
Code of a Killer(2015)
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.


Old grudges, new rivalries. A tangled web of murder and revenge spirals in a fractured Nottinghamshire mining community. Powerful drama with Lesley Manville and David Morrissey.

Lesley Manville
Julie Jackson

Lorraine Ashbourne
Daphne Sparrow

Perry Fitzpatrick
Rory Sparrow

Philip Jackson
Mickey Sparrow

David Morrissey
DCS Ian St Clair

Michael Balogun
Harry Summers

Christine Bottomley
Rachel Crossley

Stephen Dillane
Roy Branson

Monica Dolan
Ann Branson

Robert Emms
Samuel Warner
Sherwood is a crime, mystery series that first aired in 2022 exploring themes of manhunt. Created by Clio Bernard, it stars Lesley Manville, Lorraine Ashbourne, Perry Fitzpatrick. Old grudges, new rivalries. A tangled web of murder and revenge spirals in a fractured Nottinghamshire mining community. Powerful drama with Lesley Manville and David Morrissey.
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