The Serpent - Season 1 - 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.
About The Serpent
Title: The Serpent
First Air Date: 2021-01-01
Last Air Date: 2021-02-14
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.5/10 (from 349 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 1
Total Episodes: 8
Network: BBC One
Genres: Drama, Crime
Production Companies: Mammoth Screen
Synopsis
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.
Cast
Tahar Rahim
Charles Sobhraj
Jenna Coleman
Marie-Andrée Leclerc
Billy Howle
Herman Knippenberg
Ellie Bamber
Angela Knippenberg
Mathilde Warnier
Nadine Gires
Grégoire Isvarine
Rémi Gires
Tim McInnerny
Paul Siemons