Code of a Killer
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.
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| Created by | Michael Crompton
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| Based on | Sir Alec Jeffreys' discovery of DNA fingerprinting
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developed by
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| Written by | Michael Crompton
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screenplay by
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story by
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presented by
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judges
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voices of
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narrated by
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music by
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theme music composer
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opening theme
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ending theme
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| Composer | Glenn Gregory (credited as Glen Gregory)
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom
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| Original language | English
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| No. of seasons | 1
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| No. of episodes | 3
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PRODUCTION
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| Producer | Priscilla Parish
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news editor
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production location
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| Cinematography | Matt Gray BSC
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animator
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camera setup
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| Running time | 69 minutes (inc. adverts)
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| Distributor | Endemol Shine
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first shown in
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| Original release | 6 April –
13 April 2015 |
CHRONOLOGY
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preceded by
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followed by
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related shows
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- The outside shots of the Leicester police station were filmed at the pharmaceutical company Sanofi's site in Dagenham.
- The actual Crimewatch appeal for the murders are used in part 2.
- Three members of the cast appeared in Cracker (1993). Lorcan Cranitch again playing a detective with John Simm and Andrew Tiernan both playing killers in the series.
- The Blooding: The True Story of the Narborough Village Murders (1989) written by Joseph Wambaugh is a non-fiction account of this event.
- The laboratory is a real Chemistry lab at the old Dagenham site of pharmaceutical company Sanofi, which was closed in 2013.
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