Finding tonight's play 'The Sixth Commandment' a difficult watch

Do you know the case? It was truly awful and I’m finding it a difficult watch because it’s true and just so tragic and unbelievably wicked.

It was an awful case. Innocent pensioners tricked and duped and then killed by a person who, on the face of it, seemed a decent church going guy.

Yes I realised I knew all about this case as soon as it started. DH and I stuck it out for half an hour then both agreed we didn’t want to watch anymore.

The film crew used our car park for all their vehicles, food vans, make up vans etc so had to watch it. A difficult watch but interesting portrayal of a terrible event.

I’ve just watched the first episode and didn’t know it was based on real life events. It was a difficult watch and I was gripped by the story and had no idea what would happen next. Won’t watch anymore though as Primrose53 has just given the ending away. Perhaps a spoiler alert needs adding to the title so others don’t have their viewing ruined.

It was difficult but Timothy Small is such a wonderful actor I just couldn't stop watching it.

Spall! Sorry for the typo

I thought it was very well done was shocked at Timothy Spalls appearance I don’t follow stars and didn’t realise he’d been so ill
Of course it s a difficult watch it was a terrible case but we need to watch things like this to make sure we re all aware of what can happen in this world and how easily some elderly or some ‘anybody’ can be manipulated and harmed
Look at all the women who are taken in by long distance romances we can all be so naive in ‘love’ situations

Yes a difficult watch, but it happens, we need to know

WE do know;is it necessary to dramatize it?
I found it very uncomfortable and stopped watching.

Viewing figures will show how many people actually watched. It was uncomfortable viewing but it is a salutary tale.

Marvellously acted I thought.
I shall stick with it.

Yes, uncomfortable viewing especially as it was a case so local to me.
Timothy Spall is a brilliant actor.

A difficult watch but so well-acted, especially the young guy playing Ben.

I thought it was very well done was shocked at Timothy Spalls appearance I don’t follow stars and didn’t realise he’d been so ill
Has he been ill again? I really hope not. I knew he had been ill years ago but thought he had made a good recovery.
His weight loss was deliberate, I thought.

We have recorded this as we watched Chris Packham's interesting programme on BBC2.

Timothy Spall is such a good actor, one of those who lifts any production he is in. Sarah Phelps' writing seems better in this than in some of her awful Agatha Christie adaptations.

Yes Timothy had leukemia in the 90s. I believe his weight loss is deliberate. He is a great actor.

I find him an inspiration.

Not sure if I want to watch this, though

This had a 5 star review I read, it has a great cast but it sounds harrowing so may give it a miss.

I thought it was marvellous. We watch most things with Timothy Spall as he is just so good. Watched two episodes last night, two more tonight.
Harrowing but something decent to watch amongst so much dross.

eazybee

WE do know;is it necessary to dramatize it?
I found it very uncomfortable and stopped watching.

You could say that about many things that are shown, any real life happenings that are then dramatised.

It is very well acted. I watched one episode last night, and will see the rest this evening. I don’t remember the case at all, so whereas it is clear what is happening it’s not going over old ground for me.

I listened to a podcast on this and was truly amazed that the awful Ben was not a suspect initially.

The drama has shown how he duped people into believing him.

The 2 main characters are very well done.

It is tragic that lonely and vulnerable people are so easily manipulated by charismatic individuals intent on inflicting such harm.

I don’t find it uncomfortable , but do find it heartbreaking that such gentle kindly souls like Spall’s character are so vulnerable to such evil.

I remember the case and reading about it in the papers. It was so bizarre and dreadful, I had an irrational feeling that it could not possibly have happened in the UK. It was the sort of thing that only happened in the USA! Bt of course it did happen in the UK.

It is also a salutary reminder that evil people will hide, like wolves in sheep's clothing and will enter the caring professions, whether it is a s carers, teachers or ministers of religion in order to exploit other people.

So many people are so shocked when priests, ministers, carers abuse people. They are meant to be 'men of God' caring people etc. It never occurs to them that it is not a question of 'ministers devoted to God who go bad, rather bad people choosing to become 'ministers of God' for the opportunities it offers.