Steeltown Murders
2023 · BBC iPlayer · 58 min · 1 season
S01E04 · Episode 4
Tue, 16 May, 6:00 am
As Paul searches for higher approval to proceed with Kappen's exhumation, the team are concerned that his tunnel vision could leave them in a worse situation than they once were.
About
Set in both 1973 and the early 2000s, Steeltown Murders centres on the hunt to catch the killer of three young women in the Port Talbot area and the remarkable story of how - in the first case of its kind - the mystery was solved almost 30 years later using pioneering DNA evidence.
Contrasting the policing methods of the 1970s with the forensic breakthroughs of the early Noughties, Steeltown Murders is a portrait of a town dealing with the repercussions of an unsolved case three decades on, and asks if justice can ever truly be found.
Episodes
- E01
Episode 1
Tue, 16 May· 56 minAs the CID reopen an investigation into three murders from 1973, DCI Paul Bethell tries to piece together a past that has haunted both him and a community for almost 30 years.
- E02
Episode 2
Tue, 16 May· 58 minWith the swabbing operation set in motion, Paul looks to not only find his killer, but to eliminate individuals whose past has been defined by false accusations and rumours.
- E03
Episode 3
Tue, 16 May· 59 minThrough groundbreaking, familial DNA technology, the team in ‘02 manage to locate the killer. However, without 100 per cent certainty, Paul may have to rethink his approach.
- E04
Episode 4
Tue, 16 May· 59 minAs Paul searches for higher approval to proceed with Kappen's exhumation, the team are concerned that his tunnel vision could leave them in a worse situation than they once were.
Cast
Philip Glenister
DCI Paul Bethell
Steffan Rhodri
DC Phil 'Bach' Rees
Scott Arthur
Young Paul Bethell
Siôn Alun Davies
Young Phil 'Bach' Rees
Nia Roberts
Karina Bethell
Gareth John Bale
DC Geraint Bale
Richard Harrington
Colin Dark
