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The Serpent

Con man, escape artist, thief, master of disguise and psychopath, Charles Sobhraj was the chief suspect in the sensational unsolved murders of up to 20 young Western travellers across India, Thailand and Nepal through 1975 and 1976. Having slipped repeatedly from the grasp of authorities worldwide, by 1976 Sobhraj was Interpol's most wanted man and had arrest warrants on three different continents.

When Herman Knippenberg, a junior diplomat at the Dutch Embassy in Bangkok, unwittingly walks into Sobhraj's intricate web of crime, he sets off an extraordinary chain of events that will see these two diametrically opposed men engaged in a chase across the porous borders of the Asian Hippie Trail in its twilight years.

The Serpent is based on the phenomenal true story of how one of the most elusive criminals of the 20th century was caught and brought to trial.

Show Info

Web channel: United Kingdom BBC iPlayer (2021 - 2021)
Schedule: Fridays at 21:00 (60 min)
Status: Ended
Show Type: Scripted
Genres: DramaCrime
Episodes ordered: 8 episodes

Official site: www.bbc.co.uk

6.8 (40 votes)

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Previous Episode

Episode 8

Episode 1x08; Jan 1, 2021

The net begins to close around Charles and Marie-Andrée in India, but the final chapter of Herman's pursuit of Sobhraj stretches long into the future.

Previous Episodes

Episode NameAirdateTrailer
1x08: Episode 8Jan 1, 2021
1x07: Episode 7Jan 1, 2021
1x06: Episode 6Jan 1, 2021
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Cast

Recent discussions

deleted posted 3 years ago

Interesting series about such a cruel person, yet I would have loved to see more detailed information regarding the youth of the Serpent.

deleted posted 3 years ago

Pretty decent start, but please do not use Dutch if the actor is unable to speak it... It's kinda a downer to watch. (ref. to Billy Howle)

Extra Details

Also known as:
  • Die Schlange (Germany Germany)
  • A kígyó (Hungary Hungary)
  • Змей (Russian Federation Russian Federation)
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