Code of a Killer

TV Mini Series
2015
13+
1h 5m

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The story of Sir Alec Jeffreys' discovery of DNA fingerprinting and its first use by DCS David Baker in catching a double murderer.The story of Sir Alec Jeffreys' discovery of DNA fingerprinting and its first use by DCS David Baker in catching a double murderer.The story of Sir Alec Jeffreys' discovery of DNA fingerprinting and its first use by DCS David Baker in catching a double murderer.

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John Simm

Dr Alec Jeffreys

Anna Madeley

Sue Jeffreys

David Threlfall

DCS David Baker

Lorcan Cranitch

DI Alan Madden

Jaz Singh Deol

DC Taran Kholi

Andrew Tiernan

DS Geoff Taylor

Robert Glenister

DCC Chapman

Lydia Rose Bewley

Vicky Wilson

Tobias Burton-Rudge

Gavin Hopkirk

Farzana Dua Elahe

Tania Patel

Paul Copley

Sidney Jeffreys

Ged Simmons

Eddie Eastwood

Shirley Dixon

Joan Jeffreys

Hannah Walters

Kath Eastwood

Dorothy Atkinson

Barbara Ashworth

Jessica Woods

Carole Pitchfork

Neil Edmond

Robin Ashworth

Darren Bancroft

Mr. Hopkirk

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Trivia
In the second episode, when DCS David Baker first meets Alec Jeffreys on the steps, the real Alec Jeffreys walks up the steps and passes them.

Alternate versions
When Code of a Killer was released on DVD, the two 90-minute episodes were re-formatted as three 60-minute episodes.

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Featured in The Wright Stuff: Episode #20.70 (2015)

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8/10

understated and more realistic

There's no action just an interesting story with out any hype or Hollywood gimmicks . it has the pace of what actual , real police work might be like. David Threlfall is great in the lead as a seasoned policeman doing his job patiently which being so unlike most police shows make it stand alone in the genre. The show more than met my expectations and proceeded to give a believable narrative throughout which is what makes it different and better than most shows.