About
Based on the extraordinary true story of Alec Jeffreys' discovery of DNA fingerprinting and its first use by Detective Chief Superintendent David Baker in catching a double murderer.
Cast
David Threlfall
as DCS David Baker
John Simm
as Alec Jeffreys
Anna Madeley
as Sue Jeffreys
Andrew Tiernan
as DS Geoff Taylor
Lorcan Cranitch
as DI Alan Madden
Dorothy Atkinson
as Barbara Ashworth
Neil Edmond
as Robin Ashworth
Hannah Walters
as Kath Eastwood
Ged Simmons
as Eddie Eastwood
Lydia Rose Bewley
as Vicky Wilson
Jaz Deol
as DC Taran Kholi
Adam Nagaitis
as Ian Whenby
Robert Glenister
as DCC Chapman
Siobhan Redmond
as Joy Blakefield
Sarah Andre White
as Liz Pascoe
Esther Coles
as Mrs Pascoe
Rakie Ayola
as Helena Adarkwa
Paul Copley
as Sidney Jeffreys
Jessica Hargreaves
as Linda Mann
Tobias Burton-Rudge
as Gavin Hopkirk
Seasons
Episodes
Season 1
Episode 1
David Threlfall takes the role of David Baker who between 1983 and 1987 headed up the investigation into the brutal murders of two Leicestershire schoolgirls, Lynda Mann and Dawn Ashworth.
Episode 2
With plenty of publicity, the local teenager is released and the world is introduced to DNA fingerprinting for the first time. In the villages of Narborough and Enderby there is a complete sense of fear that a murderer is living amongst them.
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