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Code of a Killer (2015)

Code of a Killer poster
Directed by
James Strong
Genre
drama television series
Country
United Kingdom
Length
1 season, 2 episodes
Rated
14
Rating
7.3 of 10 from 55 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A British detective works with a scientist to use a new DNA matching technique to solve a series of murders. The series shows how the discovery of DNA fingerprinting helps catch a dangerous killer.

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What happens

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. Filming commenced in late September 2014, and the program aired on the ITV network, on 6 and 13 April 2015. Endemol Shine handled international distribution of the series. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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