The four-part drama follows the true events of Delia's life in the 1990s, when she met construction worker John Sweeney in a pub in Camden, London. The pair started a relationship and he moved into her home, before he began to emotionally and physically abuse her.

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Until I Kill You is a new ITV drama based on the real-life case of Delia Balmer, who was in a relationship with a man who turned out to be a violent and dangerous killer.

Paula Fields was 31 when her life was cruelly ended by Sweeney, and her remains were discovered in Regent's Canal in 2001.

Where is the real Delia Balmer who inspired ITV's Until I Kill You now? Here's what you need to know about her true life which inspired the drama.

The former agency nurse had met Sweeney at a pub and at first, nothing came of it, but after bumping into one another on the street, Delia decided to get in contact with him. He quickly moved himself into Delia's London home and it was not long before his true identity started to become apparent.