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The Latest Breaking News from Peter Farquhar

Church warden jailed for life for murder of lecturer has conviction quashed

Retrial ordered in case of Benjamin Field, found guilty in 2019 of murdering Peter Farquhar, 69, in Buckinghamshire

The Guardian - UK · Apr 16

Sixth Commandment killer Ben Field has murder conviction quashed

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The Independent UK · Apr 16

Churchwarden jailed for life for murder of university lecturer has conviction overturned

The case inspired a BBC TV series starring Timothy Spall

The Independent UK · Apr 16

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Ex-church warden’s murder conviction quashed at Court of Appeal

Benjamin Field was jailed for at least 36 years in 2019 after being found guilty of murdering 69-year-old Peter Farquhar.

Evening Standard · Apr 16

Ex-church warden has university lecturer murder conviction quashed

Court of Appeal quashes Ben Field’s murder conviction and orders retrial

Evening Standard · Apr 16

Éanna Hardwicke: ‘A lot of TV fetishises people who do appalling things’

RISING STARS: The Irish rising star tells Tom Murray about playing one of football’s hardest men, Roy Keane, in ‘Saipan’, the perils of acting opposite one of his heroes, Steve Coogan, and the state of true crime TV

The Independent UK · Jan 23

Ex-church warden’s murder conviction to be reviewed again by appeal judges

Benjamin Field, 34, is serving a life sentence for the murder of Peter Farquhar, 69, after plotting to make him think he was losing his mind.

Evening Standard · Sep 2, 2025

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Coronation Street and Dinnerladies star Anne Reid made a CBE

She has received three Bafta nominations during her career.

Evening Standard · Dec 30, 2024

The 50 best TV shows of 2023: No 9 – The Sixth Commandment

This flawless drama sees Timothy Spall put in the best performance of his career. It is a masterclass in respectful true-crime TV that rewrites the rules of the entire genre

The Guardian - UK · Dec 8, 2023

The Heist Before Christmas: release date, cast, plot, trailer, interviews and everything you need to know

The Heist Before Christmas is a festive comedy thriller on Sky Max with Timothy Spall and James Nesbitt as two quite different Santas!

WhatToWatch · Nov 24, 2023

Sixth Commandment killer Ben Field pays victims’ families compensation after selling flat

Detectives described Ben Field as a psychopath and an ‘ongoing danger to society’ had he not been stopped

Evening Standard · Aug 22, 2023

The real-life stories behind gripping true-crime series The Sixth Commandment

We unpack the stories behind the hit BBC series

Evening Standard · Aug 8, 2023

The Sixth Commandment writer Sarah Phelps reacts to horrifying Ben Field detail

Extent of Field’s horrible crimes came to light in finale of BBC’s true-crime drama

The Independent UK · Jul 26, 2023

The Sixth Commandment ending explained

The Sixth Commandment dramatizes what happened to Peter Farquhar and Ann Moore-Martin at the hands of Ben Field.

WhatToWatch · Jul 25, 2023

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Woman & Home · Jul 24, 2023

The Sixth Commandment true story explored in unsettling Catching a Killer documentary that sheds light on quest to bring Ben Field to justice

The Sixth Commandment true story is explored through the perspective of investigators and family members in the Catching a Killer series

GoodToKnow · Jul 24, 2023

Where is Martyn Smith now? Ben Field's friend from The Sixth Commandment

Viewers of the BBC's The Sixth Commandment want to know where Martyn Smith is now, after he was accused of being Ben Field's accomplice.

The Guardian - UK · Jul 23, 2023

The week in TV: The Bear; The Sixth Commandment; Rosie Jones: Am I a R*tard?; University Challenge – review

The Chicago kitchen drama returns for a slow-burn second helping; Timothy Spall astounds in Sarah Phelps’s true crime drama; Rosie Jones confronts hate speech; and fingers on buzzers…

The Guardian - UK · Jul 22, 2023

Even if you hate true crime, you should watch The Sixth Commandment

Timothy Spall’s extraordinary performance lifts this drama, which is more interested in the victims than the killer, to a different level

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Evening Standard · Jul 19, 2023

The Sixth Commandment: What’s the real story behind the BBC murder series?

The Sixth Commandment follows the murders of Peter Farquhar and Ann Moore-Martin in Maids Moreton, Buckinghamshire

The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2023

‘Unbeknown to him, he was narrating what was being done to him’: How The Sixth Commandment brought a harrowing British case to the screen

The BBC One series studies the gaslighting and abuse of two lonely neighbours by murderer Ben Field. Ellie Harrison hears from actors Timothy Spall and Anne Reid, and the show’s creators, about making the chilling true-crime drama

Woman & Home · Jul 18, 2023

What happened to Ben Field and where is the killer now as the BBC’s The Sixth Commandment explores his horrifying crimes?

We reveal what happened to Ben Field as The Sixth Commandment delves into his campaign of manipulation and murder

GoodToKnow · Jul 18, 2023

Where is The Sixth Commandment filmed? Locations featured in the BBC drama

Where is The Sixth Commandment filmed? We share the locations featured in the compelling BBC crime drama starring Timothy Spall.

The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2023

The Sixth Commandment: What happened to Ben Field, the killer at the centre of the BBC One drama?

How was Field caught and what was revealed when he was on trial?

The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2023

‘Timothy Spall gives the performance of his life’: The Sixth Commandment viewers pour praise on star

‘Timothy Spall in particular delivers a performance of exquisite, agonising tenderness,’ posted one fan

The Independent UK · Jul 17, 2023

The Sixth Commandment review: What starts with so much promise descends into tawdry true crime

Timothy Spall, Anne Reid and Éanna Hardwicke star in this rare portrait of later-life isolation that turns into a cliche-filled cop thriller

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