TV series

The Sixth Commandment

2023 · 1 season

A quietly devastating true-crime drama that simmers with unease, anchored by tender, humane performances and a slow, painful inevitability.

Overview: A series that dramatises the shocking story of the true-life murder of former Stowe schoolmaster and deeply closeted evangelical Christian, 69-year-old Peter Farquhar, by his 28-year-old student and young churchwarden Ben Field in October 2015.
How it feels: Dark, melancholic, tense and earnest. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Deception, isolation, faith, grief
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: deception
isolation
faith
grief
justice
Places: small town
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: true story
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild