The Sixth Commandment cast: Who stars in the BBC drama?
BBC DRAMA The Sixth Commandment brings with it a gripping true crime story.
The four-part series has also attracted an incredible cast of high profile actors from the big and small screen.
Is The Sixth Commandment a true story?
The Sixth Commandment is based on real events which resulted in the murder of author Peter Farquhar.
He was killed by Benjamin Field in 2015 after he manipulated the older man for financial gain.
He then tried to make his death look like an accident or suicide, but was convicted of his murder.
Benjamin also targeted Peter's 83-year-old neighbour Ann Moore-Martin and was accused of plotting to kill her, but was found not guilty in court.
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Who is in the cast of The Sixth Commandment?
Timothy Spall as Peter Farquhar
Actor Timothy Spall plays the leading character of murdered Peter Farquhar.
Speaking about the role, he told the BBC: It’s a massive responsibility when you're playing a real human being who was a family man, as they live on with love in people's hearts.
"It’s never lost on me and I have done my very best for Peter.
"I'm not trying to make it sound like some worthy, noble thing, but you're telling a story about someone who's loved and remembered and was alive not that long ago.
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"So you really do want to get it right."
Timothy is known for being a national treasure.
His most popular work include Auf Wiedersehen, Pet, and Harry Potter.
Anne Reid as Ann Moore-Martin
Actress Anne Reid is a lgendary star of both the small and big screen, and is known for TV shows like Last Tango In Halifax, and BBC sitcom Dinnerladies.
In The Sixth Commandment she plays Peter's elderly neighbour Ann Moore-Martin, who is also manipulated by evil Field.
Speaking about starring in the drama, she told the BBC: "I think that the audience will find the whole story fascinating.
"But what's terrifying about this story is that this sort of terrible evil is hiding in plain sight.
"Ben Field could be anybody - he feels like he's a normal loving guy. It makes you sort of question your own life.
"I don't know whether I would have been taken in by someone like him, probably not. But it's very difficult to judge relationships."
Dame Sheila Hancock as Elizabeth Zettl
Dame Sheila Hancock plays Elizabeth Zettl in The Sixth Commandment.
Speaking about the role, the iconic actres told the BBC: : “Liz is a larky 100-year-old woman.
"One of the few parts recently where I am not senile. I was attracted to the series because it has something to say about the vulnerability of old people.
"We hear constantly about them being conned and neglected.
"I also think it is one of the most extraordinary real-life stories of a wicked crime.”
Sheila is well known both on the stage and screen.
Aside from The Sixth Commandment, she is also known for TV dramas like Unforgotten, and Delicious.
Eanna Hardwicke as Ben Field
Irish actor Eanna Hardwicke plays evil Ben Field in this true crime drama.
Speaking about playing the murderer, he said: "When I first read the script, I suppose I was shocked - truth really can be stranger than fiction.
"Actually playing Ben felt a bit like going into a labyrinth. I had to set aside any horror and disgust I might have felt about what my character had done and get into his headspace.
"Thankfully there was loads to read and watch to try and understand him.
"I've always wanted to be able to play people with a distinctly different world view from my own - the thrill of acting is being able to momentarily step into something very different and surrender yourself to that."
Away from The Sixth Commandment, actor Eanna is best known for N\the BBC's Normal People, the thriller Smother, and Netflix's Fate: The Winx Saga.
The rest of the cast includes:
- Annabel Scholey as Ann-Marie Blake
- Conor MacNeill as Martyn Smith
- Adrian Rawlins as Ian Farquhar
- Amanda Root as Sue Farquhar
How can I watch The Sixth Commandment TV?
The Sixth Commandment will air over two weeks.
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It kicks off on BBC One at 9pm tonight (July 16, 2023) and continues tomorrow (July 18, 2023) at the same time.
The final two episodes will air on the same days and time the following week - episodes will also air on the .