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Steeltown Murders

Drama, Crime · 2023 · Rated 7/10

Last aired: S1 E4, Episode 4 · 2023-05-15

Set in both 1973 and the early 2000s, Steeltown Murders centres on the hunt to catch the killer of three young women in the Port Talbot area 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 Noughties, Steeltown Murders is a portrait of a town dealing with the repercussions of an unsolved case three decades on, and asks if justice can ever truly be found.

Cast

Philip Glenister DCI Paul Bethell

Steffan Rhodri DC Phil 'Bach' Rees

Scott Arthur Young Paul Bethell

Siôn Alun Davies Young Phil 'Bach' Rees

Nia Roberts Karina Bethell

Gareth John Bale DC Geraint Bale

Richard Harrington Colin Dark

Keith Allen Dai Williams

Steve Nicolson DI Tony Warren

Aneurin Barnard Joseph Kappen

Oliver Ryan DCS Ray Allen

Priyanga Burford Sita Anwar

Season 1

E1 Episode 1 2023-05-15 · 56 min As the CID reopen an investigation into three murders from 1973, DCI Paul Bethell tries to piece together a past that has haunted both him and a community for almost 30 years.

E2 Episode 2 2023-05-15 · 58 min With the swabbing operation set in motion, Paul looks to not only find his killer, but to eliminate individuals whose past has been defined by false accusations and rumours.

E3 Episode 3 2023-05-15 · 59 min Through groundbreaking, familial DNA technology, the team in ‘02 manage to locate the killer. However, without 100 per cent certainty, Paul may have to rethink his approach.

E4 Episode 4 2023-05-15 · 59 min As Paul searches for higher approval to proceed with Kappen's exhumation, the team are concerned that his tunnel vision could leave them in a worse situation than they once were.

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