The Sixth Commandment - BBC 1 9pm -mon 17 and Tue 18th and week after - tv pace. No spoilers

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This is a 4 part factual drama

on Monday 17 and Tue 18 , then mon 24 and Tue 25th

all will be on iPlayer but this is tv paced !!!!

The BBC has released first-look images for The Sixth Commandment, a brand new four-part true crime drama which explores the deaths of Peter Farquhar and Ann Moore-Martin in the village of Maids Moreton, Buckinghamshire, and the extraordinary events that unfolded over the following years.

The images show Timothy Spall as Peter Farquhar, Anne Reid as Ann Moore-Martin, Éanna Hardwicke as Ben Field and Annabel Scholey as Ann’s niece, Ann-Marie Blake, alongside Sheila Hancock as Liz Zettl and Ben Bailey Smith as Simon Blake.

The Sixth Commandment tells the story of how the meeting of an inspirational teacher, Peter Farquhar (Timothy Spall), and a charismatic student, Ben Field (Éanna Hardwicke), set the stage for one of the most complex and confounding criminal cases in recent memory.

It also focuses on how suspicions around Field’s relationship with Ann Moore-Martin (Anne Reid), Peter’s deeply religious neighbour, unlocked a series of chilling revelations.

The Sixth Commandment explores the way in which both Peter and Ann were manipulated by Field, capturing the extreme gaslighting, the gripping police investigation and the high-profile trial, while poignantly highlighting the devastating effect of isolation and loneliness, as Field closed in on them.

It also celebrates both Peter and Ann’s lives as cherished mentors, much loved relatives and adored friends.

I see that They Walk Among Us Podcast covered this back in season 4. I’ll listen to that later on.

You're right. I hadn't thought of it in this way. If Martin didn't have a genuinely wicked mindset then he might has dismissed comments about harming Peter as sick jokes. He was prbably equally skilfully manipulated. Ben's brother was found not guilty too and he was arrested at one point for being involved in the medical money fraud.

The vicar knew Peter and ben were in a relationship

But seems No one else did apart fromFamily

Is that right

As far as I am aware they do use the Bible or any other religious book a person wishes to swear on.

I noticed he affirmed rather than swore on the Bible.

I thought it was because either:

A, He is actually very religious and didn't want to lie after having sworn on the Bible

B, The religious stuff was all a sham and just part of his manipulation techniques.

I wondered if it was addressed in court (and it wasn't shown) or they're not allowed to comment on how someone takes the oath.

I was told as a young police officer that you should swear on the Bible as jury's were more likely to believe you than if you affirmed. Not sure if anyone has done actual research into it but in the uk it would be v difficult as jurors are not allowed to talk about what goes on in the jury room.

I’ve only just started listening but the relevant They Walk Among Us goes into a lot more detail. It seems it was the solicitor who noticed and brought the it to the attention of the police. She did they wills for both Peter and Anne. She realised that Ben was the the same person and thought it odd.

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/they-walk-among-us-uk-true-crime/id1155846302?i=1000462542578

It also made me wonder if there had be other victims. Both Ann and Peter had family who cared and were well known in their community. If they hadn’t been, if Peter hadn’t keep such detailed diaries, then would it have been anything more than an old person dying?

Yes wonder if Ben did it before

If any one watxhinf is thinking omg. Ben was a friend of my
Parents /aunt /brother wtx

Or target literally those that don't have family

I really recommend listening to the podcast I linked to. A lot more information than on the program.

Ben said that he wasn’t religious but obviously knew a lot due his father being a vicar. He said that he faked it to get to lonely people and that it made him seem trustworthy.

Watched the documentary tonight - he was a real monster!

I believed he was innocent all the way through. Husband and I were willing a not guilty even shouting at the TV at the end.

I am glad he has friends and I hope he is able to somewhat move on from this terrible experience.,

I get the the Peter character falling for the man and it all happening but didn't the Ann character think it was a coincidence Ben fell for her the neigbour even is she didn't think he has anything to do with Peters death he carried on the same with her as him? and why on earth do people who have a normal relationship with family as in no issues like family lies to them or anything else not listen even a little bit when a really trusted family member tells them something is odd? it is not some random person knocking on the door and just blurting something out?

And people who say people are charming, anyone I have ever met who is charming is also very creepy and not hard to hide, I think there are signs people don't want to see it, Ann's niece saw it so there must have been something

@WandaWonder I think Anne thought Ben was just a lodger with Peter. Their 'betrothal' was a secret as Peter was ashamed of his sexuality. There's also some suggestion that he started flirting with her while he was with Peter so she assumed he was single.

I hve met really creepy young 'Christians' who are wholly self serving and yet the congregation adores them. She probably didn't look beyond his church warden status.

Poor guy. I bet he has found the past few weeks difficult being retraumatised through this series. I hope he got the help he needed and can rebuild his life.

Bit off topic but as an Irish person I am interested to know the Irish actors you refer to that can't do a different accent to save their life?

Actir playing Martin also Irish btw.

Bit off topic but as an Irish person I am interested to know the Irish actors you refer to that can't do a different accent to save their life?

I'm not naming names but there's one in particular who is in lots of things and uses his own accent all the time. To me, you can't call yourself an actor if you can't do a convincing accent for the person you're portraying.

I think it's a real skill to be able to convince people that you're speaking with a completely different accent from your own. I remember the first time I heard Martin Compston speak using his own voice - I had no idea he was actually Scottish and not from Nottingham (where Line of Duty is set)!

@BIWI - same here. He came to mind immediately. Martin Compston is a really subtle, talented actor. So understated but so skilled. You don't realise until you hear his real accent.

The actor playing Martin was the bully Kenny in Industry. I barely recognised him even though he's so distinctive to look at.

Have to say as someone who comes from near Greenock, and saw MC in Sweet Sixteen as a teenager, I can always hear his accent leaking out!

Tennant is good, to the extent it feels like he puts his Scottish accent on!

MC's character in LoD isn't from Nottingham. There os dome backplot in series one to explain away a London accent ( apparentlybecause thus was an accudent MC could do). Have always wondered why they just didn't allow him to be Scottish!

@Dulra I know you're thinking of James Nesbitt who is actually British!

Think you're mixing me up with *RaraRachael"

Yes wasnt he in the nest

And Scottish and sounded weird as used to him being common /London in lod

Oh yeah @Dulra but it's still James Nesbitt, the Sean Connery of NI