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Series overview
Acclaimed actor Luke Evans takes the lead in true crime drama The Pembrokeshire Murders, a three-part mini-series depicting the pursuit of a cold-blooded serial killer.
Commissioned by ITV’s Head of Drama, Polly Hill, the drama is from the makers of Line of Duty and Bodyguard, World Productions, and was executive produced by Simon Heath, the company’s CEO. The mini-series was written by Nick Stevens (In Plain Sight) directed by Marc Evans (Manhunt, Safe House) and produced by Ed Talfan (Hinterland, Hidden) for Wales-based Severn Screen.
The drama is adapted from the true crime book Catching the Bullseye Killer, written by Senior Investigating Officer Steve Wilkins and ITV news journalist Jonathan Hill. Luke Evans (Dracula Untold, The Alienist, The Great Train Robbery) takes the role of Steve Wilkins.
Two unsolved double murders from the 1980s cast a shadow over the work of the Dyfed Powys police force. In 2006, newly promoted Detective Superintendent Steve Wilkins decided to reopen both cases. Employing pioneering forensic methods, Wilkins and his handpicked team found microscopic DNA and fibres that potentially linked the murders to a string of burglaries committed in the 80s and 90s. The perpetrator of those robberies was nearing the end of his prison sentence, but if Steve Wilkins was right, he was also a serial killer ... Could Steve and his team find enough forensic evidence to charge their suspect before he was released to potentially kill again?
The series also features Keith Allen as John Cooper, Owen Teale as Gerard Elias, Alexandria Riley as Ella Richards, Caroline Berry as Pat Cooper, Oliver Ryan as Andrew Cooper and David Fynn as ITV News journalist Jonathan Hill.
International distribution will be handled by ITV Studios and the production was supported by the Welsh Government.
Cast list
SIO Steve Wilkins - Luke Evans
John William Cooper - Keith Allen
DC Nigel Rowe - Kyle Lima
DI Lynne Harries - Steven Meo
DS Gareth Rees - Charles Dale
DS Glyn Johnson - Richard Corgan
DI Ella Richards - Alexandria Riley
Pat Cooper - Caroline Berry
Andrew Cooper - Oliver Ryan
Jack Wilkins - Steffan Cennydd
Amy Wilkins - Mabli Jên Eustace
DCS Coles - Rhodri Evan
DCI Jim Morris - Roger Evans
DCI George Jones - William Thomas
Jonathan Hill - David Fynn
Gerard Elias - Owen Teale
Acclaimed actor Luke Evans takes the lead in true crime drama The Pembrokeshire Murders, a three-part mini-series depicting the pursuit of a cold-blooded serial killer.
Commissioned by ITV’s Head of Drama, Polly Hill, the drama is from the makers of Line of Duty and Bodyguard, World Productions, and was executive produced by Simon Heath, the company’s CEO. The mini-series was written by Nick Stevens (In Plain Sight) directed by Marc Evans (Manhunt, Safe House) and produced by Ed Talfan (Hinterland, Hidden) for Wales-based Severn Screen.
The drama is adapted from the true crime book Catching the Bullseye Killer, written by Senior Investigating Officer Steve Wilkins and ITV news journalist Jonathan Hill. Luke Evans (Dracula Untold, The Alienist, The Great Train Robbery) takes the role of Steve Wilkins.
Two unsolved double murders from the 1980s cast a shadow over the work of the Dyfed Powys police force. In 2006, newly promoted Detective Superintendent Steve Wilkins decided to reopen both cases. Employing pioneering forensic methods, Wilkins and his handpicked team found microscopic DNA and fibres that potentially linked the murders to a string of burglaries committed in the 80s and 90s. The perpetrator of those robberies was nearing the end of his prison sentence, but if Steve Wilkins was right, he was also a serial killer ... Could Steve and his team find enough forensic evidence to charge their suspect before he was released to potentially kill again?
The series also features Keith Allen as John Cooper, Owen Teale as Gerard Elias, Alexandria Riley as Ella Richards, Caroline Berry as Pat Cooper, Oliver Ryan as Andrew Cooper and David Fynn as ITV News journalist Jonathan Hill.
International distribution will be handled by ITV Studios and the production was supported by the Welsh Government.
Cast list
SIO Steve Wilkins - Luke Evans
John William Cooper - Keith Allen
DC Nigel Rowe - Kyle Lima
DI Lynne Harries - Steven Meo
DS Gareth Rees - Charles Dale
DS Glyn Johnson - Richard Corgan
DI Ella Richards - Alexandria Riley
Pat Cooper - Caroline Berry
Andrew Cooper - Oliver Ryan
Jack Wilkins - Steffan Cennydd
Amy Wilkins - Mabli Jên Eustace
DCS Coles - Rhodri Evan
DCI Jim Morris - Roger Evans
DCI George Jones - William Thomas
Jonathan Hill - David Fynn
Gerard Elias - Owen Teale
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