- HD 1080
- Runtime: 90m.
- Status: Ended
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- Languages: en
- Director: James Strong
- Stars: David Threlfall, John Simm, Anna Madeley, Andrew Tiernan, Lorcan Cranitch
- keywords: dna, investigation, biography, police, based on true story, miniseries, murderer, docudrama, killer, homicide detective, dna testing, 1980s, manhunt
- Production_studio: World Productions
- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 2
- First air date: 2015-04-06
- Last air date: 2015-04-13
- providers: Acorn TV, AcornTV Amazon Channel, Acorn TV Apple TV
- The Code of a Killer is featured in the top rankings of 2015
- #89 in Top Drama Series of 2015
- #27 in Top Crime Series of 2015
- #14 in Top Mystery Series of 2015
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.