Channel 4 has announced a new drama about the murder of a TV executive who was attacked and left to die in a burning vehicle. The programme, titled Vengeance: Murder On The Heath, will tell the story of Gagandip Singh, 21, who was killed in 2011. His unconscious body was put into a car boot which was subsequently set alight in Blackheath, south-east London.
He was killed in revenge after he allegedly attempted to assault a medical student six months before his death. Harvinder Shoker received a life sentence in 2012 with a minimum term of 22 years. Darren Peter received 12 years for manslaughter. The medical student was jailed for six years for grievous bodily harm.
The drama examines police interrogations, text messages, court records and fresh interviews. It features British Asian actors including Sasha Desouza-Willock, Dee Ahluwalia, Ikky Kabir and Safiyya Ingar, as well as Laila Rouass, Shubham Saraf and Asim Chaudhry.
Bafta-winning writer and director Aysha Rafaele said: 'As a British Asian filmmaker with a background in documentaries, I am fascinated by real stories from our community that are both specific to the culture but also resonate well beyond it.' Shaminder Nahal, head of specialist factual at Channel 4, added: 'This powerful and gripping series takes us straight into the hearts and minds of a group of young people navigating a messy world of blurred lines, fear, shame and violence.'
