Reid and Normal People’s Éanna Hardwicke.

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‘Unbeknown to him, he was narrating what was being done to him’: How The Sixth Commandment brought a harrowing British case to the screen

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Amazon's gloomy "A Very British Scandal"

People love watching the rich and famous go scorched earth on each other

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