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Four Lives (2002)

Four Lives poster
Genre
drama
Country
United Kingdom
Length
1 season, 3 episodes
Rated
15
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 43 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This drama is based on the true story of four young men who were murdered by a serial killer in London. It focuses on how their families struggled to get justice after the police failed them.

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What happens

Four Lives, originally and internationally titled The Barking Murders, is a British three-part television drama, first aired from 3 to 5 January 2022 on BBC One. It follows the true story of the families of four young gay men (Anthony Walgate, Gabriel Kovari, Daniel Whitworth and Jack Taylor) who in 2014 and 2015 were murdered by Stephen Port. Facing failings by the Metropolitan Police, they fought for justice for their loved ones. Stephen Merchant plays serial killer Port with Sheridan Smith as Sarah Sak, the mother of Anthony Walgate, Port's first victim. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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