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True story behind The Serpent - twisted crimes not shown and where real-life people are now
Evil killer Charles Sobhraj and his accomplice Marie-Andree Leclerc were finally caught, but there were more twists not shown on The Serpent [Warning: Contains spoilers]
09:00, 15 FEB 2021
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Director Tom Shankland, writer Richard Warlow and exec producers Preethi Mavahalli and Damien Timmer take DQ along the 1970s ‘Hippie Trail’ to reveal the long journey to making BBC and Netflix drama The Serpent.
Delays are not uncommon when making TV series, but eight-part drama The Serpent has seen off more hold-ups and difficulties than most. During a seven-year journey to bring the story of murderer Charles Sobhraj to the screen, the production went through an extensive research and development phase before overcoming Thailand’s rainy season, actor availability issues and a global pandemic.
Inspired by real events, the show follows the long road to the apprehension of Sobhraj (Tahar Rahim), a serial killer who preyed on young Western travellers across India, Thailand and Nepal’s ‘Hippie Trail’ in 1975 and 1976 – crimes that made him Interpol’s most wanted man.