Steeltown Murders

Steeltown Murders

Limited Series 2023 · 4 eps · ★ 6.8 · Crime, Mystery

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The hunt to catch the killer of three young women in the Port Talbot area in 1973 and the remarkable story of how - in the first case of its kind - the mystery was solved almost 30 years later using pioneering DNA evidence. Contrasting the policing methods of the 1970s with the forensic breakthroughs of the early 2000s, the series portrays a town dealing with the repercussions of an unsolved case three decades on, and asks if justice can ever truly be found.

Created by Ed Whitmore

Network: BBC One

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Scott Arthur Young DC Paul Bethel
Sion Alun Davies Young Phil 'Bach' Rees
Keith Allen Dai Williams
Gareth John Bale DC Geraint Bale
Aneurin Barnard Joseph Kappen
Kriss Dosanjh Young Rowan Anwar
Philip Glenister DCI Paul Bethell
Richard Corgan DS Chris Wynne
Steffan Rhodri Phil 'Bach' Rees
Oliver Ryan DCS Ray Allen
Steve Nicolson DI Tony Warren
Nia Roberts Karina Bethell

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