John Simm
Alec Jeffreys
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Code of a Killer is a three-part 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.
In 1983, in a village outside Leicester, Lynda Mann is found raped and strangled to death. A year on, after an exhaustive but fruitless search for the killer, DCS David Baker is forced to scale down the investigation.
Code of a Killer. David Threlfall (Shameless, Midwinter of the Spirit) stars as DCS David Baker, who heads up the investigation into the brutal murders of two Leicestershire schoolgirls during the 1980s.
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 ...
When 15-year-old Lynda Mann turns up murdered, DCS David Baker leads the investigation to search for her killer but struggles to find any worthwhile leads in the difficult case. Meanwhile, scientist Alec Jeffreys works tirelessly to make a breakthrou...
This three-part British miniseries combines gripping drama with the remarkable history of DNA fingerprinting (Mirror, UK). David Threlfall (Shameless) stars as DCS David Baker and John Simm (Doctor Who) portrays Dr Alec Jeffreys, a scientist who inve...
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.
