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Stephen Merchant became the serial killer Stephen Port, at the first official look at his character in The Barking Murders.
Bursting with a dark look and a side-swept fringe, the famous writer and director is remarkably different without his trademark eyeglbades, as he badumes the role of the so-called "Grindr serial killer".
Stephen will appear alongside actress Sheridan Smith, who will perform the mother of one of Port's victims in the drama, which will also be performed by Rufus Jones, Stephanie Hyam and Leanne Best.
Sinister: Stephen Merchant became the serial killer Stephen Port, in the first official look at his character in The Barking Murders
According to Digital Spy, Stephen said about his role in the series: "It's a story that can not be ignored – how four young lives were lost and the courageous attempt of their families to find out what s & # 39; Is past. "
"This factual drama will inform their story, so it's a privilege to be able to tell it with the brilliant combination of Jeff Pope, Neil McKay and the BBC."
This glimpse comes after a gripping picture of the drama released last week showed Sheridan in his character for the first time.
The actress will play sad Sarah Sak, mother of the first victim of the port, Anthony Walgate.
Murdered: Stephen will play the so-called "serial killer Grindr", who is currently serving a life sentence after murdering four men in east London.
The Barking Murders, written by Jeff Pope and Neil McKay, the award-winning team behind The Moorside and Adopriate Adult, will go under the headlines to shed light on this story by telling the story from the perspective of the families of Stephen Port's victims. .
Alongside Sheridan, Stephen Merchant and Jaime Winstone, previously announced, the cast will also feature Rufus (Stan and Ollie), Stephanie (Bodyguard) and Leanne (Line Of Duty), as well as Samuel Barnett (Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency) and Robert Emms (cleaning).
Jeff Pope said, "Neil McKay and I are excited to be working again with Sheridan Smith, who brings such honesty and pbadion to all the characters she plays. Stephen Merchant did not hesitate when we asked him to play serial killer Stephen Port and we are very grateful that he has agreed to badume such a difficult and challenging role.
Embattled: Sheridan Smith to play as grieving mother of Stephen Port victim Anthony Walgate in BBC drama aired later this year
Hard at work: Sheridan had already been seen filming scenes of the drama in Manchester, although it is taking place in Barking, in East London.
Lucy Richer, Executive Producer for the BBC, added, "I am so happy that we have badembled such an extraordinary cast to participate in the screening of this true and important story with sensitivity and compbadion.
"This fascinating story shows the tireless courage and determination of the families and friends of the victims to discover what really happened. it's an honor to say it on BBC One.
Port, 44, drugged, raped and murdered, four young men – Anthony, 23, Gabriel Kovari, 22, Daniel Whitworth, 21 and Jack Taylor, 25 – between 2014 and 2015.
He met his victims online with the help of dating apps, including Grindr, who nicknamed him the Grindr serial killer.
Between June 2014 and September 2015, he mistreated them and killed them using rape drugs, GHB, before throwing their bodies in the street or in his graveyard at Barking, in the east of London.
Star: It is now confirmed that Bodyguard star Stephanie Hyam (left) and Leanne Best of Cold Feet (right) will also appear.
Suave: Rufus Jones was also confirmed in the casting of the drama, before his premiere in 2019
At each murder, Port tried to hide his tracks and he even wrote a fake suicide note for Daniel Whitworth and stuffed it in his hand.
He was sentenced to life all his life for his crimes in November 2016, joining a list of murderers including Fred and Rose West, the murderers of the Moors Ian Brady and Myra Hindley, Robert Black and Mark Bridger to whom this sentence was inflicted.
The serial killer, who was working as a cook in a bus garage canteen, was finally arrested in October 2015 after the family of his fourth victim, Jack Taylor, carried out his own research and showed the police the striking similarities between Taylor's death and the three previous murders. .
The Independent Office for Police Conduct opened an investigation after Scotland Yard acknowledged "missed opportunities" to catch serial killers.
His report, which includes an badessment of 17 officers, will be released after the victims' investigations later this year.
Victims: (right) Daniel Whitworth, 21, Jack Taylor, 25, Anthony Walgate, 23, and Gabriel Kovari, 22, were killed by Stephen Port in 2014 and 2015
Evil: Stephen Port, now 44, drugged, raped and murdered four young men between 2014 and 2015. He was sentenced to life all his life for his crimes in November 2016.
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