The Sixth Commandment(2023)

The Sixth Commandment dramatises the shocking true-crime murder of Peter Farquhar, a 69-year-old former Stowe schoolmaster and closeted evangelical Christian, killed by his 28-year-old student and churchwarden Ben Field in October 2015. The series unravels a deeply disturbing relationship between the older man and the younger one, exploring how manipulation, deception, and religious hypocrisy converged in a brutal act. Set against the backdrop of English village life and the church community, the drama reveals how a trusted figure in the congregation orchestrated a calculated murder. The case shocked those who knew Farquhar, exposing the dark undercurrents beneath a seemingly respectable façade. This gripping true-crime narrative examines the psychological dynamics that led to tragedy and the investigation that ultimately brought the perpetrator to justice.

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