Steeltown Murders

Steeltown Murders
GenreFactual drama
Based onMurders of Joseph Kappen
Written byEd Whitmore
Directed byMarc Evans
Starring
Theme music composerSarah Warne
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes4
Production
Executive producers
  • Ed Talfan
  • Jon Hill
  • Ed Whitmore
  • Helen Perry
  • Rebecca Ferguson
ProducerHannah Thomas
CinematographySam Thomas
EditorTim Hodges
Production companies
Original release
NetworkBBC One
Release15 May (2023-05-15) 
5 June 2023 (2023-06-05)

Steeltown Murders is a four-part factual drama television miniseries written by Ed Whitmore and directed by Marc Evans. It was produced for the BBC by Severn Screen, based in Wales, and aired on BBC One. It stars Philip Glenister and Steffan Rhodri as detectives investigating the real-life murders committed by Joseph Kappen in Port Talbot in South Wales. It premiered on 15 May 2023 on BBC One, with all episodes immediately available on BBC iPlayer.