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The Serpent

CrimeDramaThriller

"What does it take to catch a killer?"

Release

1 Jan 2021

Country

United Kingdom

Language

English

Production

BBC One

Overview

The remarkable story of how murderer Charles Sobhraj was captured. As the chief suspect in unsolved murders of young Western travellers across India, Thailand and Nepal’s ‘Hippie Trail’ in 1975 and 1976, Sobhraj had repeatedly slipped from the grasp of authorities worldwide to become Interpol's most wanted man, with arrest warrants on three different continents.

Plot

The twisting, real-life story of Charles Sobhraj, a murderer, thief and seductive master of disguise, who was a hidden darkness in the mid-70's on Asia's hippie trail.

Cast

Tahar RahimBilly HowleJenna Coleman

Ratings

Internet Movie Database: 7.6/10

Season 1

Air Date:2 Jan 2021
Available

Episode 1

Bangkok, 1975. Dutch diplomat Herman Knippenberg investigates the disappearance of a young couple who were last seen alive at the apartment of gem dealer Charles Sobhraj.

Runtime:59m
Air Date:2 Jan 2021Available

Episodes of Season 1

8 episodes

EP 1
EP 2
EP 3
EP 4
EP 5
EP 6
EP 7
EP 8
S1 E1