The Sixth Commandment

The Sixth Commandment is a four-part British true-life crime drama, written by Sarah Phelps and directed by Saul Dibb. Based on the murders of Peter Farquhar and Ann Moore-Martin, it stars Timothy Spall, Anne Reid, Sheila Hancock, Éanna Hardwicke, Annabel Scholey and Ben Bailey Smith. Produced by Wild Mercury Productions and True Vision Productions, the series began to air on BBC One on 17 July 2023. Synopsis The story explores the gaslighting and murder of Peter Farquhar and Ann Moore-Martin as well as her death, in the Buckinghamshire village of Maids Moreton in 2014 and 2017 and the subsequent events including the police investigation and 2019 criminal trial of Ben Field and Martyn Smith. Cast Timothy Spall as Peter Farquhar Anne Reid as Ann Moore-Martin Éanna Hardwicke as Ben Field Annabel Scholey as Ann-Marie Blake Sheila Hancock as Elizabeth Zettl Ben Bailey Smith as Simon Blake Conor MacNeill as Martyn Smith Adrian Rawlins as Ian Farquhar Amanda Root as Sue Farquhar Jonathan Aris as DCI Mark Glover Rick Warden as Oliver Saxby Peter Sullivan as David Jeremy Anna Crilly as DS Natalie Golding