Code of a Killer is based on the extraordinary true story of Alec Jeffreys’ discovery of DNA fingerprinting and its first use by Detective Chief Superintendent David Baker in catching a double murderer. The drama focuses on how Jeffreys’ science and Baker’s investigative vision created the single biggest leap in the history of criminal investigation.
David Threlfall | DCS David Baker | |
John Simm | Alec Jeffreys | |
Anna Madeley | Sue Jeffreys | |
Andrew Tiernan | DS Geoff Taylor | |
Lorcan Cranitch | DI Alan Madden | |
Dorothy Atkinson | Barbara Ashworth |
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