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1000 · 228 mins · English
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Directed by
Saul Dibb
Starring
Adrian Rawlins, Timothy Spall, Peter Sullivan, Jonathan Aris, Anne Reid, Conor MacNeill

The series dramatizes the shocking true‑life murder of Peter Farquhar, a 69‑year‑old former Stowe schoolmaster who was a deeply closeted evangelical Christian, at the hands of his 28‑year‑old student and churchwarden Ben Field in October 2015. It explores the deception, the abuse of trust and the ensuing investigation.

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