Code of a Killer (TV Miniseries)
2015·United Kingdom·130 min.
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TV Miniseries (2015). 2 Episodes. DCS David Baker headed up the investigation into the brutal murders of two Leicestershire schoolgirls between 1983 and 1987. Only a few miles away, Dr Alec Jeffreys, was a scientist at Leicester University who, on 10 September 1984, invented a remarkable technique to read each individual's unique DNA fingerprint. When a local teenager admitted to one of the murders but not the other, Baker asked Jeffreys to analyze the DNA evidence left at the crime scenes. Both men were shocked to discover that the teenager was innocent, his confession false. DCS Baker then took the extraordinarily brave step to launch the world's first ever DNA manhunt, testing over five thousand local men to track down the killer.
ScreenwriterMichael Crompton
MusicGlen Gregory
CinematographyMatt Gray
CastDavid Threlfall·John Simm·Anna Madeley·Lorcan Cranitch·Jaz Deol·Andrew Tieman·Robert Glenister·Lydia Rose Bewley·Farzana Dua Elahe·Paul Copley·Ged Simmons·Shirley DixonShow all
Original titleCode of a Killer