60 minSeason 1 • Episode 3
LatestBodies, thought to be those of Annette Nicholls and Paula Clenell, are discovered.
Acting
Jaime Winstone and Eva Birthistle deliver devastating specificity.
Direction
Lowthorpe refuses sensationalism—every frame respects the dead.
Writing
Tony Marchant centers victims, not the killer. Revolutionary.
Juliet Aubrey
Marie Alderton
Ian Hart
DCS Stewart Gull
Sarah Lancashire
Rosemary Nicholls
Jaime Winstone
Anneli Alderton
Eva Birthistle
Annette Nicholls
Adam Kotz
Det Supt Andy Henwood
Natalie Press
Paula Clennell
Vicky McClure
Stacy Nicholls
Christopher Fairbank
DCI John Quinton
Sean Harris
Brian Tobin
David Bradley
Patrick Palmer
Ruth Negga
Rochelle
Lauren Socha
Dawn
Lisa Millett
PC Janet Humphrey
Joseph Mawle
Tom Stephens
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 2006 media frenzy coined the dehumanizing 'Suffolk Strangler' nickname; this series was partly conceived as corrective journalism by families who felt betrayed by coverage.
Sarah Lancashire's casting as Rosemary Nicholls was specifically requested by the real Nicholls family, who admired her ability to convey dignity without sentimentality.
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