True Crime Drama 'The Barking Murders' to Stream on Britbox in June
Britbox has officially set the date for its next true crime original: The Barking Murders is set to arrive on the streaming service this June.
The three-part drama tells the story of notorious Essex serial rapist and murderer Stephen Port, who drugged and killed four gay men in London in 2014 and 2015. Known as the "Grindr Killer," he met his victims via online gay and bisexual social networks, dating and hookup apps, using constructed biographies in which he made false claims about his background. Port used the date rape drug GHB on his unsuspecting targets, as well as poppers, crystal meth, and even Viagra.
The show was written by Neil McKay and produced by Jeff Pope and based on extensive research from the families of the murderer’s victims – Anthony Walgate, Gabriel Kovari, Daniel Whitworth, and Jack Taylor. The series predominantly focuses on those loved ones, people who tirelessly fought to uncover the truth, and influenced the investigation that finally brought a dangerous killer to justice.
