
Code of a Killer
2015 · Miniseries · 90 min · ★ 7.3
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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Details
- Years
- 2015
- Release date
- 2015-04-06
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 90 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 (55 votes)
Themes
- dna
- investigation
- biography
- police
- based on true story
- miniseries
- murderer
- docudrama
- killer
- homicide detective
- dna testing
- 1980s
- +1 more
Cast & crew

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
Directed by James Strong
Episodes1 season · 2 episodes
Season 12 episodes
- S1E1Episode 190mAmazon Prime Video
- S1E2Episode 290mAmazon Prime Video