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Code of a Killer is a three-part [1] British police drama television series which tells the true story of Alec Jeffreys' discovery of DNA fingerprinting and its introductory use by Detective David Baker in catching the double murderer Colin Pitchfork.
- Docudrama
Oct 18, 2021 · Set in the 1980s, the two-part drama stars John Simm and David Threlfall as Sir Alec Jeffreys and DCS David Baker, the scientist and police officer working together to solve the murder of two...
- Nicky Morris
- 59 sec
The story of Sir Alec Jeffreys' discovery of DNA fingerprinting and its first use by DCS David Baker in catching a double murderer. DCS David Baker headed up the investigation into the brutal murders of two Leicestershire schoolgirls between 1983 and 1987.
Apr 7, 2015 · ITV has created a niche for itself in top quality, true crime dramas over recent years, but Code of a Killer, the two-parter that began last night is different from, say, The Widower or...
Oct 18, 2021 · It’s a Monday, so you know what that means. Code of a killer is on ITV tonight at 9pm. For those of you who haven’t yet seen it, it’s a two-part crime thriller telling the true story of the world's first crime solved by the science of DNA.
Mar 19, 2015 · Code of a Killer is based on the extraordinary true story of Alec Jeffreys’ discovery of DNA fingerprinting and its first use by DCS David Baker in catching a double murderer.
- 1 min
- 72.7K
- ITV
Episode 1. A scientist's breakthrough helps a detective track down a murderer. Episode 2. DCS Baker proposes an extraordinary idea to catch the killer. How groundbreaking DNA...
