Code of a Killer

DramaCrimeMystery

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.

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Season 1

2 Episodes

EP 01

01.Episode 1

1h 30m★ 8

2015-04-06

01.Episode 1

1h 30m★ 8

Aired 2015-04-06

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.

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EP 02

EP 2

02.Episode 2

1h 30m★ 8

2015-04-13

02.Episode 2

1h 30m★ 8

Aired 2015-04-13

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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